Sapphire Gravel From Helena MT

Spokane Bar Sapphire Mine & El Dorado Sapphire Mine

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I bought three bags of Sapphire gravel from the Spokane Bar Sapphire Mine. Two bags are from the Old El Dorado Sapphire Mine that is now closed. I received them on Tuesday afternoon from the UPS driver. I can still hear him grumbling about how heavy they where LOL. Well I took them down stairs and started the first bag from the El Dorado Mine by using two screens, one 1/4 " and one 1/16" screen. I have found 31 Sapphires in this bag so far. I will still do two more steps to make sure I get all the Sapphires that I might of missed the first time.

Today I started the second and found 43 Sapphires so far. I bought three more bags of the El Dorado Sapphire gravels.

On 1/9 I did the 3rd Bag of El Dorado Sapphire Gravel and on the first screening of the bag I found over 40 Sapphires so far. I got the light box done so here are the pictures using it to. You would be surprised on the Sapphires that you miss when you use the light box and see them sitting there looking at you saying you missed me. I have found 8 Sapphires that I didn't see with out the light. Remember to go through it at lest three times because you will find more Sapphires on less you do a little at a time to see the whole area.

I did the 4th bag of Sapphires now and I found 48 Sapphires. Today I did bag no. 5 and I found one real nice blue 7.32 crt Sapphire and 47 others.  I'll post pictures when I get down going through the bags a second time to show what I missed from the first time. Happy hunting.

Here is the tally of the El Dorado Sapphire bags. Bag 1. - 31 Sapphires - 20.42 crts total, Bag 2. - 23 Sapphires - 22.09 crts, Bag 3. - 25 Sapphires - 17.88 crts, Bag 4. - 48 Sapphires - 33.39 crts, Bag 5. - 48 Sapphires - 28.11 crts, And on a bag of Spokane Bar Sapphires gravel, 17 Sapphires - 32.58 crts.

I went through the Spokane Bar Sapphire gravel the second time around and found 16 more Sapphires. So you see you'd be surprised at what you will miss.

Today is 03/27/04 - I just finished up with El Dorado Sapphire bag #2 the second time around. this time with the light box. I have found 130 more Sapphires that I missed the first time with out the light box. Wow and I thought I found them all the first time. This goes to show you to check it more then once. The total weight of these Sapphires from Bag #2 is 68.47 crts. A total of 153 Sapphires.

Today I finished going through the El Dorado Mine Sapphire Bag #1 for the second time. This time with the light box. I have found 78 more Sapphires.

Don't for get to look for Agates and Jasper to in the gravel. Also Hematite and petrified seeds and clams.

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Sapphires I found in the Philipsburg Sapphires bags.

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My faceted MT Sapphires that I did.

Box of El Dorado Sapphire Gravel arrives from UPS	MT Sapphire, .32 crts - 4.14 mm I found this one at the Spokane Bar Sapphire Mine in Helena, MT 1997	MT Sapphire, .32 crts - 4.14 mm I found this one at the Spokane Bar Sapphire Mine in Helena, MT 1997	MT Sapphire, .32 crts - 4.14 mm I found this one at the Spokane Bar Sapphire Mine in Helena, MT 1997	MT Sapphire, .32 crts - 4.14 mm I found this one at the Spokane Bar Sapphire Mine in Helena, MT 1997
MT Sapphire, .32 crts - 4.14 mm I found this one at the Spokane Bar Sapphire Mine in Helena, MT 1997	MT Sapphire from Spokane Bar Sapphire Mine, Helena, MT Design - Square Sapphire by Jeff Graham	MT Sapphire from Spokane Bar Sapphire Mine, Helena, MT	MT Sapphire from Spokane Bar Sapphire Mine, Helena, MT Design - Square Sapphire by Jeff Graham	MT Sapphire from Spokane Bar Sapphire Mine, Helena, MT Design - Square Sapphire by Jeff Graham
MT Sapphire from Spokane Bar Sapphire Mine, Helena, MT Design - Square Sapphire by Jeff Graham	MT Sapphire from Spokane Bar Sapphire Mine, Helena, MT Design - Square Sapphire by Jeff Graham	MT Sapphire from Spokane Bar Sapphire Mine, Helena, MT Design - Square Sapphire by Jeff Graham	Here are El Dorado Sapphires in the rough that I found in bag one.