“The moment I held that stone up to the sun and saw a deep vibrant royal blue colour throughout the sapphire… I knew I was hooked.”

That was the confession of Peter Brown after unearthing his first sapphire while out fossicking on the Sapphire Gemfields. The year was 1974 and the then 21-year-old had arrived in an old VW Beetle and set up camp along the creek banks west of Rubyvale.

Fast-forward 40 years and we find the same enthusiastic sapphire miner, now regarded throughout the industry as an expert in these exquisite gemstones. Peter and Eileen, together with their sons and partners and longtime employee Mary, welcome you to become part of our Sapphire Story.