Cbs4 it s the only active quarry in colorado that mines the state stone white marble and it s about to get bigger.
Colorado stone quarries marble co.
Channing meek with some help from the rockefellers raised 3 million to develop the colorado yule marble quarry.
The clean white marble deposits of the yule creek were first discovered in the late 1870 s.
Minor quarrying occurred between that discovery and the early 1900s.
For nearly 80 years colorado quarries has been trusted to supply quality aggregate and rock throughout north america and canada.
These qualities are why it has been chosen for a number of major national and state landmarks most notably the lincoln memorial.
The pride of america mine perched near yule creek three miles from the town of marble as seen from the air in january.
According to quarry operators colorado stone quarries there are enough marble reserves in the quarries six galleries to continue mining at the current rate for more than 100 years.
Did you know that the material at colorado stone quarries is quarried within a mountain at an elevation of 10 000 ft above sea level.
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The quarry is located in the crystal river valley in a town appropriately named marble colorado usa.
Colorado stone quarry the yule marble quarry was opened in 1886 by geologist sylvester richardson.