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Workers Mine Sulfur From Mt Kawah Ijen
Caption: BANYUWANGI, EAST JAVA - DECEMBER 12: Imam Busairi, 39 climbs a coconut tree during at Tamansari village on December 12, 2011 in Banyuwangi, East Java, Indonesia. Imam retried from Sulfur miner after work for 20 years cause of his health problem and injury. The Ijen crater rises to 2,386m, with a depth of over 175m, making it one of the world's largest craters. Sulphur mining is a major industry in the region, made possible by an active vent at the edge of a lake, but the work is not without risks. The acidity of the water in the crater is high enough to dissolve clothing and cause breathing problems. Miners carry the solidified yellow sulphur blocks from the crater floor to the rim for as many hours a day as they can tolerate, paid by the kilogram of sulphur they extract. A worker, depending on his strength and stamina, can carry on average 3 baskets of 70-80kg per day. (Photo by Athit Perawongmetha/Getty Images)
Date created: 12 Dec 2011
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