In this tutorial, we'll walk you through the process of creating a custom blue sapphire engagement ring, using the elegant combination of white gold and a beautiful blue sapphire gemstone. It’s been a ...

In 1866, Montana—specifically the Yogo Gulch—was awash with disappointed prospectors, tossing out the blue pebbles they found in their sluice boxes as they panned for gold.

Sapphire Gallery in Philipsburg, for example, has started selling bracelets made of all three kinds of Montana sapphires – precious stones from Missouri River, Rock Creek and Dry Cottonwood.

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 ...