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In the News (Thu 16 Feb 12)

  
  Cancer sufferers use gumbi gumbi :: ABC Central Queensland
The native Australian tree is believed to have medicinal properties that have been used by Aborigines for centuries, and when the topic was raised on the wireless recently, our callers were eager to tell us more.
Chris Shepherd, from the Gemfields was suffering from gas poisoning when he used the leaves from the Gumbi Gumbi bush to make a tea.
He claimed to feel a difference within days and has since offered it to thousands who suffer from various forms of cancer.
www.abc.net.au /centralqld/stories/s1115418.htm   (333 words)

  
  Gemfields Resources Acquisition(s)   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The acquisitions and renewal are a further step towards diversifying the Gemfields portfolio from its core emerald producing and exploration operations into the development of a range of gem producing operations.
This licence is adjacent to the area covered under the gemstone licence held by Kariba Minerals Limited, in which Gemfields holds a 50% equity stake.
Gemfields has acquired this prospecting licence to explore the potential of additional mineralisation in the other shear zones.
www.advfn.com /news_Acquisitions_18335673.html   (469 words)

  
 placestogo
The turn off to the Sapphire Gemfields is approximately 35 minutes drive west of Emerald via the Capricorn Highway, the townships of Anakie, Willows Gemfield, Sapphire and Rubyvale are a short drive from this turn off.
The Sapphire Fields (known as the Gemfields) of the Central Highlands encompass the townships of Anakie, Willows Gemfield, Sapphire and Rubyvale.
Gemfields residents are a sociable lot, regular dances and functions are held which are publicised on noticeboards and displays in shops and around town.
members.tripod.com /emeraldchamber/placestogo.htm   (1964 words)

  
 Off the Beaten Path - Emerald Travel Guide - VirtualTourist.com
The 4 small towns of Anakie, Willows, Sapphire and Rubyvale are all situated on the Gemfields.
During my visit to the Willows gemfields, I was very fortunate to have found several good quality gems.
The Sapphire Gemfields are open all year but are more popular and comfortable from April to October.
www.virtualtourist.com /travel/Australia_and_Oceania/Australia/State_of_Queensland/Emerald-1876662/Off_the_Beaten_Path-Emerald-R-1.html   (289 words)

  
 Gemfields Resources PLC| News| GEM| GEM.L| GB00B0HX1083 - Interactive Investor   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Gemfields announces that the Placing of 8,000,000 new Ordinary Shares at a price of 40p, as outlined in the press release of 19 December, has been successfully completed and the new Shares have commenced trading on AIM.
Gemfields Resources Plc ("Gemfields" or "the Company", Ticker "GEM") is pleased to announce that at the Company's Annual General Meeting held on 29 November 2006, all resolutions proposed to shareholders were duly passed.
Gemfields Resources Plc ("Gemfields" or "the Company", Ticker "GEM") has received notification dated 22 November 2006 that FMR Corp. and its direct and indirect subsidiaries and Fidelity International Limited and its direct and indirect subsidiaries have disposed of 1,100,000 of the Company's ordinary 1p shares.
www.iii.co.uk /investment/detail?code=cotn:GEM.L&display=news&it=le   (1930 words)

  
 Willows Gemfields - Places To Visit - Central Queensland - Queensland Holidays
The willows Gemfields is a popular fossicking spot, as very little machinery, and no corporate mining, has been permitted in the past.
Willows Gemfields has caravan park accommodation and also offers fossicking park facilities, where you can learn to recognise and find sapphires from the earth.
Willows Gemfields service station only has unleaded fuel, and the nearest hospital to the Gemfields is located at Emerald.
www.queenslandholidays.com.au /destinations/central-queensland/places-to-visit/willows-gemfields   (214 words)

  
 WILLOWS GEMFIELDS, CAPRICORN COAST, QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Willows Gemfields is about a 45 minute drive west of Emerald along the Capricorn Highway.
The Gemfields area is known for having unusually coloured sapphires.
Willows Gemfields has caravan park accommodation and also offers walk-in-mine tours and a fossicking park, where you can learn to recognise and find sapphires from the earth.
www.australianexplorer.com /willows_gemfields.htm   (208 words)

  
 Gemfields Resources PLC| Share Price| GEM| GEM.L| GB00B0HX1083 - Interactive Investor
Gemfields Resources Plc ("Gemfields" or "the Company", ticker "GEM") received notification dated 27 December 2006 that, following acquisitions, Matterhorn Investment Management LLP has a notifiable interest in 13,121,982 of the Company's 1p shares, amounting to approximately 12.55% of the Company's issued share capital.
Gemfields Resources Plc ("Gemfields" or "the Company", Ticker "GEM") received notification dated 22 December 2006 that, following acquisitions, Deutsche Bank AG and its subsidiary companies have a notifiable interest in 12,422,945 of the Company's ordinary 1p shares, amounting to approximately 11.88% of the Company's issued share capital.
Gemfields Resources Plc ("Gemfields" or "the Company", Ticker "GEM") received notification dated 21 December 2006 that, following acquisitions, Capital Research and Management Company has a notifiable interest in 6,816,000 of the Company's ordinary 1p shares, amounting to approximately 6.52% of the Company's issued share capital.
www.iii.co.uk /investment/detail?code=cotn:GEM.L&display=summary&it=le   (1270 words)

  
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Positioned at the 'crossroads' along the Capricorn Highway, the township of Anakie may be small in size but is a big piece in the Gemfields puzzle.  One of the original buildings, the Anakie Hotel is noted for its fortunes won and lost.
The Willows Gemfields is a popular fossicking spot as very little machinery and no corporate mining was permitted in the past.
Four large sapphires found on the Sapphire Gemfields were sent to the USA and carved into busts of four Presidents: Abraham Lincoln, George Washington, Dwight D Eisenhower and Thomas Jefferson.
www.centralhighlandstourism.org.au /towns/sapphire_gemfields.htm   (794 words)

  
 www.miningmx.com | wts Gemfields
"The acquisitions and renewal are a further step towards diversifying the Gemfields portfolio from its core emerald producing and exploration operations into the development of a range of gem producing operations," the AIM-listed company said in a statement.
Gemfields has an option agreement for the acquisition of a gemstone mining licence for $50,000.
Gemfields has secured a large-scale amethyst prospecting licence for an 80 square kilometre area adjacent to that held by Kariba Minerals Limited, in which Gemfields holds a 50% equity stake.
www.miningmx.com /wts/512213.htm   (176 words)

  
 Gemmie Home Page - VirtualTourist.com
The Central Queensland Gemfields, formerly known as the Anakie Gemfields, have become legendary amongst tourists, miners, and gem buyers alike, having gained worldwide recognition for their top quality golden yellow Sapphires.
Because the Gemfields attract so many tourists, visitors will find general information easy to come by out here, and plenty of people willing and able to advise how and where to find gems.
The best time to visit the Gemfields is in winter, or at least between March and October.
members.virtualtourist.com /m/526d6   (292 words)

  
 Fossicking, Gemfields Sapphire & Tourism portal to Australian Sapphires and the CQ Gemfields
Gemfields & Australian Sapphire information for Tourists, Rockhounds & Gem, Gold & Sapphire Miners Gemfields welcome you.
We explain how fossicking for sapphire is done on the CQ Gemfields but best of all; here you can discuss your ideas with like minded people, share Gemfields stories or news, find out what the Gemfields have to offer Tourists and learn about Sapphires.
To find out about the Gemfields Mining Methods, Maps, Current News, the People or the History of the place just click on any of the links on the left.
www.gemfields.com   (449 words)

  
 Sapphire and Rubyvale, The Central Highlands, North Queensland   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The Gemfields of Sapphire and Rubyvale are by far the greatest attraction during the Winter, Spring and Autumn months.
The idea of a race of this kind is based on one of the Gemfields' many legendary characters from the past.
Darkie Garnet came to the Gemfields pushing a wheelbarrow containing all of his worldly possessions.
www.holidaynq.com.au /gemfields.html   (438 words)

  
 Gemfields, outback, australia, gems, sapphire, emerald
The Gemfields Information Centre is your Gateway to the Gemfields.
The Gemfields is the largest sapphire field of its type in the world.
A number of small towns (Anakie, Rubyvale, Sapphire and the Willows) are located in the Gemfields.
www.bigsapphire.com.au   (236 words)

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