It would be perfect if there was an option/config to limit the number of max active quarry for each tier or make each consecutive quarry 1-10% less effective/fast than the one before
I think is a good idea to prevent the mass spam of quarry

For example:
nerf mk1 to max 10 active quarry or nerf effectiveness by 15%
nerf mk2 to max 15 active quarry or nerf effectiveness by 10%
nerf mk3 to max 30 active quarry or nerf effectiveness by 5%
no nerf for mk4 (or nerf in config options)

With this method you avoid the mass spam of low tier quarry and forced to build high tier quarry for maximum efficency/production
I do not know if this would be possible but it would be great

The problem with this suggestion is that it's very hard to implement, contrary to what it would seem. You'd have to add a module into every quarry that is modified every time a quarry is placed or removed.
Personally, I don't like the idea of hard limiting the number of quarries.