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U.S. Quarried Stones

The resurrection
of an historic stone

After years of dormancy, Phenix Marble Co. has started
production once again, offering a multitude of options for clients

by Jason Kamery

Originally based in Phenix, MO, the Phenix Marble Co. first opened in the early 20th century.

Originally based in Phenix, two hotels, a church, a schoolhouse, at the general store and elsewhere in
MO, the Phenix Marble Co. a general store, a depot and a large the town.
first opened in the early community hall paid for by the
20th century. At the time, it was one Tompk i ns-Kiel dist ributors. Each Because of the town’s proximity to
of the largest producers of stone and family had a two- to three-room the KCCR line, the company had direct
marble in the country, employing 250 house provided by the company and access to crucial rail distribution. The
workers. The town of Phenix boasted were paid in script that could be used original owners of the company were
based in Kansas City, MO, which

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Phenix Stone Co. offers specialty
stone products, including sinks.

projects all involve custom marble

design, fabrication and installation. If

it can be made with a CNC, we are not

involved in that and prefer to provide

a slab to others who do. Our partner,

Freddie Flores, is an artist, designer

and stone sculptor, so he brings a cus-

tom design and fabrication approach to

virtually every project we are involved

in as a marble fabricator. Freddie and

his team do very distinctive work, but

it is a subset of our fabrication busi-

ness. With the equipment and people

we have in place, we are able to per-

form fabrication for a wide range of

applications — new residential and

commercial construction, and histori-

cal renovation/matching.”

The company manufactures spe-

cialty custom marble design and

fabrication using Phenix Napoleon

Gray and Fleuri material. That includes

countertops, custom sinks, vanities,

shower surrounds, fireplace surrounds,

hearths, furniture, tile and other things.

They also produce split face veneer

stone in both full-bed depth and thin

veneer, saw-cut exterior panels, pavers,

sills, lentils, coping, caps and bench-

es. The company produces Napoleon

Gray marble and Fleuri slabs for the

wholesale market, selling to date to The company’s stone is also employed for outdoor applications.

independent fabricators and finally sell Phenix Stone Co.
Springfield, MO
block and oversized slabs as needed.
Types of work: Residential and Commercial
In the future, Phenix Marble Co. Machinery: Atlas Copco SpeedCut 100, an Atlas Copco FlexiROC T15 Drill, a

plans to grow its shop as the demand Standish Steel Narrow Belt Saw, a GMM Sirio polisher; a Park Industries
Yukon bridge saw, a Park Industries Hydrasplit (60- and 24-inch chisel
for its products grow. “We believe our models) and a Park Industries TXS-3000 ThinStone Veneer Saw
Number of Employees: 15
focus will be on blocks, marble slabs

and exterior stone for fabricators and

projects across the U.S.,” said Neely.

“We will continue to see Freddie create

one-of-a-kind projects for his discern-

ing clients.” q

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U.S. Quarried Stones

Reviving a quarry

After being shut down in 1937, the Arizona Marble Co.
has reopened under new ownership, which has invested in
the quarry to expand its selection of product offerings

by Jason Kamery

Located east of Tucson, AZ, in F.G. Moffat and Walter E. Wilmot. The the blocks. The quarry ran until it was
the Chiricahua Mountains original marble camp featured a place shut down in 1937.
in the town of Wilcox is the to eat, a couple of wooden houses, a
Arizona Marble Co. The quarry was group of tents and a four-stall barn. To Currently, the quarry is owned by
originally established in 1908 by the transport the blocks to be shipped, the Matt Klump, who purchased the com-
board of directors consisting of Gerald quarry used two 110-horsepower steam pany in 2002. He had a vision to bring
Hughes, John G. Kerr, Clyde Turnbull, tractors that pulled wagons that held this highly prized material back into
the market. Klump’s grandfather was

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Located east of Tucson, AZ, in
the Chiricahua Mountains in the
town of Wilcox is the Arizona
Marble Co.

Currently, the quarry is owned
by Matt Klump, who purchased

the company in 2002.

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In 2013, Klump brought in modern
quarrying techniques and broke new

ground at the quarry.

The marble deposit covers over 320
acres in Cochise County. At the
present time, the quarry produces
four unique colors: Arizona Statuario,
Arizona Ash, Arizona Monsoon and
Apache Blue.

a cattle driver and had owned a lot of the old quarry — searching for new 14,000 PSI. Because of its quality and
land in the area. His grandfather’s chil- marble types.
dren were ranchers as well. It wasn’t purity, very large blocks are able to
until Klump took over that he went a The marble deposit covers over 320
bit further than just ranching. He start- acres in Cochise County. At the present be extracted. Some of the blocks reach
ed with a gravel pit, then a batch plant. time, the quarry produces four unique
colors: Arizona Statuario, Arizona over 275 cubic feet, which can be cut
In 2013, Klump brought in mod- Ash, Arizona Monsoon and Apache
ern quarrying techniques and broke Blue. The company also runs a fabri- into 10- x 6-foot slabs.
new ground at the quarry. Originally, cation shop, which can produce slabs,
the company tried to extract from the tile and blocks. Recently, a new marble Currently, the quarry is produc-
original quarry site. While trying to was found that is expected to be on the
develop it and pull out material inside market soon. ing 250 tons of marble per month
the quarry, a new vein was found and
the quarry was moved in that direc- The chemical analysis of the marble and maintains five workers. Arizona
tion. In addition to working the new shows that it contains 99.9% calcium
vein, the company still tries to develop carbonate, has an absorption rate of Marble Co. looks to continue to devel-
.10% and a compressive strength of
op and grow its quarries as needed, as

well as to continue to find new mate-

rial in the mountains. Right now, they

are primarily selling to distributors in

the U.S., but have also started to sell

stone internationally, including to Italy

and China. q

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Because of the perceptions of stone origin, Zhang has For the past two years, Jianming Stone Group has hosted the
worked constantly with the MIA+BSI and is one of the MIA+BSI: The Natural Stone Institute, Stone World magazine
biggest advocates to get other Chinese companies to join the and a delegate of fabricators to tour the facility and learn more
association. about the company.

They thought only the Italian compa- “I want Chinese companies to learn strive to work toward. He also con-
nies can do what they wanted. But the more about the American market,”
Italian companies didn’t have the stone said Zhang. “I also want Americans tinuously tries to advocate Chinese
the designer needed. I was able to show to know more about China. If you can
them our facility and factory — explain convince the Chinese favorites to join companies to improve their standards
to them how we do our processes. So I the MIA+BSI, the MIA has many mem-
was able to convince them to work with bers and they will teach the people and their processes. “It is hard to con-
us on the project. After it was done, they what is right and wrong. The Chinese
loved it. One of the things we learned companies can change then. I try to vince new customers that we are not
from that was the effect of the country help MIA+BSI to know more about
of origin is very important, so we need China because I want people to change like other Chinese companies,” said
to change how people view China. Not their minds about China. I want
only can we benefit from this, but every Chinese companies to learn. I learned Zhang. “I have to earn their trust, and
company in China can.” a lot from the MIA+BSI. I benefited a
lot. I want others to have the same ben- if they don’t come to China, that’s very
Because of the perceptions of stone efit as me.”
origin, Zhang has worked constantly hard to do. But we just need a chance.
with the MIA+BSI and is one of the The process to gain the trust of
biggest advocates to get other Chinese American companies has been a long This is difficult for us, but we are work-
companies to join the association. one, but it’s one Zhang continues to
ing on it. I know a lot of companies

just say, ‘I am the cheapest stone in the

world and that’s why you should buy

from me.’ But that’s not how we work.

I show them our quality control. I show

them the projects we have been part of.

I show the steps we go through to pro-

vide good customer service and that’s

what we will continue to do.” q

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Report from China

Touring the Shuitou
Fujian stone region

For the second year, MIA+BSI: The Natural Stone Institute
organized a delegation to travel to Xiamen, China to attend

the international stone exhibition, as well as participate
in a study tour of leading Xiamen stone suppliers

by Jennifer Richinelli

In March, a delegation from MIA+BSI: The Natural Stone Institute spent a day touring several large-scale
production facilities in the Shuitou Fujian stone region of Xiamen, China.

Adelegation of 41 members of exhibition, and participants were eager ule included stops at four prominent
MIA+BSI: The Natural Stone to experience the massive trade show, stone producers and suppliers: Wanli
Institute attended the Xiamen as well as Chinese culture. Stone Ltd., Jianming Rising Import &
Stone Fair, which was held from March Export Ltd., Xishi Group and Kangli
6 to 9, 2017 in Xiamen, China. This was As part of the delegation’s visit, Stone Group.
the second consecutive year MIA+BSI one full day was dedicated to a study
participated at the international stone tour where the group was taken to the The group was led by James A.
Shuitou Fujian stone region. The sched- Hieb, CAE, CEO of MIA+BSI: The

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The first stop on the study
tour was to Wanli Stone Ltd.,
a company that specializes in

hospitality projects.

Natural Stone Institute, and Jeff Wanli Stone’s production plant is equipped with all the latest equipment so that it can
Handley, member relations manager offer a range of product sizes and finishes, including a flamed surface.
for the association. Among the par-
ticipants of the delegation were several In total, the company employs 2,000 workers, who perform everything from running
past and current members of the Board the machines to hand work, for its eight locations in China and Nicaragua.
of Directors, as well as association offi-
cers. Everyone expressed enthusiasm
about the study tour and was excited to
have the opportunity to tour the stone
processing plants.

“Learning how our industry works,
in all facets, not only in China but
from all over the world, was an invalu-
able experience,” said Buddy Ontra of
Ontra Stone Concepts in Bridgeport,
CT, and MIA director representing
the Northeast, including Connecticut,
Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire,
New York, Rhode Island and Vermont.
“It was wonderful to learn not only
about our colleagues in China, but to
learn about their remarkable culture.”

The first visit of the morning was
to Wanli Stone Ltd., a joint venture
between Xiamen Wanli Stone (China)
and Minaco (Pty) Ltd, a South African
company housing the separate highly
specialized natural stone processing
activities of the Finstone Group. The
company owns eight factories located
in China and Nicaragua and employs
2,000 workers.

At the time of Stone World and the
delegation’s tour, Wanli Stone was fab-
ricating countertops for a project in the
U.S. The company does a great amount
of hospitality work.

“Our hosts in Xiamen pulled no
stops in making us all feel welcome,”
said Ontra. “As a small countertop
fabricator, especially with very little
international travel experience, the
trip, show and the factory tour really
opened my eyes.”

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