Ambler Road
RSS211-mile industrial access road proposed by the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority (AIDEA) from the Dalton Highway west to the Ambler Mining District in northwestern Alaska. Would open access to copper, zinc, lead, gold, silver and cobalt deposits including Trilogy Metals' Bornite and Arctic projects. Subject to ongoing federal NEPA review and tribal consultation; BLM ROW conveyance signed 2024.
The fate of the EPA veto blocking Pebble Mine is now in a federal judge's hands
A federal judge is deciding whether the EPA veto blocking Pebble Mine survives, a fight over Bristol Bay salmon with Alaska Native parties on both sides.
by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 2w ago2 min readAI
Ambler advances, but the U.S. stake in its developer hasn't closed
Ambler Road permits are back in force and the project is advancing, but the U.S. government's planned stake in developer Trilogy Metals still hasn't closed.
by Walter AlaskaNews4w ago2 min readAI
Alaska's development bank meets behind closed doors on the Arctic Refuge, a mining road, and a port
Alaska's state investment bank meets privately July 8 on its biggest bets — Arctic Refuge oil, the Ambler mining road, Port MacKenzie — with public money on the line.
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago3 min readAI
DNR approves 800-cubic-yard gravel contract on Dalton Highway
Alaska DNR approved an 800-cubic-yard gravel contract for North Star Construction on the Dalton Highway near milepost 154, in a corridor recently transferred from federal to state control.
by Alaska News3mo ago2 min readAI