Not
only the beautiful crater, there are many sulfur miner who work at sulfur mining in Ijen crater.
They are from Banyuwangi and some
from Bondowoso. Work as a miner is no choises for them. They star from their
house in the morning at 03:00, take a truck that carry sulfur, from Licin,
Banyuwangi to Paltuding ( starting point hiking ).
There are 300 person who work as
miner in ijen crater managed by PT Candi Ngrimbi, they start walk from
paltuding, starting point for vistor to hiking. Walk about 2 hours to reach the
crater, on the way they make joke with other miners. Basket from bamboo is the
equipment for them to carry the miner, takke the sulfur from pipe than put it
in the basket than caryy it to Paltuding again. The miners can carry 2 time in
one day. 35 – 100 kg can be carried by the miner, 1 kg sulfur Rp 700, it means
one day they get Rp 35.000 for 50 kg sulfur. Arrive in the first rest place the
sulfur will be weight to know how many kg. they will continue to base camp and
sulfur will be brougth by truck to production house. Sulfur cooked until melted
and printed square. Afterward the sulfur will be distribute to sugar factory in
Pasuruan, Banyuwangi and bondowoso to turn sugar to be white, sulfur also used
for soap, body lotion and other.
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