Colorado Marble Mine

Marble quarry outside of marble colorado.

Colorado marble mine.

Colorado stone quarries inc. 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. The once legendary como tin cup pitkin are on our route. 1 marble quarry road marble co 81623 970 704 9002.

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. Marble remains a statutory town of the state of colorado today. Workers hand polish marble slabs at the yule marble co. The pride of america mine perched near yule creek three miles from the town of marble as seen from the air in january.

The quarry employed around 125 men. Known for its marble mines this town has furnished marble for the likes of the lincoln memorial tomb of the unknown soldier municipal buildings in new york and san francisco and more. Marble peaked in 1914 with around 1 500 residents. It has been used for the tomb of the unknowns as well as for parts of the lincoln memorial in.

Using sturdy off road vehicles we explore remote well preserved ghost towns. 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. Crossing boreas weston cottonwood and cumberland passes allows you to see the rocky mountains on remote miners tracks off the beaten path and without tourists. At its peak the colorado yule marble company employed several hundred men at the enormous finishing mill at marble with a high percentage of them being skilled laborers from italy.

This was said to have been the largest marble mine in the world.