FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Media Contact: Kenna O’Neill — koneill@miningamerica.org
The American Exploration & Mining Association released the following statement upon the Department of the Interior’s rejection of the Ambler Road project:
“This disappointing decision on the Ambler Road project is unfortunately emblematic of the administration’s record on mining policy and securing our domestic mineral supply chains. For every step forward, we seem to take two or three steps back,” said American Exploration & Mining Association Executive Director Mark Compton. “While some agencies make funding available to support domestic mining, Interior is rejecting or slow-walking permits, terminating leases, and placing millions of additional acres off-limits to mining. Interior’s actions only exacerbate our dangerous reliance on foreign minerals and sabotage a raft of Biden administration initiatives. It’s time we recognize the true cost of not developing domestic mineral resources to our national and economic security, as well as to the communities and peoples that would benefit. After all, there is no ‘Made in America’ without ‘Mined in America.’
About AEMA: American Exploration & Mining Association is a 129 year old, 1,800 member, national association representing the minerals industry. With members in 46 states, AEMA is the recognized national voice for exploration, the junior mining sector, maintaining access to public lands, and represents the entire mining life cycle, from exploration through production to reclamation and closure.