In 2007, there were 98 architectural
stone quarries active in Québec.
They mainly supplied:
rocks from anorthositic, charnockitic, and
granitic suites to produce dimension stone;
steatite, soapstone and serpentinite for
sculpture and to produce refractory plates;
slate for roofing tiles and flagstones;
limestone, sandstone, marble, schist and gneiss to
produce dimension stone and landscaping stone.
Most architectural stone is
supplied by quarries located in southern Québec.
More than thirty-five companies, employing more than
three hundred workers, specialize in quarrying
stone.
With sixteen quarries, the
Rivière-à-Pierre sector remains
the largest architectural stone camp. The following
areas are also sites of intensive activity.
