billions to build the port and the pipelines and the roads and all of that, you say well, we need to expand. >> there is a lot of gold and copper and silver and molibnum in the ground. and we do not have any plans to expand what we're talking about with this permit. but it wouldn't surprise me if somebody, us or someone else doesn't do that at some point this the future. >> they're basically talking about putting a 175-mile gash across this pristine habitat. >> reporter: plans and promises aside, drew sees this first piece of survey equipment as the beginning of the end of this wilderness as we know it. what do you say to the argument this means are jobs. >> i say there are already jobs here. you look at the town of homer and the bear viewing industry, there are millions of dollars being made here already in its current wilderness stake. you look at the other side of the mountain, there are tens of millions of dollars already being generated in a fashion