More Alaska Natives and local animals could be affected than previously thought, according to a new federal analysis that casts further doubt on the project.
A river snakes snakes through vast wildlands near Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve, Alaska on Sept 11, 2022. The Ambler Access Road — a controversial 211-mile industrial road — has been proposed to link the Ambler mining district to the Dalton Highway. A portion of the road would run through the national park.
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While not final, the findings raise even more questions about a project that many environmental groups oppose, and some administration officials are concerned about. The administration is due to publish a final analysis and then a subsequent final decision roughly next spring.Executives at the mining venture Ambler Metals are planning to review the findings, the company said in a statement. It said the project is an “urgent” necessity for supplying domestic minerals that can help U.S.
“Ambler Metals and our partners are confident we can address any issues raised,” Ramzi Fawaz, the company’s chief executive, said in the statement. ”This project has been unnecessarily bogged down in federal bureaucracy for years and I urge the Department of the Interior to avoid any further delays. While the project has support from some locals, others oppose it and blocking it is one of the top priorities of national park advocates. To reach the mine site, the road would cross 11 major rivers and hundreds of streams, breaking apart unspoiled tundra and caribou migration paths. It also would cross 26 miles of Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve and sit close to Kobuk Valley National Park.
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