<Tr> <Th> Summer (DST) </Th> <Td> AKDT (UTC - 8) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Area code (s) </Th> <Td> 907 </Td> </Tr> <P> Pebble Mine is the common name of a mineral exploration project investigating a very large porphyry copper, gold, and molybdenum mineral deposit in the Bristol Bay region of Southwest Alaska, near Lake Iliamna and Lake Clark . The proposal to mine the ore deposit, using large - scale operations and infrastructure, is controversial . Proponents argue that the mine will create jobs, provide tax revenue to the state of Alaska, and reduce American dependence on foreign sources of raw materials . Opponents argue that the mine would adversely affect the entire Bristol Bay watershed; and that the possible consequences to fish populations, when mining effluents escape planned containments, are simply too great of a risk . Much of this debate concerns the tentative plan to impound large amounts of water, waste rock, and mine tailings behind several earthen dams at the mine site . The project is on hold after the loss of funding partners in 2013 . </P> <P> The Pebble prospect is in a remote, wild, and generally uninhabited part of the Bristol Bay watershed . The nearest communities, about 20 miles (32 km) distant, are the villages of Nondalton, Newhalen, and Iliamna . The site is 200 miles (320 km) southwest of Anchorage, Alaska . </P>

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