About our mine

Aussie Sapphire operated a medium sized commercial sapphire mine on our farm at Glen Innes in northern NSW, Australia.  Sapphire mining in Australia is a mechanised process using large excavators and mining plants to extract and process the sapphire wash.Mining ceased in 2009 after 32 years of operation,there are now no mines operating on the Reddestone Creek.

We hold the last almost extinct stock of the famous Reddestone Blue Sapphire,ask us for your piece of history before its to late! 

We invite you to take the “Virtual Mine Tour” featuring a step-by-step description of the mining process with photographs.  Our YouTube playlist is below featuring a number of short video clips of the mining process.

An increasing trend worldwide is the demand for ethically mined gemstones.  Aussie Sapphire takes pride in being able to offer a high quality product at competitive prices using sound ethical and environmental production methods.  For more information about environmental protection and ethical work practices, see our Ethical Mining page.

For general information about sapphires and other gems, please see the Resource Centre.

FOSSICKING INFORMATION
If you want to try your hand at mining yourself, please see our Fossicking Page for more information on how to find gems such as sapphire in the New England region.  Note that fossicking is the same as rockhounding for our international visitors.