Found a 3 carat sapphire there back around 1988-after cutting it I have a beautiful 2 carat solitaire sapphire ring-sky blue

@NotMarc123

4 ай бұрын

Weow sounds pretty

i went 2 years ago had a great time. they sent a few of mine off to get heat treated and cut. took a few months but eventually got my gems they are lovely!

@TheCrystalCollector

4 ай бұрын

Yeah, I think they’re backed up to almost 9 months right now!!

I'm 52 and I remember going to this place when I was 7 or 8. Still have the gems we found.

I am 3 Montana sapphires mounted in a ring I wear all the time- from this mine. Definitely worth the trip. Thanks for showing us your haul. Can't wait to get back and do this again!!

I can imagine the scrap pile is still bearing sapphires.

Hi Bryan and Matrix. We have, on several occasions, mail ordered sapphire dirt from them and have found quite a few. We also send the ones we find back to them for free eval and have found that they are one of the best appraisers we have found over 10+ years now. Thank you for doing this video. Slava Ukraini.

@fwiffo

4 ай бұрын

How do you on average do in terms of the value of the stones? Obviously I don't plan on doing it for the money, but it would be nice if the sapphires offset the cost of the gravel so that I can do it more often.

Looking good Matrix and Bryan!! Cool, those sapphires look like rock candy in that container!!! 🤵🐕👍👍👍

This is a dream trip for me. They ship buckets in the mail. We’ve done half a dozen and found great stuff. They aren’t seeded so it’s a roll of the dice

Last time I was that mine was over 10 years ago, but we did VERY well. By the way... in that first screen, I think you missed a BIG lavender to the left of the greens you picked. Might be a trick of the camera, or purple rhyolite, amethyst, etc., but now I won't be able to sleep...

@michelegrady1142

4 ай бұрын

I was thinking the same thing… On the first screen! Oh well, Brian has Matrix and he’s cuter than a pink sapphire!

@CricketsBay

4 ай бұрын

Indeed he did miss that lavender.

Best mineral videos on youtube watching from brazil

@TheCrystalCollector

4 ай бұрын

Thanks Bro 👊

Nice. Montana sapphires are world famous and stunning 🤩

WOW I cant believe youre finding these rare extremely CLEAR and face grade at this mine!!!! my goodness lord

Hey Matrix, Bryan. Thanks for always bringing joy with your adventures.

I do really like my home country Sweden, but sometimes I just wish that I lived in America and this is why, Brian

Just last week my friend and I opened up a bag of gravel we purchased when we there summer of 2022! I've been there twice and have great memories and sapphires. Glad you enjoyed your visit and I agree it's a 10 out of 10.

Everything that's in that container, properly faceted, will likely fetch upwards for a grand or more.

That looks fun and easy. Matrix 🐶, sending hugs ❤

I go there a few times a year!, got an underground mine in philipsburg!

@TheCrystalCollector

4 ай бұрын

Sweeet!!! 🤙

It’s like gold panning. Cool!

It may just be meX but your uploads seem to be lessening or getting shorter and I love this channel. I hope all is well and you keep pumping out the great videos with that camping couple and the many others you’ve met on your journey! I miss the stuff with your nephew, that was such a great series of vids having him along! Idk, just keep the content coming, you do your craft so well and I’m missing the 30 min Herk videos or overnight amethyst digs…Every video is a treat so thank you for that!!

Look around...its beautiful there!!! Wow.

Matrix is living his best life! 😎

Only reason I'd go back to Montana is sapphires and gold.

I mail order gravel from this mine all the time. I have found a few 5ct stones, a bunch of 4 ct and 3ct and thousands of small ones. I have tons of clear sapphires, YELLOW ONES, PINK ONES, and my favorite is a deep blue/ violet one about w ct. One day I will go and actually visit the mine...

I wanna go check this place out!

If you had only one day to go on vacation and gem mine where would it be. Cuz i wanna go and need a good place to have fun.😅

Nice to see you made it to my hometown area Bryan! I grew up in the town of Pburg ; closed town to here. I know you have been to crystal park too, but nice to see you checking out gem mountain hope you had another good experience in Montana . The county you are in here is loaded with far more than even sapphires!

@daniaann

4 ай бұрын

I'm coming up in summer, I can't wait❤

@abigailg.8760

2 ай бұрын

Do you have advice on what else to do that is loaded? lol. Thank you! Thinking about a trip!

That was wonderful. I hope to get out there someday.

I've been looking forward to you doing a Montana sapphire episode. Coincidentally, I did my first mail-order box of gravel this weekend. It's from the Eldorado Bar location, though. I got just over 30 ct from the box, several over a carat, and about 4 clear enough to cut. The biggest was 2.6 ct. No fancy colors, though. Gonna try Gem Mountain next. Travel is pretty hard for me, so it's nice to be able to rock-hound by mail. I wish it was possible at more types of deposits. No chance of me searching for red beryl. I'm close enough to the Benitoite mine to do a day-trip, so I'll get to do that one at least.

Old disabled house bound dusty rusty rockhound here: This place is so fun!!! On another note... Matrix is the most dreamy rock-dog on KZread! Can I have your autograph, Matrix?

I bet you all of the aggregate that is left over is after screening for gems is done, is sold as a secondary product for a profit - and you're doing all the work for them

Whaaaaaaaat!🤠🍄👍

I have done that at gem mountain store in Philipsburg Montana. I have 6 sapphires that i was able to have heat treated and cut that i had found there. They range from 1/2 karat to just under a karat. They are amazing blues. I want to do that again but at the mine location.

This place sounds awesome. I’d love to go visit.

Awesome!!! I'd love to visit one day!!

Wow those are beauties!! Looks like fun.

i bought 30lbs in the mail 25 yrs ago! found about 13!!

Bryan! This is really something! Are these stones capable of being cut into gemstones?

@francescaa8331

4 ай бұрын

That's what I was wondering, a pale color, but pretty. Also wondering if once in a while people find something large that's really worth some money, or if it's all just tiny.

@tbenedict6335

4 ай бұрын

Yes,they will treat and cut but it takes a while but they are beautiful when done.

Great video! Love Matrix! ❤

Natures colors a beautiful.

Damn he's living my dream atm

Hello, my name is Leandro. And I love mining. And a friend and I made a beautiful discovery here in Brazil. From a different Opal, as if it were a twig, I know it is very beautiful

I loved this video Bryan! I was happy you found a pink one - it was really pretty! At first, I was little disappointed they were all clear to greenish, but it was interesting to learn (I already knew they could be heat treated), though, that the final heated colors could come out differently even though they pretty much looked the same going in. Do they heat treat right there?

@TheCrystalCollector

4 ай бұрын

Yes, I was gonna get mine heat treated but the turnover was like 8 to 9 months, so I’m waiting probably should’ve just went ahead and got it done

Looks like so much fun!!!

Awesome stuff, thanks for sharing this with us ❤

Way cool, I will visit!!!!

Awesome!! Much love from Texas!! 😎😎 love Matrix & the adventures!!

My son loves you he watches all your videos

you came to MT! awesome. I could take you to more secluded rock places here. Gem Mountain is fun though.

I did this type of panning and loved it. South Carolina gems n minerals .same type of set up. Love your channel.

Ok obrigada Claudio Vilas boa da Silva 😮

Amazing video!! Thanks for sharing!!

Awesome 💙💙👍🏻

That was funny 😊

Really cool

Would really be an amazing place to visit 😮😮😮😮. 20 hours ago, looks like summertime in Montana. How is that possible?

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Very nice i follow you from Somalia since 2018 i learned lot from you thanks

One day I’ll gem mine, seems so fun

You have made yourself a wonderful job. Travel safe, and always stay free.

Been there twice, awesome place awesome people!!

yesssssss keep em comingggg 🙃

I love your vids! Just getting into rockhounding and I’ve really enjoyed your page 😊

Grasias pore conpartir

How much does it cost to have them heat treated and faceted? THIS IS PURE FUN!!! Matrix looks so cute in his shirt 💙! Great trip Bryan!

You spent 240$ for all them and hopefully you got the amount you spent back in the little bag, I thing going down in the river or mining is more a trip then doing that little sloosh thing but I'll do the sloosh thing also. Thanks for showing us.

The rarer colour is purple. If I do the tour guide but I'll show you where to find them here in Australia! We get a lot more per screen too so you'll need a much bigger container. Have fun mate!

how much was the haul worth? dag nabbit

@hansie4746

4 ай бұрын

A million

@F-15maintainer

4 ай бұрын

Can't know until treated.

@Patrickroche1

4 ай бұрын

So going see evaluator worth nothing

@jay71512

4 ай бұрын

A lot less than he paid for those buckets of dirt!

@joseywilds3133

2 ай бұрын

Not very much, it’s a tourist trap

How do you know those clear ones are ? They look like quartz to me😮 . We got a creek by my property, I’d love to find some gems ❤

‼️‼️They should have shade tent fo4 the sorting tables‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️

You had a pink one in your first screen too. Pretty sure.

Ordered a box of gravel thru these guys over the summer since i wasnt sure when ill have the time to drive that far - Its so fun going thru a box of dirt and finding saphires 👍 . Would love to actually make it out there some day

Super cool vids. Thats so fun.

Whaaat?! That's a paradise for gem hunters/collectioners. I want to visit it sooo baad Thanks for the video man! I really enjoyed it

I live here in Missoula and I just love being a rock hound! I have my spots to go.😊

Lucky! I been looking for some nice Montana green and pink. Good luck affording it!

The pinks are color changing with uv light

Are there any sapphires that come out of the ground deep blue, or are all of those heat treated?

Was wondering when you would visit there Right in my backyard!!

Love the vids Brian you need to come back to Missouri

Was there a purple sapphire to the left on the 1st flip?

@TheCrystalCollector

4 ай бұрын

😮

since the sapphires tend to be around

Wow!!! Way Way Cool!!! Thank you for sharing it with us!!! God Bless Us All!!!

Nice 👍

$40 a bucket is wild! Wonder if you make the money back per bucket

Watching your videos and my 4 yr old grand son looks at me and says... mimi can we go get rocks with them❤ I told him I wish but we don't know yall and you go looking for gems out of state far away from nc. Got to love kids

@22greenlaser

4 ай бұрын

So many great places for rock hounding in NC near Spruce Pine, Little Switzerland and Probst Farm

14 is my favorite number, so I guess I'd get 2 of the 7s.

I swear I saw a pink sapphire that you missed in the very first screen!

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I do not like heat treating although it is generally done because I can tell. It leaves a brownish cast.

Hey Brian, how many screen feels did you get per bucket?… just curious.

@TheCrystalCollector

4 ай бұрын

I can’t remember exactly maybe five or six, kind of according to how thick you would pour them out. Also, I made mine a little thicker.

Pastinya sangat menyenangkan berada di sana memilih batu permata yang indah

Asik,, mantap 👍🙏

😍 it’s changed so much in a couple of decades 😅 Hope you enjoyed!

nice intro bro.

When was this? It's frozen here right now.😂

4:21 I have seen stuff like that in the creek in north west NC was it worth anything?

@CricketsBay

4 ай бұрын

You should pan or screen some of it and find a local gemologist to evaluate them.

So, wait, what about the amethyst I think I saw in that first screen??

@TheCrystalCollector

4 ай бұрын

Whaaaaaaaat!! May have been some host rocks

Where do they get the gravel? Do they make it? Is it locally mined?

Do they screen out the buckets of dirt and take out any large gems?