Whether hunting for celestial wonders in Big Sky country, rounding up cattle in the Wild West, or slurping oysters on the ...

The mine was acquired by the American Gem Corp. in 1994, according to a Gem Mountain brochure. Digging for rough sapphires is arranged for a fee, with half-day or full-day digs available.

In Western North Carolina, rockhounds have plenty of opportunities to dig for gems, if they don’t mind getting a little dirty, and maybe a little wet.

PHILIPSBURG — Possibly the least known mountain range in southwest Montana, the John Long Mountains are special area for those seeking peace and isolation from the noise of modern life. Many people ...

Montana's history is rich with stories of mining. In Helena there was gold, in Butte it was copper, but just off the banks of the Missouri River and Hauser Lake, there's a different type of mining ...

Philipsburg, MT: Gem Mountain Sapphire Mine - 21 Sapphire Gulch Lane at mile marker 38.4 of Montana Highway 38, Skalkaho Pass Road, between Hamilton and Philipsburg. You can make a reservation to ...

The bedrock source of the sapphires found in gravel in the Butte area, and also east of Helena along the Missouri River and in the Rock Creek (Gem Mountain) area west of Philipsburg, is one of the ...

A small group of sapphire miners celebrate as the Queensland government abandons a proposal to stop the renewal of small-scale mining tenures beyond 15 years.

Yellow sapphire, which is also called the "Jupiter stone," is one of the nine gems that Hindu texts praise. It has many names, such as Pukhraj and Pushkaraj.