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 ...

The yogo sapphire is one of the rare and precious things that make Montana truly the Treasure State. Randy and Katie Gneiting have been mining this gem from Central Montana for about 30 years. Their ...

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 ...

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 ...

CRYSTAL PARK, Mont. — Molten granite formed the Pioneer Mountain Range in southwest Montana about 72-million years ago. As the granite cooled, water carried quartz and other minerals through the rocks ...

“Everyone sells the big three: emeralds, rubies and sapphires. If you want to set yourself apart from your competition, ...