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    they are paid by the kilo and weigh their loads. 100 kg is about $8 US by: nando Views[198] They carry the loads on their shoulders over 3 km of 40-60 degree grades by: nando Views[196] The miners are independent contractors hauling 100 kg sulfur loads by: nando Views[203] Miners work in among the deadly sulfuric fumes of the Ijen volcano by: nando Views[204] the blue flames of molten sulfur and flashlights of the miners of Ijen by: nando Views[302]
     

    Photos: The Sulfur Miners of Ijen

    Wednesday, 3 Jul 2013 | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

    The miners of Ijen climb into the caldera among the toxic fumes of the volcano to mine the molten sulfur. They carry loads of up to 100 kg on their shoulders out of the caldera and down the volcano. This journey is over 3 km and traverses steep grades ... Read more >
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