Montana Sapphire Mine Open To Public

In the mid 1960 s the owner formally opened the chausee sapphire mine and began bringing sapphire gravel to the store.

Montana sapphire mine open to public.

Rock hunting is a top thing to do in montana. Early prospectors searching for gold in the gravel of the missouri river repeatedly discarded the annoying blue pebbles that continually clogged their sluices without much thought to what they may be. View all hotels near gem mountain sapphire mine on tripadvisor. World war i brought a halt to the production of yogo sapphires as miners were needed to extract metals to support the war effort.

Several mines in western montana allow visitors to sift material in search of their own sapphires. Montana territories sapphire mining. This family attraction carries several types of montana sapphire gravel. Join us in philipsburg mt.

Hotels near gem mountain sapphire mine. Gem mountain sapphire mine offers fine montana sapphire gemstones finished jewelry and the unique opportunity to find your own rough sapphire and have it finished into a gemstone. Spokane bar sapphire mine 5360 castles road helena mt 59602 1 877 diggems toll free 406 227 8989. Montana gems of philipsburg offers montana sapphire mining gem gravel mining kits custom jewelry.

21 sapphire gulch lane at mile marker 38 4 of montana highway 38 skalkaho pass road between hamilton and philipsburg. Montana is one of the few states where the public can find sapphires. Sapphire production in montana was at least initially a byproduct of the gold rushes of the 1860s. You can also try panning for gold at the libby creek gold panning area near libby montana.

Service animals are welcome. 0 06 mi the broadway hotel 0 16 mi kaiser house lodging 0 12 mi the sanctuary 0 19 mi quigley cottage bed breakfast 0 05 mi you can t get any closer to all there is to love about downtown philipsburg. By 1921 activity returned to a pre war level until a flood in 1923 destroyed much of the english mine infrastructure and production declined significantly. The name was changed to gem mountain in the early 1980 s.

We respectfully request that guests do not bring their pets to the mine. Today we continue over 50 years of sharing the excitement of allowing you to find genuine montana sapphires in a bucket of gem mountain sapphire gravel.