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Draft Environmental Impact Statement and Environmental and Economic Analysis filed for the Ambler Road
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\nDraft Environmental Impact Statement and Environmental and Economic Analysis filed for the Ambler Road\n\n/* Style Definitions */\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCanada NewsWire\nVANCOUVER, Aug. 26, 2019\n\n\n\nVANCOUVER, Aug. 26, 2019 /CNW/ - Trilogy Metals Inc. (TSX/NYSE American: TMQ) (\"Trilogy Metals\", \"Trilogy\" or the \"Company\") is pleased to report the public release of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement by the United States Bureau of Land Management (\"BLM\") for the Ambler Mining District Industrial Access Project or AMDIAP (Ambler Access Road) and the Environmental and Economic Analysis by the United States National Park Service (\"NPS\") for that portion of AMDIAP that traverses the Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve. \nAmbler Mining District Industrial Access Project (\"AMDIAP\")\nOn August 23, 2019 the BLM, the lead agency for the permitting of the Ambler Mining District Industrial Access Project (\"AMDIAP\"), completed the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (\"EIS\") which has been posted on the BLM website (see below). Also, the NPS, which is a cooperating agency, has completed and posted the Environmental and Economic Analysis (\"EEA\") on the National Park Service website. The EEA will evaluate the two alternative routes for the AMDIAP – the shortest overall AMDIAP route and the shortest route across the NPS Preserve lands.\nThe next step is a public comment period which will be held over 45 days. Comments on the Draft EIS will be accepted through October 15, 2019 with meetings scheduled to commence on September 10, 2019 in Alaska. \nFor more information on the Draft EIS please visit the BLM website at https://www.blm.gov/alaska. Information on the EEA can be found at https://www.nps.gov/gaar/learn/management/ambler-row.htm. \nRick Van Nieuwenhuyse, President and CEO of Trilogy Metals commented, \"The release of the draft EIS by the BLM and the EEA is a critical milestone for the permitting of the AMDIAP which would allow the exploration and development of the Ambler Mining District and our Upper Kobuk Mineral Projects spec...