For a fascinating look at Javanese volcanic sulphur mining in the new Smithsonian magazine click this link, and then click on Fire and Brimstone in the table of contents.

There's also a great story for the paleontologically inclined, Whales on Mountains, about a fossil expedition to the Andes. The finds documented here help validate the theory that the Andes were among the fastest growing mountains in the world.

These are, however, abstracts and not the full texts, but well worth a look anyway.

http://www.smithsonianmag.si.edu/smithsonian/toccurrent.shtml