![]() It extended for several miles and evidence of it can be found today. They raised somewhere around $40,000 to invest in the mining operation, $38,000 of which was used to construct a ditch and flume to bring water to the mine. Thinking that there was the possibility that the deposit could yield significant amounts of gold, he searched for investors. In 1895, a miner by the name of Jake Hoover discovered gold along a bench (flat area on the side of a mountain) east of Yogo Creek. The story of the discovery of Yogo sapphires is much like the discovery of many American sources of gemstones no one was really looking for them. There are a few mines that have produced sapphires over the years, but the most desirable material is from Yogo Gulch. Gold is what first drew settlers to its vast landscape but, in the gem m ological community, Montana is most well-known for one of its more colourful treasures: sapphire. Montana has so much mineral wealth that one of its nicknames is ‘The Treasure State’. ![]() Gass FGA, a Gemstone Advancement and Education Coordinator at JTV, guides us through the gemmology and origins of the Yogo sapphire and explains what makes this dazzling American gem so special. ![]() Native to Montana, the sought-after Yogo sapphire was first discovered accidentally by a gold miner in the 1890s. ![]()
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