A photo report about the workers in a sulphur mine, down in the crater of the volcano, Kawa Ijen in Indonesia.
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Sulphur Cents
Kawa Ijen, Java, Indonesia 2008
Kawa Ijen, Java, Indonesia 2008
Kawa Ijen is a volcano in East Java.
Sulphur mining takes place in the crater. The miners work in a toxic atmosphere and carry loads of up to and over 100kg of sulphur out of the crater for about US$0.03 per kg. They can do two loads per day....
Sulphur mining takes place in the crater. The miners work in a toxic atmosphere and carry loads of up to and over 100kg of sulphur out of the crater for about US$0.03 per kg. They can do two loads per day....
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