"The gravel road and mining project, north of Fairbanks, Alaska, is something that should've been long operating and making billions of dollars for our country and supplying a lot of energy and minerals, Trump said at an Oval Office ceremony. Former president Joe Biden undid it and wasted a lot of time and a lot of money, a lot of effort. And now we're starting again. And this time we have plenty of time to get it done, Trump added."
"Interior secretary, Doug Burgum, said approval of Ambler Road will unlock access to copper, cobalt and other critical minerals that we need to win the AI arms race against China. Supporters, including Alaska's congressional delegation, have said the road is needed to reach a large copper deposit worth more than $7bn. Copper is used in production of cars, electronics and even renewable energy technologies such as wind turbines."
President Trump ordered approval of a proposed 211-mile Ambler Road to allow mining of copper, cobalt, gold and other minerals in northwest Alaska. The project had been approved earlier but was blocked by the Biden administration after analyses found threats to caribou, salmon and Alaska Indigenous subsistence hunting and fishing. The White House announced a 10% equity stake in Trilogy Metals, which is pursuing development of the Ambler site with an Australian partner. Supporters say the road unlocks access to a copper deposit worth more than $7 billion and critical minerals for electronics, cars and renewable energy. Opponents, including 40 federally recognized tribes, warn of risks to subsistence harvests and habitat.
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