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Trump Revives Ambler Road, Orders Permits Reissued, Takes 10% Stake in Trilogy Metals

The directive frames access to critical minerals as a national-security priority, setting a timeline for a phased build starting next spring.

President Donald Trump listens as Interior Secretary Doug Burgum speaks to reporters in the Oval Office at the White House, Monday, Oct. 6, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
The Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve, where the Ambler Road project would pass through, is visible from Ambler, Alaska, Sunday, Sept. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Annika Hammerschlag)
The Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve, where the Ambler Road project would pass through, is visible from Ambler, Alaska, Sunday, Sept. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Annika Hammerschlag)
The Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve, where the Ambler Road project would pass through, is visible from Ambler, Alaska, Sunday, Sept. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Annika Hammerschlag)

Overview

  • The order reverses the Biden-era rejection and directs BLM, NPS and the Army Corps to reissue permits for a 211-mile industrial access road to the Ambler Mining District.
  • A White House fact sheet says the U.S. will invest $35.6 million for a 10% equity stake in Trilogy Metals to support exploration in the district.
  • Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said construction will begin next spring with a single-lane pilot road that would later be expanded in subsequent phases.
  • Officials indicated potential Department of Defense support for a company pursuing mineral development in the region.
  • The route would cross Gates of the Arctic National Park and major waterways, and tribes and environmental groups plan legal challenges over risks to caribou, salmon and subsistence resources.