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Diamond mines
	Cempaka, Riam Kanan, Kalimantan Selatan Province (South Kalimantan Province), Kalimantan Island (Borneo Island), Indonesia Alluvial diamond mines at Chempaka. Photo taken 26. May 1992.
© Peter Andresen	Photo ID: 158918 View Count: 119
Workers at the mine
	Cempaka, Riam Kanan, Kalimantan Selatan Province (South Kalimantan Province), Kalimantan Island (Borneo Island), Indonesia In the foreground a women bringing up alluvial mud, next to here a women pumping air down into the mine with a hand-driven pump. In the background you can se the gas driven motor used for pumping water out of the mine. Photo taken 26. May 1992.
© Peter Andresen	Photo ID: 158925 View Count: 108
Women bringing up gravel
	Cempaka, Riam Kanan, Kalimantan Selatan Province (South Kalimantan Province), Kalimantan Island (Borneo Island), Indonesia Womens bringing up the diamond "ore" in baskets. Photo taken 26. May 1992.
© Peter Andresen	Photo ID: 158930 View Count: 99
Gold washer at the diamond mine
	Cempaka, Riam Kanan, Kalimantan Selatan Province (South Kalimantan Province), Kalimantan Island (Borneo Island), Indonesia The Chempaka alluvials doesn't only contain diamond, but also gold, so when the gravel and mud have been washed for diamonds, its going through the pans for gold. Photo taken 26. May 1992.
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Gold in the bottom of a pan
	Cempaka, Riam Kanan, Kalimantan Selatan Province (South Kalimantan Province), Kalimantan Island (Borneo Island), Indonesia The Chempaka alluvials doesn't only contain diamond, but also gold, so when the gravel and mud have been washed for diamonds, it's going through the pans for gold. Photo taken 26. May 1992.
© Peter Andresen	Photo ID: 158933 View Count: 107
Sacrifies to the spirit of the mountain
	Mount Sibayak, Brastagi, Sumatera Utara Province (North Sumatra Province), Sumatera Island (Sumatra Island), Indonesia The indonesian people have kept a strong belife in spirits, despite being either muslims or christians, and they often make sacrifies to these spirits. Here they have sacrified cigareats and beetlenut in a lime leaf to be sure the spirit of the volcano Mount Sibayak will stay calm as they go up to enjoy the view. Picture taken on the path to the ...
© Peter Andresen	Photo ID: 161150 View Count: 123
Perteken-teken hotsprings
	Mount Sibayak, Brastagi, Sumatera Utara Province (North Sumatra Province), Sumatera Island (Sumatra Island), Indonesia A natural wonder! The greatest geological puzzel I ever encountered. These two springs are like night and day; the one to the right looking like boiling are cold, and the still one to the left are almost boiling hot!!! I did put a finger into both to check. Please explain someone! The local story was that a "wizard" sacrified two local girls at ...
© Peter Andresen	Photo ID: 161153 View Count: 141
Sulphur extraction from foumarole
	Mount Sibayak, Brastagi, Sumatera Utara Province (North Sumatra Province), Sumatera Island (Sumatra Island), Indonesia Sulphur is extracted from a foumarole with sandbags where sulphur is precipitated from HS gas. Picture taken with positive film using an OM2 camera, 13. February 1992.
© Peter Andresen	Photo ID: 161160 View Count: 93
The volcano Sibayak
	Mount Sibayak, Brastagi, Sumatera Utara Province (North Sumatra Province), Sumatera Island (Sumatra Island), Indonesia The volcano Sibayak seen from the valley at it's foot. 14. February 1992.
© Peter Andresen	Photo ID: 161162 View Count: 108
Foumarole
	Mount Sibayak, Brastagi, Sumatera Utara Province (North Sumatra Province), Sumatera Island (Sumatra Island), Indonesia Foumarole at the crater rim. Photo taken 13. February 1992.
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