Ambler Mining District

45 people signed up to speak at the hearing for the draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement.

Mining

Packed testimony at Ambler Road EIS hearing

Robyne

About 150 people signed-in to the public hearing for the Ambler Road Draft EIS last night. Commenters noted the report found impacts to subsistence hunting and fishing, and nearly all opposed construction of the mining access road.

Transportation

Doyon cuts off Ambler Road access unless AIDEA pays debt

Robyne

Doyon, Limited will end an access agreement with the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority for the Ambler Road, unless AIDEA pays off an old debt from another project.

The Kobuk River runs through the Ambler Mining District, where a new road would be built to connect the Northwest Arctic with the Dalton Highway to Fairbanks.

Local News

Feds deal setback to Ambler road

Energy & Environment

Canadian Company Moves Ahead on Proposal to Build Railway Linking Alaska to Alberta

Tim Ellis

A Canadian-based company is moving ahead on its proposal to build a 1,600-mile, $17 billion railroad line connecting Alaska with Canada and the Lower 48.…

Business

Ambler Mining Road Project Depends on Firms’ ‘Commitments’ to Pay User Fees, Official Says

Tim Ellis

A senior official with the Alaska Economic Development and Export Authority says the proposed road to the Ambler Mining District in Northwest Alaska will…