- The document discusses Russian emeralds and alexandrites from the Malyshev mine in Russia. It describes the mine's history of production from the 1830s to present day and periods where it was one of the largest emerald producers in the world. - Malyshev produces some of the finest quality emeralds and alexandrites, known for their clarity, ability to produce large gemstones, and in the case of alexandrite, its distinctive color change effect. - While production fluctuated over the decades and the mine faced challenges, recent efforts have rehabilitated underground workings with the potential for many more years of mining these rare and valuable gemstones.

1. Russian Emeralds & Alexandrites From Myth to Reality Presented – January 2010 Warren F. Boyd Gemmologist / Geologist President – R. T. Boyd Limited

2. FAMOUS RUSSIAN EMERALDS WORLD’S LARGEST EMERALD PRODUCER 1830 -1917 t TYPE LOCALITY FOR ALEXANDRITES

3. World Emerald Occurrences

4. World Emerald Deposits Brazil Pakistan Colombia Zambia Zimbabwe Afghanistan Tanzania Madagascar Russia

5. Significant Emerald Producers Brazil Colombia Zambia Russia

6. Major Emerald Producers

8. LOCATION MAP – MALYSHEV EMERALD MINE

10. Regional Geology - Near Malyshev

12. MANY YEARS OF HISTORY 1930’S 1980’S 1970’S

18. Malyshev from Space - Google

23. Existing Mining Levels 15-Year Mine Life is based only on existing Levels Baltic Sea Level Surface Level Elevation - 238 m Level - 30 m - Major Working Level Level - 120 m - Partially developed Level - 165 m - Proposed Future Level Level - 200 m - Proposed Future Level Level -75 m - Largely developed working area Level +90 m - Worked out Level +60 m - Worked out Level +15 m - Largely Worked out

25. Malyshev in Ore - Underground Emeralds in Working Face at the -30 level (-250 meters)

26. Mine Rehabilitation - Headframe BEFORE AFTER

27. Marketing Office Soviet Style - Before 2005 A Completed Oct 2007

28. Mine Rehabilitation 10 Km OF UNDERGROUND RAILS BEFORE 2005 AFTER 2007

29. Russian Emerald People From 1990s to 2005 – Care & Maintenance <20 Up until 2007 – 500 employed December 2007 – All unemployed again

30. Gemstone Classification & Valuation E xamining emerald and alexandrite production in July 2007 at the Sorting Office beside the minesite

36. Famous Malyshev Emeralds Underground Mining – Rough Only * Partial List Only – Many named & unnamed large fine stones found as well 11000 2200 1831 Kochubey’s Emerald CARATS GRAMS YEAR NAME OF EMERALD* 7000 1400 1979 Shipanov 5800 1160 1993 President 4150 830 1990 Zvesdar 6900 1380 1990 New Year 32750 6550 1989 Miner’s Glory 6600 1320 1983 Beauty 1225 245 1982 Anniversary 4700 940 1981 Trilit 3370 674 1979 Glorious Urals 7000 1400 1978 60 th Year of the Red Army

38. Large Emerald Crystal 2105 Carat (421 Gram) Malyshev Emerald Specimen

39. Assortment Russian Gems

40. Russian Emerald - Largest 31.50 Carat Russian Emerald

43. “ All is from God” – Carved Emerald 94.5 Ct. - Mined in Russia, Engraved in Israel, Sold to Bahrain Royalty in Dubai

44. Multi-National Marketing Effort ICA Congress in Dubai 2007 – Sheikh Fawaz Al Kalifa, Warren Boyd & Oren Eliezri

46. Alexandrite Crystal Specimen 16 Gram Fine Colour Change Alexandrite Specimen

47. Alexandrite Specimens 13 Gram Cluster of Fine Colour Change Alexandrite

51. Malyshev Emerald Inclusions Inclusion Photos: John Koivula @ AGTA GTC Thin Liquid Films – Basal Plane Phlogopite Mica Inclusions Amphibole Needles

56. Antique Russian Emeralds Manufactured by Bolin – Contemporary of Faberge – Russia Circa 1880s to early 1900s

57. Antique Jewellery with Russian Emeralds Fine emerald and diamond design pieces by Cartier, Harry Winston, Van Cleef & Arpels…. Sold in Sotheby’s for between $60K to $350K Many Russian Emeralds incorrectly identified as Colombian

58. Designer Names – Prestige Value - Added

59. Russian Jewellery & Gems

60. Russian Emeralds 1.12 Carat Emerald 8.00 Carat Emerald

61. Russian Emeralds & Alexandrites 2007 - ??? Current Ownership – Alrosa From Reality to Myth Again ?