Montana Sapphire Mine

Discover the history of the only source of natural sapphires in the united states sapphires from montana.

Montana sapphire mine.

100 natural sapphire gemstones with an extensive selection of carat weight size and cut you ll find both loose faceted stones and rough heat treated stones in blue yellow orange pink and more. We carry yogo sapphire ore montana sapphire mine gravel and rock creek sapphire gravel from melee gulch. You could call it the quiet giant of sapphire mines because it has produced over 180 million carats of sapphire for over 120 years without receiving much press. Montana mt philipsburg.

The most commonly found color is green blue. Address phone number gem mountain sapphire mine reviews. 21 sapphire gulch lane at mile marker 38 4 of montana highway 38 skalkaho pass road between hamilton and philipsburg. Sapphire mine the mine location is open the gem mountain sapphire mine is one of the largest oldest and best sapphire mines in the world.

Wednesday 9 30 2020 is the last day of our 2020 mining season. Fee digs are cash only must call 406 437 8605 for reservations. We are open for the spring summer 2020 mining season. These mines produce beautiful sapphires of exceptional quality in a wide range of colors.

Park great family activity closed for the season on site at home stones cut well worth the trip the owner great staff heat dirt sapphire mining montana. Western montana is famous for having some of the only commercial sapphire mines in the united states. Learn all about the sapphire colors sizes and fascinating people involved whom have coveted these sapphires and helped make these montana sapphires so famous around the world and into 2020. This rock creek material comes from a private claim in the sapphire mountains of philipsburg below gem mountain sapphire mine.

Public gold sapphire mines in montana montana has a large diversity of different minerals that can be collected in the state. Blue sapphire is the best known color. Gem mountain sapphire mine philipsburg. The exclusive distributor of gem mountain montana sapphire gemstones and jewelry including rings pendants earrings bracelets and gents rings.

Visitors find sapphires in many colors at the spokane bar sapphire mine. The natural sapphire crystal structure is hexagon with triangle terminations which are often flat.