Yule Marble Quarry Colorado

As of 2011 the quarry is owned and operated by mr.

Yule marble quarry colorado.

First discovered in 1873 it is quarried underground at an elevation of 9 300 feet 2 800 m above sea level in contrast to most marble which is quarried from an open pit and at much lower elevations. 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. Major development occurred in 1905 when col.

Yule marble 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. It was discovered in the 1870s in the small colorado town of marble near the west elk mountains. 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. The quarry is the main source of economy in marble and has undergone extensive openings closures and renovations since its discovery.

Minor quarrying occurred between that discovery and the early 1900s. 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. Graniti took over operations and ushered in the quarry s current mini boom. The east side quarry started in 1904 by the strauss brothers was quarried inside whitehouse mountain.