Sulphur mining in an active volcano
Matches and white sugar are among the products made with sulphur hewn by hand from an active volcano in Indonesia. Is this one of the most dangerous jobs in the world?
Kawah Ijen volcano
- 2,600m (8,660ft) tall, last erupted 1999 with ash but not magma
- In Pacific 'Ring of Fire' of 130 active volcanoes
- Yellow area, left of picture, is solidified sulphur
- Crater lake 1km across, and its water has pH of 0.5 - similar to battery acid
- Watch mountain clips from Human Planet
The traditional sulphur miners of East Java bear the scars of their labour - poisoned lungs and skin criss-crossed with burns and scars.
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