Northwest Alaska’s regional corporation said that it won’t renew the land-use surface permit it issued to the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority.
An access road runs between the community of Kobuk and the Bornite camp in the Ambler Mining District, on July 24, 2021. The area has been explored for its mineral potential since the 1950s, and contains a number of significant copper, zinc, lead, gold, silver and cobalt deposits.
While the majority of the land that the road would cut through is not owned by NANA, the corporation owns a portion near the end of the proposed route, close toWednesday that the Ambler Access Project remains viable despite NANA’s withdrawal.
that development decisions need to be made by or in consultation with residents and local corporations that have a right to “pursue resource and infrastructure development in alignment with values.” Last month, the Bureau of Land Management issued a final environmental review concluding that a road would disturb wildlife, damage permafrost and harm hunting traditions in tribal communities. The federal agency recommended denying a right-of-way access permit for the project — a move applauded by many tribal leaders and conservation organizations and condemned by industry groups and Alaska political leaders.
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