Local man weighing blocks of sulphur in baskets at weighing station, Mount Ijen, East Java, Indonesia

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Mt Ijen has a labour-intensive sulfur mining operation, in which sulfur-laden baskets are carried by hand from the crater floor to nearby Paltuding Valley for about $10/day, for the 3km (each way) journey, twice a day.

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Size: 5300px × 3520px
Location: Mount Ijen, East Java, Indonesia
Photo credit: © Colin Marshall / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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