Technically no. Marble and most other forms of stone are "quarried", though the process (especially for gravel) is much the same as an open-pit mining operation.
Marble. Lots of it.
It is mostly mined on mountains because there are more quarry. When mining marble, you can not use explosives because it may damage the marble by breaking it up into to small of pieces. ~Alicia~ -6th grade from EMPN
Coal, gold, limestone, road gravel, marble.
Marble is usually created by the regional metamorphism of limestone. Therefore, marble could be found in areas of uplift and folding at depth, or erosionally exposed areas of old mountains.
Gold, Copper, Marble & Talc
Marble In Vermont:Marble that was mined in Vermont dates back to the 1660's in the great, Champlain Valley.Please enjoy the answer! Thanks
Granite and marble are both important to the state of Massachusetts. Massachusetts has prime areas where granite and marble can be mined for the building industry. Marble and granite are popular to use for counter tops and floors.
Some of the minerals mined in Greece include bauxite, nickel, magnesite, lignite, and gold. Greece also has reserves of marble and gypsum.
Haiti mine relatively small amounts of gold, silver, antimony, tin, lignite, sulphur, coal, nickel, gypsum, limestone, manganese, marble, iron, tungsten, salt, clay, and various building stones.
Some common rocks mined in Georgia include granite, marble, and kaolin. Granite is used for construction materials, marble is used for building facades and countertops, and kaolin is a type of clay used in the production of paper, porcelain, and ceramics.
The metamorphic rock called Marble is most often used for carving statues and the ornamental parts of buildings. In particular the marble mined in the Italian quarries of Carrara is prized for statues.
In the northeast quarries, minerals and rocks such as granite, marble, and limestone are typically mined. These materials are used in construction, sculpture, and various industrial applications due to their durability and aesthetic appeal.