Why Egyptian miners are risking their limbs to carve mountains of limestone

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Why Egyptian miners are risking their limbs to carve mountains of limestone

Oct. 7, 2022 - 10:19 By Business Insider

Limestone is used in everything from cement and tiles to paper- and plastic-making. The Egyptians that mine the haunting white mountains risk their lives and limbs to get it.