In recent years the quarries of Carrara have had an annual aggregate output of about 200,000 tons. They supply the bulk of the marble used in Italy and Europe to-day for sculpture and other ...

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Marble has been carved here since the Ancient Roman times, and because of its millennial history, the Carrara quarries have produced more marble than any other place on Earth. The market as a ...

A quarry wire saw machine is specifically designed for the extraction of natural stone, such as marble, granite, and ...

A landslide at a marble quarry on Balıkesir’s Marmara Island claimed the lives of two workers. Ahmet Özmen and Mustafa Dak were trapped under large marble blocks that slid down with the cascading ...

Known for its mastery in sourcing and processing the finest natural stones, Royale Impex continues to push creative ...

The book follows a single marble block on its journey from a quarry on the slopes of Mt. Penteli (then called Pentelicon) to the Parthenon construction site. See for yourself in the following ...

MANDALAY: Sculptor Aung Naing Lin has spent decades carving Buddha statues to help guide Myanmar's faithful -- but getting the marble he needs from rebel-held quarries in the midst of civil war is ...

So much so that even the famed statue of David by Michelangelo in nearby Florence is made of Carrara marble. Consisting of ...