New York, NY, Nov. 20, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Le Vian®, the iconic American fine jewelry house known for its innovation, heritage, and trend forecasting, proudly announces the debut of the Montana ...

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 ...

HELENA, Mont. (AP) -- Federal mine safety officials say the owner of a central Montana sapphire mine was killed in March when rock loosened by underground blasting fell on him while he was stockpiling ...

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 ...

I have heard that sapphires can be found near Butte. Is this true? Where do they come from? — A Butte resident The answer to your first question is simple — yes. Your second question is an excellent ...

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 ...

GREAT FALLS - Formed only one place on Earth, deep beneath the foothills of the Little Belt Mountains, yogo sapphires are the crown jewel of the Treasure State. Their crisp, blue fire, kindled at the ...

Opening The Sapphire Shoppe in Columbia Falls hasn’t been too rocky for Jan and Murry Graham — at least not in any way the gem enthusiasts aren’t used to. The couple has been running rock shops in the ...