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Trilogy Metals Announces Commencement of Permitting for High-Grade Arctic Copper-Zinc-Lead-Gold-Silver Project in Alaska
Fully Funded Exploration and Development Field Program by Ambler Metals Anticipated to Commence in May Independent Economic Impact Study Highlights Arctic's
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[{"type":"text","content":" Fully Funded Exploration and Development Field Program by Ambler Metals Anticipated to Commence in May Independent Economic Impact Study Highlights Arctic's Substantial Benefits to Alaska and the Northwest Arctic Region All amounts are in United States dollars unless otherwise stated. VANCOUVER, BC, April 21, 2026 /CNW/ - Trilogy Metals Inc. (NYSE American: TMQ) (TSX: TMQ) (\"Trilogy Metals\", \"Trilogy\" or the \"Company\") announced today that Ambler Metals LLC (\"Ambler Metals\"), its 50/50 joint venture with South32 Limited (\"South32\"), has commenced the permitting process for the Arctic Project (the \"Arctic Project\" or \"Arctic\"), part of the Upper Kobuk Mineral Projects (\"UKMP\") in northwestern Alaska's Ambler Mining District. Arctic is one of the highest-grade, undeveloped open-pittable copper deposits in the world, with an estimated average grade of approximately 5% copper equivalent1,2, bolstered by material precious metals by-product credits. Ambler Metals has submitted an application for a Clean Water Act Section 404 permit with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (\"USACE\"), thereby initiating federal permitting for mine development and operations at Arctic. In addition to this application submission, Ambler Metals plans to request an eligibility review for coverage under the Title 41 of the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act program (\"FAST-41\"), administered by the Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council. FAST-41 coverage would provide a comprehensive, integrated permitting timetable and bring greater transparency to the project through the federal Permitting Dashboard. Tony Giardini, President and CEO of Trilogy, commented: \"Requiring a Section 404 permit from the USACE under the Clean Water Act streamlines the Arctic Project's federal permitting pathway. All other significant permits are issued at the state and local levels, concentrating federal review into a single, well-defined process while maintaining rigorous environmental oversight. \"By potentially leveraging the FAST-41 program, the Arctic Project benefits from a level of inter-agency coordination and timeline accountability that was historically unavailable to large-scale resource developments. This process transforms often fragmented federal reviews into a synchronized, transparent schedule, providing our stakeholders with a cl...