Alaska mining Ambler Road Trump copper.

President Donald Trump on Monday ordered approval of a proposed 211-mile road through an Alaska wilderness to allow mining of copper, cobalt, gold and other minerals. The long-debated Ambler Road project was approved in the first Trump administration, but was later blocked by the Biden administration after an analysis determined the project would threaten caribou and other wildlife and harm Alaska Native tribes that rely on hunting and fishing. Trump said the gravel road is “something that should’ve been long operating and … supplying a lot of energy and minerals.” In a related development, the White House said it is taking 10% equity stake in a Canadian company seeking to develop the Ambler site.