The Sulfur Mining At Kawah Ijen, Indonesia

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Re: The Sulfur Mining At Kawah Ijen, Indonesia

Postby vinay » Sat Sep 30, 2017 1:39 pm


This "lava" of liquid sulfur floods into the mine and eventually hardens into a precious cake of yellow sulfurous material ripe for the picking.

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Miners have been harvesting the sulfur here for the nearly 50 years since the volcano became active in 1968.

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Every day, about 300 workers make the two-mile trek up the steep and rocky quarry walls.

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Then they plunge about 3,000 feet into the "womb" of the volcano to extract the materials with metal poles.

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The miner's call the sulfur "devil's gold" because the conditions inside and outside of the mine are extremely dangerous.

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Toxic fumes billow from fissures in the rocks, which sear the eyes, throat, lungs, and can even dissolve teeth.

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Those who can afford them wear proper masks.

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Others aren't so fortunate. They bite through wet towels or scarves to help them breathe while they work.

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