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 September 26, 2006 - 03:00 AM PST
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Largest Ruby in Northwestern Hemisphere Found

VANCOUVER, Sept. 26 /CNW/ - True North Gems Inc. (TGX: TSX-V), a Canadian
exploration company, is pleased to announce the completion of the carving of
what the company believes to be the largest recorded ruby in the Northwestern
Hemisphere. Found in 2005 on the company's property in the Fiskenaesset
district of Greenland, the 440 carat rough ruby (see press release dated
September 6, 2005) has been meticulously worked to produce a 302 carat jewel
of intricate oceanic legends.
True North Gems commissioned world renowned Canadian master gemstone
carver Thomas McPhee to work with the natural structure of the gemstone and
produce the first ever carved Greenland ruby. In consultation with gemologists
and Mr. McPhee, True North Gems has valued the carving at a half million
dollars ($CAN). Due to the hardness of ruby, which is second only to diamond,
and the elaborate detail of the carving, it took Mr. McPhee over 10 months to
create this truly unique piece.
Media B-roll of this ruby available online via:
www.thenewsmarket.com/truenorthgems and can be downloaded via satellite on
Tues. Sept. 26th from 13:30pm to 14:30pm EST on the following Transmission
Specs:

Satellite : Anik F2C Band
Transponder: 6B
Orbital Position: 111 Degrees West Longitude
Carrier: Telesat
Bandwidth: 36 MHz
Order No.: TBD
Uplink Freq: 6165 MHz (H)
Downlink Freq: 3940 MHz (V)
Audio: 6.2 Left & 6.8 Right
Channel No.: 12

For Beta SP media B-roll and photos, contact Blue Sun Productions Inc.
604-664-7401 x 4
While the rough ruby was originally announced at 200 carats, as noted in
the 2005 press release, subsequent work in painstakingly removing the
surrounding rock during the carving process proved it to be 440 carats.
Additional information on Greenland Rubies, technical reports on ruby
exploration and other public documents are available at www.sedar.com or, at
the company's website, www.truenorthgems.com.
True North Gems is a public company listed in Canada on the TSX Venture
Exchange and is engaged primarily in the exploration and development of
coloured gemstone deposits in North America and Greenland.

The Company relies on litigation protection for "forward-looking"
statements. The TSX Venture Exchange has not reviewed and does not accept
responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of the release. We seek safe
harbour.