VERNON — This otherwise desolate mountain with rough terrain and a summit of 1,149 feet above sea level can be very challenging to hike, not to mention quarrying 15-ton blocks of granite. In 1888, two ...

Nearly a year after being closed “forever” over safety concerns, the observation area at the famed Mount Airy granite quarry has been reopened to visitors. “We listened to the voice of the public,” ...

In a 2018 photo, an overview of the deep 250-foot quarry area at Swenson Granite. It is time-consuming and expensive to move things and people into and out of a 250-foot hole. The difficulty isn’t ...

Tragedy in a granite quarry, this afternoon, in Buddusò. A 73-year-old retired entrepreneur, Pietro Bua, died after being crushed by a slab of granite in the Bua Graniti quarry, of which he was the ...

Up close footage shows a huge slab of granite being toppled over at a quarry in Larvik, Norway. "The quarry, a cornerstone of Larvik's history has been in operation for decades, and these pictures ...