The decision issued Monday is the latest in a long string of legal and administrative rulings against the project.
"Ambler Mine"
Western Arctic Caribou Herd decline continues, bringing population to a third of peak size
Caribou and reindeer populations have been declining around the circumpolar north.
State investment authority joins mining company to put $35M towards controversial Ambler Road
The proposed project would run roughly 211 miles from the Dalton Highway to the Ambler Mining District in the Northwest Arctic Borough.
Northwest Arctic leaders urge Ambler Metals to focus on local hire for future mining
“You’re going into the region to the land where people own,” said assembly member Walter Sampson. “And we expect companies to make sure that they take their word to make sure that regional employees are the number one in this region to be hired.”