Film Analysis: The Pebble Mine

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In the Alaskan Gold movie the fishermen and the miners were debating over weather they should leave the ecosystem for the salmon to spawn in or mine the land. This is an important economic issue because the mines could bring in a lot of money in revenue but it also could destroy the salmons spawning streams. I believe that the land should be used for mining for many reasons, but especially because it would be the largest containment of gold and copper in North America, and because of the money and jobs it would bring.
In my opinion I think the land should be developed for mining because it would be the 2nd largest open-pit mine in the world, the mine would also be the largest containment of gold and copper in North America. The Pebble Mine

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