The quarry is located in the crystal river valley in a town appropriately named marble colorado usa.
Colorado stone quarries marble co.
Colorado marble it is the grain of our marble that gives it an appearance of smooth texture a homogeneous look and a luminous surface that polishes well.
Colorado stone quarry the yule marble quarry was opened in 1886 by geologist sylvester richardson.
The pride of america mine perched near yule creek three miles from the town of marble as seen from the air in january.
Major development occurred in 1905 when col.
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.
Cbs4 it s the only active quarry in colorado that mines the state stone white marble and it s about to get bigger.
These qualities are why it has been chosen for a number of major national and state landmarks most notably the lincoln memorial.
Unlike most marble that s.
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.
We take pride in our reputation for providing a wide variety of hard aggregate expert sizing and timely courteous service.