A passenger boat travelling from Siargao Island to Surigao City passes by an open-pit mining area in the island of Hinatuan in the town of Taganaan, in Surigao del Norte on December 19, 2014. (MindaNews photo by Erwin Mascarinas)
A passenger boat travelling from Siargao Island to Surigao City passes by an open-pit mining area in the island of Hinatuan in the town of Taganaan, in Surigao del Norte on December 19, 2014. (MindaNews photo by Erwin Mascarinas)