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Most of the world's marble and travertine comes from Turkey – the world's top exporter of natural stone. But even though the country has been mining for thousands of years, waste heaps are still piling up, and mining companies are struggling to handle all of the excess stone. We went to Turkey to see how the country's natural stone industry became a $2 billion business, and what the costs to the environment really are. 00:00 - Intro 00:54 - Travertine Mining Process 04:38 - Cutting the Stones 05:31 - Stone Factory 07:27 - Waste Management 09:21 - Ancient Fossils 11:22 - Marble Quarries 12:31 - Italian Marble 13:31 - The Turkish Market 15:46 - Credits ------------------------------------------------------ #marblemines #marblestone #travertine #turkey #stoneindustry #naturalstone #bigbusiness WATCH MORE: How Miners Risk Their Lives For Himalayan Pink Salt Why Mining In Greenland Is So Hard Mining 60,000 Metric Tons Of Salt In A Dangerous Pink Lake That's Saltier Than The Dead Sea The Riskiest Mining Jobs In The World Inside Turkey's $2 Billion Marble And Stone Industry | Big Business