Uploaded November 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago
The Ambler Mining Road is a proposed industrial access corridor in the Brooks Range of Alaska. The purpose of the road is to access a valuable mineral belt, known as the Ambler Mining District, in order to mine metals such as copper, zinc, cobalt, and others. The road would cut 211 miles across the Alaskan tundra, including Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve, and is expected to have significant impacts on fish, wildlife, subsistence and Native inhabitants, and recreation users. The anticipated mines would also have associated impacts. In this video, I give you all the information you need to come to an informed decision about the Ambler Mining Road.
Here is the public comment link: eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/project/57323/570
Here is an automated opposition letter from NPCA: npca.org/actions/315-revoke-the-permits-for-the-ambler-industrial-mining-road
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Sources and Resources:
BLM Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (EIS): eplanning.blm.gov/public_projects/57323/200091317/20087589/250093771/Ambler%20Road%20Draft%20SEIS%20Volume%201.pdf
NPS Environmental and Economic Assessment: parkplanning.nps.gov/document.cfm?parkID=11&projectID=37092&documentID=105431
Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (ANILCA): nps.gov/locations/alaska/upload/ANILCA-Electronic-Version.PDF
AIDEA Application Summary: dnr.alaska.gov/mlw/ambler-road/pdf/state/Summary-of-Application.pdf
Misc. Articles and Resources:
npca.org/articles/3599-biden-administration-finds-ambler-road-proposal-threatens-alaska-native
npca.org/articles/3304-northwest-alaska-vast-beautiful-and-resilient-let-s-keep-it-that-way
npca.org/advocacy/35-protect-gates-of-the-arctic-national-park-preserve
washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2023/10/13/ambler-road-mine-alaska-biden
washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2023/07/19/alaska-ambler-road-critical-minerals-climate
washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2022/02/22/ambler-road-alaska
alaskabeacon.com/briefs/new-environmental-analysis-finds-additional-problems-with-ambler-road-construction
alaskapublic.org/2023/10/24/doyon-ltd-drops-support-for-ambler-road-at-least-temporarily
doyon.com/ambler-road-update
nytimes.com/2023/10/13/climate/alaska-ambler-road-mine.html
peltola.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=144
counterpunch.org/2022/11/23/why-the-ambler-road-is-one-of-the-biggest-threats-to-alaskan-wildlands
highnorthnews.com/en/western-arctic-caribou-herd-decline-continues
alaska-native-news.com/blms-supplemental-environment-impact-statement-reinforces-tanana-chiefs-conferences-longstanding-claims-in-ambler-road-opposition/70273/#:~:text=Traditional%20Indigenous%20knowledge%20informs%20our,and%20sexual%20violence%2C%20cause%20widespread
frontiersman.com/news/northwest-alaska-native-leaders-push-for-ambler-road-in-washington-d-c/article_db1e41b6-e313-11ed-b09d-87b46f7c7bfe.html
adn.com/opinions/2023/10/14/opinion-alaska-native-support-for-the-ambler-access-project-is-growing
Ambler Metals: amblermetals.com
AIDEA: aidea.org/About
Videos: vimeo.com/646793833
youtube.com/watch?v=hpStVxEOjnw&t=2s
youtube.com/watch?v=1EN54hDPR_0
Images and Music:
Storyblocks
NPS (Kyle Joly, Christopher Houlette)
NPCA
Brooks Range Council
Ambler Metals, LLC
The Ambler Mining Road is a proposed industrial access corridor in the Brooks Range of Alaska. The purpose of the road is to access a valuable mineral belt, known as the Ambler Mining District, in order to mine metals such as copper, zinc, cobalt, and others. The road would cut 211 miles across the Alaskan tundra, including Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve, and is expected to have significant impacts on fish, wildlife, subsistence and Native inhabitants, and recreation users. The anticipated mines would also have associated impacts. In this video, I give you all the information you need to come to an informed decision about the Ambler Mining Road.
Here is the public comment link: eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/project/57323/570
Here is an automated opposition letter from NPCA: npca.org/actions/315-revoke-the-permits-for-the-ambler-industrial-mining-road
Support me on Patreon: patreon.com/nationalparkdiaries
Follow me on Instagram: instagram.com/nationalparkdiaries
Sources and Resources:
BLM Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (EIS): eplanning.blm.gov/public_projects/57323/200091317/20087589/250093771/Ambler%20Road%20Draft%20SEIS%20Volume%201.pdf
NPS Environmental and Economic Assessment: parkplanning.nps.gov/document.cfm?parkID=11&projectID=37092&documentID=105431
Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (ANILCA): nps.gov/locations/alaska/upload/ANILCA-Electronic-Version.PDF
AIDEA Application Summary: dnr.alaska.gov/mlw/ambler-road/pdf/state/Summary-of-Application.pdf
Misc. Articles and Resources:
npca.org/articles/3599-biden-administration-finds-ambler-road-proposal-threatens-alaska-native
npca.org/articles/3304-northwest-alaska-vast-beautiful-and-resilient-let-s-keep-it-that-way
npca.org/advocacy/35-protect-gates-of-the-arctic-national-park-preserve
washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2023/10/13/ambler-road-mine-alaska-biden
washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2023/07/19/alaska-ambler-road-critical-minerals-climate
washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2022/02/22/ambler-road-alaska
alaskabeacon.com/briefs/new-environmental-analysis-finds-additional-problems-with-ambler-road-construction
alaskapublic.org/2023/10/24/doyon-ltd-drops-support-for-ambler-road-at-least-temporarily
doyon.com/ambler-road-update
nytimes.com/2023/10/13/climate/alaska-ambler-road-mine.html
peltola.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=144
counterpunch.org/2022/11/23/why-the-ambler-road-is-one-of-the-biggest-threats-to-alaskan-wildlands
highnorthnews.com/en/western-arctic-caribou-herd-decline-continues
alaska-native-news.com/blms-supplemental-environment-impact-statement-reinforces-tanana-chiefs-conferences-longstanding-claims-in-ambler-road-opposition/70273/#:~:text=Traditional%20Indigenous%20knowledge%20informs%20our,and%20sexual%20violence%2C%20cause%20widespread
frontiersman.com/news/northwest-alaska-native-leaders-push-for-ambler-road-in-washington-d-c/article_db1e41b6-e313-11ed-b09d-87b46f7c7bfe.html
adn.com/opinions/2023/10/14/opinion-alaska-native-support-for-the-ambler-access-project-is-growing
Ambler Metals: amblermetals.com
AIDEA: aidea.org/About
Videos: vimeo.com/646793833
youtube.com/watch?v=hpStVxEOjnw&t=2s
youtube.com/watch?v=1EN54hDPR_0
Images and Music:
Storyblocks
NPS (Kyle Joly, Christopher Houlette)
NPCA
Brooks Range Council
Ambler Metals, LLC
