Lava is supposed to be red—that’s volcanoes 101. But at Indonesia’s Kawah Ijen, the Earth decides to break the rules. Instead ...

Photojournalists Tommy Trenchard and Aurélie Marrier d’Unienville were traveling across Asia on their honeymoon when they met a few miners who worked in a sulfur mine in eastern Java, Indonesia.

1. The brutal beginning of the sulfur supply chain is in an Indonesian volcano. “Ijen spits out striking blue flames that are only visible at night, which is when tourists hike up the mountain to see ...

Jobs do not get too much more dangerous than pulling sulfur straight out of an active volcano. The workers risk their lives for just $5 a day.(Photo: Troyce Hoffman/Caters News) Jobs do not get too ...

Editor’s Note: This story has been updated to correctly reflect that Barrick Gold Corp. is the second-biggest miner of gold. The mining industry is currently watching a trend play out in Kazakhstan ...

Fires in the Mine is one of the first side quests you'll do after entering the Shatterscarp region in Avowed. At Eagle's Reach, an Aedyran Soldier will inform the Envoy that their efforts to reopen an ...

IRBIL, IRAQ – A fire set by Islamic State militants at a sulfur mine near the city of Mosul in recent days sent plumes of noxious gases over the battlefield, sickening hundreds of civilians and ...

Ed Davies is deputy bureau chief Indonesia, where many live with smoldering volcanoes and frequent earthquakes. He joined Reuters in 1996 in Hong Kong and has also been based in Singapore and South ...