Trump Approves Permits for Alaska Mining Road Blocked by Biden Administration
The White House also announced a $35.6 million investment in Canada’s Trilogy Metals, one of the regions possible developers. Also, 10 other key mine projects have been expedited in a mad dash to make us competitive with and independent from China.
President Donald Trump and his team are steadily reversing course on destructive Biden-era policies, especially in the area of this country’s natural resources.
As a reminder, Trump issued executive orders in January and March of this year, invoking emergency powers to classify critical minerals (including uranium and rare earths) as national security assets. These actions aimed to unleash the coal industry, streamline federal permitting, and encourage new investment. These orders aim to reduce permitting times from the typical 5–10 years to much shorter windows, as well as provide mining companies with roughly three years of regulatory certainty before any policy changes by future administrations.
The Trump administration has expedited the opening of a uranium mine, begun exploration of potential deep-sea options for critical minerals, and supported the opening of a significant lithium mine. The Department of Energy has set aside a $1 billion fund to support critical mineral supply chain strengthening and processing.
There is even more critical mineral goodness to report. Trump signed another executive order to approve the construction of an access road to the Ambler Mining District in Alaska, which officially reverses environmental restrictions imposed during the Biden administration. T
By permitting the 211-mile Ambler Road project to proceed, the national will now have access to large deposits of copper, zinc, cobalt, and other critical minerals in northwestern Alaska.
The long-debated Ambler Road project was approved in the first Trump administration, but was later blocked by the Biden administration after an analysis determined the project would threaten caribou and other wildlife and harm Alaska Native tribes that rely on hunting and fishing.
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.
President Trump overturning the Biden administration’s rejection of the Ambler Road puts Alaska and America first!
This 211-mile road to Alaska’s Ambler Mining District will allow American critical minerals to be mined by the U.S. for the U.S. pic.twitter.com/LduD90gQPG
— Secretary Chris Wright (@SecretaryWright) October 7, 2025
And, as was the case with the lithium mine mentioned above, the Trump administration is taking a stake in the mine to ensure tax payers get a return-on-investment for monies going to support the mine’s development.
The White House also announced a $35.6 million investment in Canada’s Trilogy Metals (TMQ.TO), one of the region’s possible developers. The investment makes the U.S. government a 10% shareholder in the company and includes warrants to purchase an additional 7.5% stake.
U.S.-listed shares of Trilogy more than doubled in after-hours trade to $4.72.
“This partnership represents a strong vote of confidence in the Ambler Mining District and is a major step forward for domestic mineral development that’s fundamental to America’s security and economy,” said Kaleb Froehlich, managing director of Ambler Metals, a joint venture between Trilogy and Australia’s South32 Limited.
Today, President Trump moved forward to unlock the critical resources of the Ambler mining district. By granting AIDEA’s appeal under section 1106 of ANILCA, Alaska now has the ability to build our promised road to important resources.
This has been a priority of our office… pic.twitter.com/7Dn4shxNO0
— Congressman Nick Begich (@RepNickBegich) October 6, 2025
Additionally, the Trump Team has also been busy expediting 10 other mines around the country as part of his plan to ensure the country has access to the resources needed for a robust economy and effective national security.
These projects, which will supply copper, antimony, and other minerals, have been given FAST-41 status. This is a federal initiative that was launched in 2015 for streamlined approvals of critical infrastructure. The White House announced that it would add more projects.
The first 10 are listed publicly on a U.S. Federal website, where the progress of their permits can be tracked. This is part of a Trump administration push for greater transparency.
The White House issued a statement saying that “this transparency leads to greater responsibility, ensuring an efficient process.”
This move will boost a number of projects, including a proposed Idaho gold and antimony mine by Perpetua Resources; a proposed Arizona mine from Rio Tinto; a proposed Montana silver and copper mine by Hecla Mining; an expansion of Albemarle’s Nevada lithium project, a direct lithium extraction project in Arkansas from Standard Lithium and a metallurgical coking coal project in Alabama from Warrior Met Coal. Steel is made from metallurgical coal.
Trump and his team are clearly making a mad and frosty dash to make us competitive with and independent from China.
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The Democrats will always find a excuse – be it the “environment, or bigfoot to oppose domestic energy production. It would be wonderful to understand the trail of money that motivates this “passion”.
When can we expect a district court judge with an unpronounceable name to stop this?
Over/under is next Thursday morning, 9:30 am ET.
There’s no stopping the demand for these resources, so we have basically two stark choices:
1) We can mine them domestically with reasonable and prudent safeguards in place to prevent despoiling the environment, or
2) We can be beholden to hostile nations that use resources as political and economic weapons against us who mine the resources with no consideration whatsoever to despoiling the environment.
I, for one, am absolutely finished giving the watermelon environmentalists any quarter. They need to either STFU or move elsewhere, AFAIAC.
Well I know we need to separate from China, but you build a road and so-called progress follows
So few wild life areas left in the world
Just got back from Africa , saw the destruction of the environment first hand, over population, its effects on animals and the influence of China was loud and clear
Every bit of human progress affects the environment. Before cars, NYC had a horse manure problem. There is a world of difference between development in first and third world countries. (Pun intended) China driven development in Africa is a reflection of China’s drive to surpass the USA regardless of environment damage.
When we road horses the population was 1/3 what it is today
Big difference
By the 1870s, New Yorkers were taking over 100 million horsecar trips per year and by 1880 there were at least 150,000 horses in the city. Some of these provided transportation for people while others served to move freight from trains into and around the growing metropolis. At a rate of 22 pounds per horse per day, equine manure added up to millions of pounds each day and over a 100,000 tons per year (not to mention around 10 million gallons of urine)
Yet the manure can be used for fuel and spread to grow vegetables
We are 3-4 times the population now
There are no wide open spaces for us or the animals
It’s insane
What were the effects of horse manure in NYC?
https://www.perplexity.ai/search/did-horse-manure-in-nyc-contri-ms.GJpvVRFizcCHwwYt1vQ#0
The animals could care less. The haul road and North Slope haven’t marred the wildlife…they even like it.
I hear you. Look at the provided map in this article: a lot of land in that area appears to be protected.
What’s the point of untouched wilderness? What good does it do anyone? The world exists for the benefit of humans; deliberately refusing to allow it to be used for that benefit, simply for the sake of “leaving it wild”, is nothing but pagan nature-worship.
The only areas that should be left wild are those that are of no other use, or of so little use that the entertainment value of looking at them is greater than any other benefit that can be extracted from them. And even such areas should be developed so that people can look at them and be entertained. Otherwise they’re of no use at all!
The greenies have been forcing mining operations to close or never start since the early
70’s. The cottage industry of funding/donations flowing to lawyers is staggering. Stopping NGO’s was/is the first step. Rescinding their tax exempt status is next. They’re political organizations.
I’m not sure if people realize just how big and how underdeveloped Alaska is. Chop the state in two and both halves would be larger than Texas, but moving around the state is very difficult. Building that road could very well create new business and settlement opportunities and spur growth throughout Alaska.
the real question(s) become…who will continue the maga agenda??? come 2028
The MN Gop already talking about co-mingle with the DFL to get back into power
I’d rather have children in Congo and Chinese slaves mine this stuff.
Save The Caribou!
The problem is even if Trump approves the mines and they get up and running before the next Democrat presidency, there’s nothing stopping Biden 2.0 from cancelling them for ‘environmental reasons’ and returning to a reliance on the CCP for handouts.