Not far from the village of White Mountain is located several large deposits of marble, which are known since the 18th century. The name of the village was due to the marble mountain, which is located across the river of Truth. The highest part of the mountain is no longer is white, because all traces of blasting. Opening tivdiyskogo marble took place in the mid-18th century merchant Martyanov. From that moment and began commercial production of marble brittle.

Tivdiyskogo marble deposits have become particularly necessary under construction while the city of St. Petersburg, because it required a huge amount of ornamental and building stone. Marble stones mined particular caution as large massive blocks. Then, after pre-treatment, the stones were sent to the city of St. Petersburg often waterways that increasingly facilitates the solution of the important issue of transportation.

With regard to the production and transportation of marble, all these operations were very detailed Ozeretskovsky famous academician in his work "Journey to the lakes Ladoga and Onega" .  From this book you can see that marble extraction was carried out on a technology: at the bottom of the mountain hollowed iron auger well rounded, which could reach up to an inch in thickness, and length can be a yardstick .  Steel makes a special rather flat and sharp ends that can penetrate the marble .  If a drill to fasten a marble, then one person should hold it, and the other is to beat on him a large hammer, a worker holding a drill, it is trying to turn the .  In order to prevent the iron from overheating, and also for cleansing the wells formed by dust, pour a small hole in a jet of cold water, which flows down the dust itself .  Once the wells are punched in the correct amount, then they must be dry .  Then they fill the powder and fill the holes dry lubricant on which small holes are punctured wire .  At a time when workers go for lunch or dinner, then using illuminating siren lit gunpowder in the punched holes - so it is possible to separate the huge blocks of stone from the mountains .  This work continues as long as throughout the mountains do not break down the stone on the marble basin, which reaches a depth of up to three yards or more .

After carrying out this type of work, they are extended to the surface of the mountain, where the same method deep wells drilled obliquely to each other. First used Gimlets short, then longer, then longest, if required by the relief of the mountain. They also stuffed with gunpowder and ignited illuminating siren. This method comes from the breaking away of the mountain podlomannoy huge stones, which are then drilled and split the special iron wedges to the desired extent or patterns carved their boards and other necessary piece. These blanks were sent to St. Petersburg by water.

Many experts architectural interest in marble rocks in the village of White Mountain, as rocks coloring ranges from pale pink to mauve and including more than 30 shades. To the greatest extent successfully, these rocks were used to create interior decoration of the Russian Museum of Ethnography with its huge columns, located in the central hall. Dolomite slabs used for the facing of the Marble Palace on the Neva River, and in the construction of the royal tombs in the city of Pavlovsk.

Marmara production expanded, and in 1807 was built a marble factory. Closer to the second half of the 19th century marble tivdiysky in crisis and its development almost stopped. 20 years later (in 1887) moved into the rental breaking content for a period of 24 years kammerjunker VV Savelyev. The plant began producing window sills, fireplaces, tables, tombstones and more. Products in high demand in Povenets, St. Petersburg, Petrozavodsk, Finland. But bold tenant pursued a number of fatalities, which forced him to withdraw from the lease fragile. Since 1893, they passed into the hands of the partnership "Pawnshop". In the early 20th century industrial development of marble deposits were completely stopped.