You can reach us with your questions and we'll be happy to anwer and get you on your way to a time of your life! The perfect Rocky Mountain vacation begins in Marble, Colorado, home of the famous Crystal Mill, Yule …

THE STORY OF COLORADO YULE MARBLE AT MARTINCOONEY Part 1 1884 to 1900 Miners Turned Quarry Men As circumstances were to conspire, it was miners, not quarrymen, who first recognized the commercial potential of what we now know as Colorado Yule Marble. Colorado Yule Marble may be found only in the Yule Creek …

The quarry at Yule Creek is known for producing large and flawless blocks of Colorado Yule Marble, which are then processed into slabs, tiles, and custom sizes for architectural and artistic purposes. Colorado Yule …

Meet and mingle with artists from around the country and the world who come to carve our beautiful Colorado marble. The Colorado Stone Quarry is nearby and always pays us a visit, sharing stories and answering questions from our participants. The Symposium grounds are located in the quaint town of Marble, Colorado—a pristine …

"Entrance Colo. Yule Marble Co. Quarries, Marble Colo. View of the entrance to the Colorado-Yule Marble Company Quarry located in Marble, Colorado; shows railroad track at center with flatcar, a standing man is dwarfed by a wooden boom, spools of cable labeled "Eschen." Wedges are driven into marble wall with propped …

Surrounding Marble is the White River National Forest (2,285,970 acres or 3,571.8 sq mi). Marble is bordered on two sides by wilderness: The Raggeds Wilderness (64,992 acres, with 80 miles of trails) to the south and the Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness (181,117 acres, with 100 miles of trails, 6 "fourteeners", and 9 passes over 12,000 feet) to the north.

In 1990 the revived Colorado Yule Marble Company, headquartered in Denver, took a seventy-year lease from the Vermont Marble Company, which had owned the main quarry since the old Colorado Yule Marble Company (1905) went out of business in 1941. This huge underground quarry has provided stone for more than seventy-five structures in …

The Colorado Yule Marble Quarry near Marble is under new management. Quebec-based Polycor Inc. announced last week that it has acquired the assets and rights associated with the quarry from Centennial, Colo.-based Sierra Minerals Corp. Rex Loesby, president of Sierra Minerals, said Friday that Polycor is a large and reputable company …

A point of confusion that often swirls around mention of Yule Marble centers upon the difference between just what constitutes a mine, and that of a quarry; two …

Colorado Yule Marble may be found only in the Yule Creek Valley, three miles southeast of the secluded Rocky Mountain town of Marble, Colorado, 9,300 feet above sea level. It was discovered in the spring of 1873 by geologist Sylvester Richardson. In the same year, an unknown person selected several samples of marble and took …

Marble is a Statutory Town in Gunnison County, Colorado, United States. The population was 131 at the 2010 census. The town of Marble was first incorporated in 1899. Marble remains a statutory town within the state of Colorado as of 2007. The town is the location of a historic Yule Marble quarry along the mountains that began operations in the ...

MARBLE, Colo. – Work is under way to drive a new portal into the seam of unique white marble at Colorado Stone Quarries, Inc., in what the quarry's …

The Yule marble was named after George Yule, the prospector who first "rediscovered" this marble in 1873. The quarrying of this marble started ten years …

49 MARBLE QUARRY ROAD, MARBLE, CO 81623. ... Yule Creek Lodge is the perfect place for a real mountain get-away with friends and family. Located on 53 acres, mostly bordering National Forest, the lodge has a welcoming feel with the comforts of home. In the winter, the cabin gives easy access to some of the sweetest backcountry and nordic …

The quarry is located near Marble, Colo., and is best known for producing Yule marble -- a pure, white stone that was named Colorado's state rock in 2004. RELATED: Tomb of the Unknowns to be ...

Discovered in the spring of 1873 by geologist Sylvester Richardson, the marble was rediscovered under obscure circumstances by prospector George Yule. …

Calacatta Lincoln is a new type of Colorado Yule marble, discovered in 2012 with the opening of a new portal in our Colorado quarry. ... 1734 HWY 50E, DELTA, CO, 81416, UNITED STATES. info@csqmarble +1 970 874 6118. Contact Us. DOWNLOADS AND MEDIA. ONLINE BROCHURE ...

Part 1: Inventory of the Papers of The Colorado Yule Marble Co., 1988, by Edward J. Larsen. Cuyahoga County Courthouse: The Building that put Colorado Yule Marble on the Map; ... The Yule Marble Quarry From Above: A Remote and Majestic Setting For America's Finest White Marble; Pt.8) Conclusion: Building Stone of the …

The Yule Marble Quarry is one of the largest, most important marble deposits in the world. It was discovered in the 1870s in the small Colorado town of Marble, near the West Elk Mountains. The Quarry is the main source of economy in Marble, and has undergone extensive openings, closures, and renovations …

This huge underground quarry has provided stone for more than seventy-five structures in the United States, which are listed in Marble, Colorado: City of Stone (1970), by Duane …

THE STORY OF COLORADO YULE MARBLE AT MARTINCOONEY Part 3 1942 to 2020 Enter the Fantini Italian marble quarrying knowledge, experience, and financial investment, steps in to create the first Colorado Yule Marble portal in 100 years, and the quarry is back in business like never before. Whilst these days the quarry is …

Men of the Colorado Yule Marble Company load numbered marble blocks on flatbed rail cars on the 1910 completed standard gauge electric railway. The block is lowered 134 feet from an overhead cable. A steep wood stairway leads to quarry on face of Ragged Mountain. The long wooden bin on the right held coal for the quarry boilers.

Abstract Marble & Gift Shop. Gary Bascom with his cutting boards. 303 West Park Street, Marble, Colorado 81623. (970) 963.1318. E-mail: kperrin888@gmail. Gary Bascom has worked for the quarry for 23 years, and currently holds the position of Safety Director. His passion for the stone has lead to his business that includes assisting ...

Located 45 minutes south of Glenwood Springs, just off Colorado 133 on the West Elk Loop, Marble is known for the famous Crystal Mill, Yule Marble Quarry, and the Maroon Bells/Snowmass and Ragged Wilderness areas.

Vacant land located at TBD Yule Quarry Rd, Marble, CO 81623 sold for $495,000 on Jul 14, 2006. MLS# 87752. With over 2000 feet of Crystal River frontage and frontage on Yule Creek, this acreage is ...

The first marble quarry ever patented in Colorado, the Osgood quarry has over 350 million cubic feet of marble deposits. The property adjoins the world-famous Yule Marble Quarry, which is currently producing first-class white marble that is being shipped to Carrera, Italy, for milling. The property is 62 acres that is divided into 6 rectan...

The Colorado Yule Marble Quarry Deep in the Upper Crystal River Valley in Colorado, just over the mountain from Aspen, lies the town of Marble - a small town with a big history. Around the 1870s, during the great …

CYMC had purchased the quarry about four miles east of town on the west side of Yule Creek, about 1,000 feet higher than the town of Marble, which sits at almost 8,000 feet. The quarry contained white, hard marble which company promotionals said there was an "inexhaustible supply" of, and would last for hundreds of years.

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. The quarry employed around 125 men. Workers hand polish marble slabs at the Yule Marble Co. finishing mill. Marble peaked in 1914 with around 1,500 residents.

Yule Creek Marble quarry. 1/7. The Yule Quarry began operations in 1895, and played a significant role in the industrialization of the Crystal Valley. The quarry assumed ownership of the Crystal Railroad in 1918 and was the …