Marble Quarry Marble Colorado

The yule marble quarry is one of the largest most important marble deposits in the world.

Marble quarry marble colorado.

I had forgotten this over the years and it was a welcome memory. Marble quarry road is an difficult road you can hike run and mountain bike to the yule marble quarry gate. This one is a marble of metamorphosed limestone found only in the yule creek valley in the west elk mountains of colorado 2 8 miles 4 5 km southeast of the town of marble colorado. First discovered in 1873 it is quarried today inside a mountain at 10 000 feet 3 050 m above sea level in contrast to most marble which is quarried from an.

In march the army corps of engineers determined that colorado stone quarries the operator of the pride of america. It still holds the attraction as being a marble quary town as well as the historic site of the 100 ton that s right 100 ton solid slab of marble that was cut for the tomb or the unknowns in washington dc. Channing meek with some help from the rockefellers raised 3 million to develop the colorado yule marble quarry. Colorado stone quarries colorado yule marble quarry marble tourism association yule marble quarry.

Marble pitkin county groups are keeping a close eye on a local marble mining company that violated the clean water act as the company prepares to submit a permit application. It was discovered in the 1870s in the small colorado town of marble near the west elk mountains. The acres sq. Colorado stone quarries inc.

Ft lot listed for sale on. But colorado stone quarries an italian based company found a new and rich vein and as of 2015 is producing distributing and exporting high quality white marble colorado s state stone once. It remains in use today. The east side quarry started in 1904 by the strauss brothers was quarried inside whitehouse mountain.

The quarry is the main source of economy in marble and has undergone extensive openings closures and renovations since its discovery. The clean white marble deposits of the yule creek were first discovered in the late 1870 s. More information about the yule marble quarry can be found at. This is a 3 1 mile dirt road in marble co.

Minor quarrying occurred between that discovery and the early 1900s. I had not been to marble colorado in over 20 years and it has grown up quite a bit as have other towns in colorado. View more property details sales history and zestimate data on zillow. 1 marble quarry road marble co 81623 970 704 9002.