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Why Egyptian Miners Risk Their Limbs to Carve Mountains of Limestone
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Why Egyptian miners are risking their limbs to carve mountains of limestone
- Limestone has a long history in Egypt, from the ancient pyramids to modern cement-making.
- To get the stone, miners must cut perfect blocks from white mountains — for just $6 a day.
- But the work is so dangerous, many miners have been killed or lost limbs from exposed blades and flying rocks.
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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.
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