Editing Soapstone (section)

=== Mining ===
Architectural soapstone is mined in Canada, Brazil, India, and Finland and imported into the United States.<ref>{{cite news |date=2013-05-30 |title=Soapstone gives countertops, tiles a look that's both new and old |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/realestate/soapstone-gives-countertops-tiles-a-look-thats-both-new-and-old/2013/05/30/48f500c2-bc1d-11e2-89c9-3be8095fe767_story.html |access-date=2014-01-11}}</ref> Active North American mines include one south of [[Quebec City]] with products marketed by Canadian Soapstone, the Treasure and Regal mines in [[Beaverhead County, Montana|Beaverhead County]], [[Montana]] mined by the Barretts Minerals Company, and another in central [[Virginia]] operated by the Alberene Soapstone Company.

Mining to meet worldwide demand for soapstone is threatening the habitat of India's tigers.<ref>{{cite news |last=Barnett |first=Antony |date=2003-06-22 |title=West's love of talc threatens India's tigers |work=The Guardian |location=London |url=http://observer.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,6903,982537,00.html |access-date=2007-01-09}}</ref>