Fact Sheet — Ambler Road Project Approved to Unlock Alaska’s Mineral Potential

Fact Sheet — Ambler Road Project Approved to Unlock Alaska’s Mineral PotentialAction: President Trump approved AIDEA’s appeal, directing agencies to issue/restore permits for the 211-mile Ambler Road from the Dalton Highway to the Ambler Mining District.Agencies involved: Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to reissue necessary permits.Investment: U.S. partners with Trilogy Metals—$35.6M investment, giving the U.S. a 10% stake plus warrants for an additional 7.5%.Rationale: Overturns the 2024 rejection; argues road is in the public interest to access domestic critical minerals (copper, cobalt, gallium, germanium, silver, gold, lead).Economic impact:Environmental measures: Caribou protection policies and fish-passage culverts cited to mitigate impacts.Related policy steps: Streamlined permitting; EO to boost critical mineral production (March); Section 232 investigation on mineral import reliance (April); Presidential Memorandum for interagency coordination on funding (June).