Vancouver company reports emerald find in North. (Mining News).True North Gems, a Vancouver-based exploration company, reports their Ghost Lake property near Dryden in northwestern Ontario Northwestern Ontario is the region within the Canadian province of Ontario which lies north and west of Lake Superior, and west of Hudson Bay and James Bay. It includes most of subarctic Ontario. has the potential for gem-quality emeralds. It may be the second potential emerald occurrence in Canada. The company extracted a 500-kilogram sample from a mineralized min·er·al·ize v. min·er·al·ized, min·er·al·iz·ing, min·er·al·iz·es v.tr. 1. To convert to a mineral substance; petrify. 2. To transform a metal into a mineral by oxidation. 3. emerald exposure zone resulting in several gem and near-gem emeralds being observed. True North expects to determine the chromium chromium (krō`mēəm) [Gr.,=color], metallic chemical element; symbol Cr; at. no. 24; at. wt. 51.996; m.p. about 1,857°C;; b.p. 2,672°C;; sp. gr. about 7.2 at 20°C;; valence +2, +3, +6. content of the emeralds found, which should add to their potentially high gem quality. In a news release, the company says the exposure on the Ghost Lake property measures 40 metres by 25 metres with another outcrop of similar rock type observed 100 to 125 metres along the strike. They intend to complete an exploration program, including geochemistry geochemistry, study of the chemical changes on the earth. More specifically, it is the study of the absolute and relative abundances of chemical elements in the minerals, soils, ores, rocks, water, and atmosphere of the earth and the distribution and movement of , trenching and gem analysis on the property later this year to determine the-extent of mineralization Mineralization The process by which the body uses minerals to build bone structure. Mentioned in: Rickets mineralization, n the bioprecipitation of an inorganic substance. . True North is optioning 100 per cent interest in the 288-hectare property adding to their emerald property, their Regal Ridge emerald discovery in the Yukon. |
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