Ambler Metals' Statement on President Trump’s Reinstatement of the 2020 Record of Decision for the Ambler Access Project
January 28, 2025 (Anchorage, Alaska) - Ambler Metals released the following statement in response to an executive order from President Trump that places a moratorium on the Biden administration’s 2024 Record of Decision for the Ambler Access Project and reinstates the original Joint Record of Decision issued in 2020:
“We are very grateful to President Trump for reinstating the original Record of Decision for the Ambler Access Project,” said Kaleb Froehlich, Managing Director of Ambler Metals. “Apart from political motivations, there was never any justification for subjecting this project to a second lengthy review process when a rigorous review had already been completed. The Biden administration’s efforts to block the Ambler Road threatened thousands of good-paying jobs for rural Alaskan communities and millions of dollars of badly needed tax revenues and economic investment. President Trump’s executive order provides a pathway for the United States to develop a domestic supply of minerals from the Amber Mining District that are critical for our economy and national security. Ambler Metals looks forward to working with all stakeholders to move this important project forward.”
The Ambler Access Project is a proposed 211-mile controlled industrial access road that will provide surface transportation access from the Dalton Highway to the Ambler Mining District in northwestern Alaska. This road will be only accessible to authorized industrial users who pay an access toll, allowing for the exploration and development of copper, zinc, cobalt, and other critical mineral deposits in the Ambler Mining District. Remote villages along the road will also benefit from increased accessibility to essential goods including food and fuel.
About Ambler Metals
Ambler Metals is a 50:50 independently operated LLC formed in 2017, including a partnership with NANA Regional Corporation for the exploration and development of the UKMP and advancing projects in the Ambler Mining District. Ambler Metals is an Alaskan company with offices in Anchorage and Fairbanks.
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