‘Mine baby mine’: Trump approves Alaska mining road to boost copper, zinc production; aims to counter China in AI race
US President Donald Trump on Monday approved plans to build a 211-mile road through remote parts of Alaska to open up access to valuable mineral deposits, including copper, cobalt and gold.The Ambler Road project, located north of Fairbanks, had first been cleared during Trump’s earlier term in office, however, the Biden administration later halted it,…