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| Local appraisers: Name, contact info/website | Local Geocaching /treasure hunting clubs: Club name, contact info |
| Best time of year to go: Late Spring through early fall. Of course, Montana is a beautiful state any time of the year. | Other helpful resources: (newspapers, websites, etc)
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| Have a question about treasure hunting or geocaching in this region? | |
| THE BEST PLACES TO HUNT Regions can have multiple good spots to go — add details to build a complete guide. |
| Location #1: West Fork of Rock Creek in the Sapphire Mtn. Range This is a place to find natural sapphires. Many in the creek, or you can buy gravel at a mine (Gem Mtn) which is much easier on the body and the sapphires are more consistently high grade. (Local beach, park, etc) General description: Sapphire location | How to get there: Take Hwy 1 out of Butte to Hwy 38 (if you go to Phillipsburg you've missed the turn onto 38) and it will run you right into the creek. You will go past "Gem Mtn" which is a commercial sapphire site (and you can dig and screen there). Helpful video of the area:FINDING GOLD III (Gold & Sapphires) |
| Grade this location: (A to F): A | GPS coordinates: |
| Handy to bring along: 1.Shovel 2.Buckets 3. 1/4" mesh screens | Helpful notes to newcomers: If you have a gold wheel, tilt the wheel back until it catches a sapphire, then use the wheel to catch them. You will double your take that way. |
| Location #2: Missouri River Sapphires (Local beach, park, etc) General description: Seven operations mine sapphires from the Missouri River including dig for fee operations The best known is Spokane Bar. | How to get there: Northeast of Helena. Take York Road to Mile Marker 8, turn right on Hart Lane, turn left on Castles Road. Additional information: http://www.sapphiremine.com/ More information on Montana Sapphires, including maps, can be found at: Montana Sapphire Info |
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| Handy to bring along: 1. Screens available at the site 2. 3. | Helpful notes to newcomers: The mine and rock shop is 10 miles from Helena, therefore, there are many places to stay in the area. A campground is within 3 miles of the mine. |
| Location #3: Scratchgravel Hills General description: The exposure is in a low cut in massive green diopside which has cavities with euhedral crystals to about an inch long, although most are much smaller. Most of the cavities are filled with blue calcite which must be etched away to expose the diopside. | How to get there: North of Helena a few miles, is a well known occurrence in a low cut alongside a railroad track. This location is on the east side of the Scratchgravel Hills. Access is by going north out of Helena on Green Meadow Drive to the road to the Scratchgravel landfill, parking at the railroad tracks and walking up the railroad tracks. |
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| Handy to bring along: 1.rock hammer 2.cheisel 3.rock bag 4. safety equipment - glasses, gloves | Helpful notes to newcomers: For more information on Montana skarns: http://www.lrream.com/montanaskarns.html |
| Location #4: Garnets General description:Garnet is a historic mining ghost town located in west central Montana and sits at an elevation of about 6,000 feet at the head of First Chance Creek. It was named after the brown garnet rock which was used as an abrasive and a semi-precious stone found in the area. | How to get there: The Garnet Ghost Town from the west, take I-90 east to Exit 109, the Bonner Exit. Continue on Highway 200 east for 23 miles. Shortly after the 22 mile marker turn south at the sign Garnet Ghost Town. The parking lot is 11 miles up the gravel road. Ask at the visitors center about garnet collecting. Contact information: http://goldwest.visitmt.com/listings/908.htm |
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| Handy to bring along: 1. 2. 3. | Helpful notes to newcomers: In winter Garnet is a popular snowmobile and cross-country ski trip. Winter cabin rentals are available. |
| Location #5: El Dorado Bar Sapphire Mine Blue Jewel Mine General description: The Blue Jewel Mine is a sapphire mine located along the Missouri River. It has been in operation for several years, and yields a large variety of sapphires, garnets, and gold. | How to get there: North of Helena, MT. Take York Road to the town of York, turn left toward Norris. Two miles before Norris, turn left toward the El Dorado. The mine is located approximately 5 miles down Favorite Gulch Road. Contact information: www.bluejewelmine.com |
| Grade this location: (A to F): A + | GPS coordinates: |
| Handy to bring along: 1. Shovel 2. Panning equipment 3. Screens 4. Panning equipment and screens available at site. | Helpful notes to newcomers: Tours and digs at the mine are by appointment only. Please call and reserve your spot today. |
| VIDEO FROM THIS AREA Upload a YouTube or Google video of geocaching or treasure hunting excursions from this area. |
| About this video: Sapphires at Rock Creek -- location and recovery. Video submitted by:goldfla | |
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| PHOTOS FROM THIS AREA Upload pictures of your geocaching or treasure hunting excursions from this area. |
 About this photo: Mining at the El Dorado Bar. Photo submitted by: Courtesy of the Blue Jewel Mine, Helena, MT. |  About this photo: Photo submitted by: |
 About this photo: Rough sapphires El Dorado Bar are Photo submitted by:Reno Chris | About this photo: Photo submitted by: |
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| goldfla | Sapphires of Rock Creek | 1 | May 31 2008, 10:25 AM EDT by aubreyreynolds9@gmai | ||
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Thread started: May 31 2008, 12:41 AM EDT
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A brief film on finding sapphires in Montana.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kyv2C_yYww
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| SapphireTim | My Commercial that aired - Mail Order - Sapphire Gravel! | 1 | Mar 6 2008, 12:26 PM EST by SapphireTim | ||
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Thread started: Mar 6 2008, 11:31 AM EST
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Here is a link to the PROMO spot that the Travel Channel made on me for "Cash and Treasures"!
It's all about Montana Sapphires and my success with Mail Order! Check out the 30 second spot made and aired by the Travel Channel. Also a link to my store where you can find information on purchasing Sapphire Gravel for Home Mining! The Commercial: http://www.flixster.com/servlet/embed/video/link/10863479 The store: http://stores.ebay.com/Gold-Fever-Rock-Shop Contact me anytime! Tim Duttry duttry1969@hotmail.com |
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