Stone Men Episode 2: Managing a Marble Quarry | Marble Industry | FD Engineering

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Paolo has asked project manager Barbara, to personally handle the choice of material to be extracted, imposing new and different types of work on the quarrymen that wreaks havoc on the mountain men.

Marble is the most luxurious stone in the world. But it has to be extracted from the mountain through a tough, dangerous process. Only the "Stone Men" can master this.

In Apuan Alps, Tuscany, Italy, lies the largest marble basin in the world. For over 2,000 years, people have been querried high-quality marble. But for every inch of marble a price has to be paid. It is a struggle against nature and the elements, against the mountain and its hazards.
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