Loading ...VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA – Electra Stone Ltd. (“Electra” or the “Company”) (TSX.V: ELT) (FSE: 44E1) is pleased to announce confirmation of its first shipment of British Columbia (“BC”) Nephrite Jade to the People’s Republic of China as part of the Company’s strategy of providing a vertically integrated solution connecting BC Jade mining directly to end buyers in China
Electra has shipped an initial 18 tonnes of raw Nephrite Jade from the Port of Tsawwassen to the Port of Shanghai. Management of Electra will travel to Shanghai to receive the arriving Jade as part of a reception with end buyers including Jade carvers, manufacturers and resellers. Shanghai and the nearby region of Yangzhou are the largest importers of BC Nephrite Jade and understand the historical and spiritual significance of Nephrite Jade as the “Emperor’s Stone”.
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