Trilogy Metals Announces Acceptance of Alaska's High-Grade Arctic Copper-Zinc-Lead-Gold-Silver Project into the FAST-41 Federal Permitting Program

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VANCOUVER, BC, May 15, 2026 /CNW/ - Trilogy Metals Inc. (NYSE American: TMQ) (TSX: TMQ) ("Trilogy Metals", "Trilogy" or the "Company") announced today that its flagship Arctic Project in northwestern Alaska's Ambler Mining District, being advanced by Ambler Metals LLC ("Ambler Metals") – its 50/50 joint venture with South32 Limited (ASX, LSE, JSE: S32; ADR: SOUHY) ("South32") – has been officially accepted as a "Covered Project" on the Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council's (the "Permitting Council") Federal Permitting Dashboard at permits.performance.gov under Title 41 of the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act ("FAST-41"). The designation marks a pivotal milestone as Ambler Metals advances toward the start of the National Environmental Policy Act process, and positions the Arctic Project as a priority domestic critical mineral development under President Trump's resource policy agenda. Tony Giardini, President and CEO of Trilogy, commented: "Acceptance into the FAST-41 program is one of the most significant milestones in the Arctic Project's history. The United States currently imports a substantial share of its copper supply from foreign nations – a strategic vulnerability that FAST-41, by providing a clear and coordinated federal permitting framework for domestic mineral projects, could help alleviate. Inclusion on the Federal Permitting Dashboard signals that the Arctic Project has been recognized at the highest levels of government as a nationally important critical minerals asset. For our shareholders and for the State of Alaska, this program provides a defined, transparent, and enforceable permitting schedule. We look forward to working closely with the Permitting Council, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (the "Corps"), cooperating agencies, and the local stakeholders and communities as we advance this project; their support and engagement will be as important to us as any regulatory milestone along the way." In April 2026, Ambler Metals filed an application for a Clean Water Act Section 404 permit with the Corps, initiating federal permitting for the Arctic Project. The FAST-41 Covered Project designation follows directly from that filing and from a broader sequence of federal policy actions supporting domesti...

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