Detailed description is Our Sapphire Mine produces some of the highest quality, diverse colored sapphires in the world. Historical, educational, and fun for the whole family! In the late 1800's this portion of the Missouri River was dredge mined for gold. Samuel T. Hauser Montana's 7th territorial governor oversaw the mining operation.. After hearing complaints from the miners about blue stones clogging the sluices he decided to collect some samples, and sent them to England. They were identified as sapphires, and were deemed worthless. . During the Civil War (1861-1865) the miners were able to continue dredging on the condition they were contributing to the war effort. They did this by collecting rounded sapphires, and hematite which were used as ammo. . The mining operation was eventually halted due to the decline of gold recovery.. . It wasn't until the 1950's that the sapphires were unearthed once more. A supreme court judge by the name of Wesley Castles had purchased the land for recreational use for his family, and it was his youngest daughter Deb Castles who rediscovered the sapphires in the shallows on the Missouri River.. Wesley Castles opened Castles Sapphire Mine to the public shortly after. . The Montana sapphire started to gain in popularity during the 1970's, and in 1981 a rumor had spread about princess Diana's engagement ring being a Montana sapphire. People from around the world flocked to Montana in search of their own fortunes. . . In the 1980's Castles Sapphire Mine was renamed Spokane Bar Sapphire Mine after the gravel bar where the sapphires were deposited 30-40 million years ago.. . Today visitors can either mine their own sapphires from virgin banks, or buy concentrated gravel which has been run through a trommel and jig that classifies down the rocks by weight, and size which tends to have a higher yield than digging by hand. .
Established in the recent years Spokane Bar Sapphire Mine in lewis-and-clark , montana in united-states.
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Premises has a wide parking area and need to avail special permissions for parking.
Pets inside the premises are not allowed and require additional permission.
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