FLINT | ^Mining^for^Mediocrity^

September 21, 2015 In Photography By François Epinat

^Mining^for^Mediocrity^

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Kawah Ijen

[dropcap]Having[/dropcap] heard a great deal about Kawah Ijen and seen many documentaries about it, I wanted to see it for myself. Kawah Ijen is a sulphur mine located in East Java, Indonesia.

My guide Prij, a 46 year old mine worker and father of two, spoke of his concern for his children, they are also miners here, Prij can not afford to send them elsewhere.

With decent wages and difficult surroundings Kawah Ljen provides a short term solution, one in which the miners have little in the way of safety equipment and the noxious sulphur fumes mean a shortened life can be expected from them.

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