Seemingly towering above the University of Montana campus, Mount Sentinel's actual rise is only 5,158 feet. To the folks in Missoula, it is just UM's mountain with the big M on it. But in the scheme ...

PHILIPSBURG, Mont. — 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 ...

New York, NY, Nov. 20, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Le Vian®, the iconic American fine jewelry house known for its innovation, heritage, and trend forecasting, proudly announces the debut of the Montana ...

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 ...

A Sapphire Symposium will be held Friday through Monday, July 23-26, at the Mineral Museum on the Montana Tech campus in Butte. The symposium is sponsored by the Mineral Museum and the National ...

I have heard that sapphires can be found near Butte. Is this true? Where do they come from? — A Butte resident The answer to your first question is simple — yes. Your second question is an excellent ...

HELENA, Mont. (AP) -- Federal mine safety officials say the owner of a central Montana sapphire mine was killed in March when rock loosened by underground blasting fell on him while he was stockpiling ...

GREAT FALLS - Formed only one place on Earth, deep beneath the foothills of the Little Belt Mountains, yogo sapphires are the crown jewel of the Treasure State. Their crisp, blue fire, kindled at the ...

A sweeping fusion of frontier-born sapphires, breakthrough color-mapping design, and a first-of-its-kind documentary bringing the journey to life. New York, NY, Nov. 20, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Le ...