Montana's extensive mining history coined its nickname. The Treasure State. For generations, people have been flocking to find their own treasures near Philipsburg. At the Gem Mountain Sapphire ...

PHILIPSBURG - An Idaho man was killed and a young female employee was injured Wednesday when a portion of the open-pit Gem Mountain Sapphire Mine collapsed, officials said. The injured woman ...

PHILIPSBURG -- The Granite County sheriff's department Thursday released the name of a man killed in a cave-in at the Gem Mountain Sapphire Mine near Philipsburg. Richard Bangert, 52, of Lewiston ...

PHILIPSBURG - Oro y plata - gold and silver - inspired Montana's legacy as the Treasure State. But the real sparklers in the state are its sapphires. And unlike the ...

"At our mine here you find several different gemstones. Sapphires are the primary gemstone that we're looking for, but you can also find garnets, topaz and the occasional golden nugget,” said ...

PHILIPSBURG — The Granite County sheriff's department Thursday released the name of a man killed in a cave-in at the Gem Mountain Sapphire Mine near Philipsburg. Richard Bangert, 52, of Lewiston ...