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 ...

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 mucky work of gold panning or the ...

Everyone knows about the California Gold Rush in the 19th century. However, today there is another phenomenon emerging in ...

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 ...

MISSOULA, Mont. — The Bureau of Land Management has approved a five-year plan for sapphire mining in Lewis and Clark County. The McCune Bar sapphire mine will cover 6.1 acres about a quarter-mile ...

There above the gravel, amid the black ring of hematite, lay sapphires -- sapphires that were planted. Or, as a miner might say, the gravel was salted. Salted for a good reason, to excite and engage ...