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West Fork of Rock Creek in the Sapphire Mtn. Range
Phillipsburg, MT US
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Uploaded on Tuesday, January 19, 2021 at 08:44:59 AM
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Location Type: Public Access

Details	Directions
Originally this posted on a now defunct webpage, here is the description: "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). 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." Also a video:	From the old website: "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)."

Details

Directions

Originally this posted on a now defunct webpage, here is the description: "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).

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."

Also a video:

From the old website: "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)."

Reference Info: Travel Channel's Cash and Treasures Hunting Wiki

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