Want to try your hand at finding your own Montana sapphires?

Touch base with these knowledgeable operations for your treasure hunt.

Spokane Bar Sapphire Mine

Not far from the state capital of Helena, the Spokane Bar Sapphire Mine offers several digging options.

Gem Mountain Sapphire Mine

Located in Philipsburg, Gem Mountain offers material at a downtown shop or at the mine roughly 22 miles out of town.

Montana Gems of Philipsburg

Whether searching gravel on-site or having it shipped to your own, Montana Gems offers materials from Rock Creek and the Eldorado Bar areas.

Sapphire Gallery

Also in Philipsburg, the Sapphire Gallery offers materials from the Rock Creek deposit in the aptly named Sapphire Mountains.