Kawah Ijen volcano in East Java, Indonesia is where miners work hard to manually extract sulfur. Here, sulfur is also known as “devil’s gold”. Mining “devil’s gold” is extremely dangerous, even with miners dying while working.
As one of the most special places in the world, Kawah Ijen volcano located in East Java, Indonesia is famous for mining “The Devil’s gold” .
In fact, “devil’s gold” is the name Indonesians use to call sulfur. The name comes from the yellow color of the sulfur and the location of its mining.
The sulfuric gas at the Kawah Ijen crater is extracted by miners for sulfur.
Accordingly, gas is passed through a network of ceramic gas pipes. Thanks to this, the molten sulfur condenses.
Next, when sulfur is poured into the pipes leading to the tanks lying on the ground, it will turn bright yellow when it cools.
Miners would smash chunks of cooled sulfur and place them in baskets to be taken to a nearby refinery.
Miners would smash chunks of cooled sulfur and place them in baskets to be taken to a nearby refinery.
In addition, miners work in extremely dangerous and toxic environments. Due to long-term exposure to toxic chemicals, most miners working here live no more than 40 years old.
Miners often experience breathing problems from breathing in sulfuric gas while mining “devil’s gold”.
Some miners even died due to toxic gas suddenly spewing from the gas holes of the “devil’s gold” land.