there is also mining in southwest alaska. most of the time they are looking for gold, platinum, or mercury. there is not a lot of mining but there are a lot of people who do not agree about it. one thing they don't agree on is the pebble mine, which would put a large open pit gold and copper mine near where a lot of the fish that are caught in bristol bay come from. right now it is not allowed to drill for oil in bristol bay either, but some people in the government want to change that.