Trump approves Alaska mining road to boost copper, zinc production – Winnipeg Free Press

Washington (AP) Donald Trump on Monday ordered to approve the proposed 211-mile road through the wild nature of Alaska to allow copper, cobalt, gold and other minerals.

The Ambler’s long -standing road road was approved in the first administration of Trump, but was later blocked by the Biden administration after the analysis determined that the project threatens the Caribbean and other wild animals and indigenous tribes that rely on hunting and fishing.

The project of the gravel road and mining, north of Faerbenx, Alaska, “is what it should have been working for a long time and earn billions of dollars for our country and supply a lot of energy and minerals,” Trump said at the oval room. Former President Joe Biden “unfastened it and wasted a lot of time and a lot of money, a lot of effort. And now we are starting again. And this time we have enough time to do it, ”Trump added



The gates of the Arctic National Park and the reserve, where the Ambler Road project will be visible, are visible from Ambler, Alaska, Sunday, September 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Annika Hammerschlag)

In this development associated with this development, the White House announced that it accepts a 10% share of shares in Trilogy Metals, a Canadian company that seeks to develop the Ambler website.

The US government said that last week it accepts a minority share in the lithium of America, another Canadian company, which is developing one of the world's largest mines in Nevada. The Ministry of Energy will accept a 5% share of the company's shares and 5% of the shares in the Mining Mining Thicker Pass project, a joint venture with General Motors.

The interior secretary of the arc Burgum said that the approval of Ambler Road will open access to copper, cobalt and other critical minerals, “what we need to win the AI ​​ARMS race against China.”

Supporters, including the delegation of the Alaska Congress, said that the road is necessary to achieve a large copper deposit worth more than $ 7 billion. Copper is used in the production of cars, electronics and even technologies of renewable energy, such as wind turbines.

Opponents, including a consortium of 40, federal recognized tribes, the concern that the development allowed by the road will subject the advantages in risk, since the land includes an important habitat for salmon and caribu.

The two -lane gravel road includes about 26 miles that would cut the gates of the Arctic National Park and the Reserve, which requires federal permission. The road also crosses 11 rivers and thousands of streams before getting to the place of the future mine.