Kasandra Lundquist, 20, of Philipsburg, a Gem Mountain employee and a student at the University of Montana ... was digging for sapphires at the privately owned mine, 20 miles west of Philipsburg ...

Kasandra Lundquist, 20, of Philipsburg, a Gem Mountain employee and a student at the University of Montana ... was digging for sapphires at the pri vately owned mine, 20 miles west of Philipsburg ...

PHILIPSBURG — Possibly the least known mountain range in southwest Montana, the John Long Mountains ... Many people mistakenly believe it is part of the Sapphire Range when the John Longs ...

PHILIPSBURG — Possibly the least known mountain range in southwest Montana ... of Rock Creek Road and Highway 38 is the Gem Mountain Mine, where visitors can try their luck at sifting through gravel ...

Montana's history is ... there's a different type of mining going on. "At our mine here you find several different gemstones. Sapphires are the primary gemstone that we're looking for, but you ...

There are several places throughout Montana where you can do this, if you want that experience: Philipsburg, MT: Gem Mountain Sapphire Mine- 21 Sapphire Gulch Lane at mile marker 38.4 of Montana ...

Grave Mountain ... it an affordable and accessible mining experience. The Cherokee Ruby & Sapphire Mine in Franklin, North Carolina, has plenty of gems on its premises. What makes this gem ...