Draft Environmental Impact Statement and Environmental and Economic Analysis filed for the Ambler Road
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News Release
Draft Environmental Impact Statement and Environmental and
Economic Analysis filed for the Ambler Road
August 26, 2019 - Vancouver, British Columbia – 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.
Ambler Mining District Industrial Access Project (“AMDIAP”)
On 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.
The next step is a public comment period which will be held over 45 days. Comments on the
Draft EIS will be accepted through Oct ober 15, 2019 with meetings scheduled to commence
on September 10, 2019 in Alaska.
For 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.
Rick 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 specifically. I am also pleased that the NPS has completed the EEA.
The EEA is also a critical document in that it examines the two proposed routes that will
traverse the Gates of the North Preserve. Trilogy looks forward to engaging in this process
which will give all stakeholders an opportunity to have a voice in the permitting of the AMDIAP.”
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About Trilogy Metals
Trilogy Metals Inc. is a metals exploration and development company focused on exploring and
developing the Ambler mining district located in northwestern Alaska. It is one of the richest
and most-prospective known copper-dominant districts located in one of the safest geopolitical
jurisdictions in the world. It hosts world -class polymetallic VMS deposits that contain copper,
zinc, lead, gold and silver, and carbonate replacement deposits which have been found to host
high-grade copper and cobalt mineralization. Exploration efforts have been focused on two
deposits in the Ambler mining district - the Arctic VMS deposit and the Bornite carbonate
replacement deposit. Both deposits are located within the Company's land package that spans
approximately 143,000 h ectares. The Company has an agreement with NANA Regional
Corporation, Inc., a Regional Alaska Native Corporation that provides a framework for the
exploration and potential development of the Ambler mining district in cooperation with local
communities. Our vision is to develop the Ambler mining district into a premier North American
copper producer.
Company Contact
Patrick Donnelly
Vice President, Corporate Communications & Development
604-630-3569
604-638-8088 or 1-855-638-8088
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including the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements, other than statements of
historical fact, included herein, including, without limitation, planned expenditures and the anticipated drilling, survey,
permitting and other activity at the Company’s properties and the timing thereof, the timing and the filing of updated
technical reports on the Company’s projects , are forward-looking statements. The metallurgical results discussed in
this press release should not be considered representative of other drilling results for the 201 9 drilling campaign.
Forward-looking statements are frequently, but not always, identified by words such as "expects”, "anticipates”,
"believes”, "intends”, "estimates”, "potential”, "possible”, and similar expressions, or statements that events,
conditions, or results "will”, "may”, "could”, or "should” occur or be achieved. These forward-looking statements may
include statements regarding perceived merit of properties; exploration plans and budgets; mineral reserves and
resource estimates; work programs; c apital expenditures; timelines; strategic plans; market prices for precious and
base metals; or other statements that are not statements of fact. Forward -looking statements involve various risks
and uncertainties. There can be no assurance that such statem ents will prove to be accurate, and actual results and
future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Important factors that could cause
actual results to differ materially from the Company's expectations include the uncer tainties involving success of
exploration, development and mining activities, permitting timelines, requirements for additional capital, government
regulation of mining operations, environmental risks, unanticipated reclamation expenses; mineral reserve an d
resource estimates and the assumptions upon which they are based; assumptions and discount rates being
appropriately applied to the pre-feasibility study; our assumptions with respect to the likelihood and timing of the
AMDIAP; capital estimates; prices for energy inputs, labour, materials, supplies and services the interpretation of drill
results, the need for additional financing to explore and develop properties and availability of financing in the debt and
capital markets; uncertainties involved in the interpretation of drilling results and geological tests and the estimation
of reserves and resources; the need for cooperation of government agencies and native groups in the development
and operation of properties as well as the construction of the access road; the need to obtain permits and governmental
approvals; risks of construction and mining projects such as accidents, equipment breakdowns, bad weather, non -
compliance with environmental and permit requirements, unanticipated variation in geological structures, metal grades
or recovery rates; unexpected cost increases, which could include significant increases in estimated capital and
operating costs; fluctuations in metal prices and currency exchange rates; and other risks and uncertainties disclosed
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in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10 -K for the year ended November 30, 201 8 filed with Canadian securities
regulatory authorities and with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and in other Company reports
and documents filed with applicable securities regulatory authorities from time to time. The Company's forward-looking
statements reflect the beliefs, opinions and projections on the date the statements are made. The Company assumes
no obligation to update the forward-looking statements or beliefs, opinions, projections, or other factors, should they
change, except as required by law.
Cautionary Note to United States Investors
This press release has been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the securities laws in effect in Canada,
which differ from the requirements of U.S. securities laws. Unless otherwise indicated, all resource and reserve
estimates included in this press release have been prepared in accordance with Canadian National Instrument 43-101
Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects (“NI 43 -101”) and the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and
Petroleum (CIM)—CIM Definition Standards on Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves, adopted by the CIM Council,
as amended (“CIM Definition Standards”). C anadian standards, including NI 43 -101, differ significantly from the
requirements of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and resource and reserve information
contained herein may not be comparable to similar information disclosed by U.S. companies. In particular, and without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, the term "resource” does not equate to the term "reserves”. Under U.S.
standards, mineralization may not be classified as a "reserve” unless the determination has been m ade that the
mineralization could be economically and legally produced or extracted at the time the reserve determination is made.
The requirements of NI 43-101 for identification of "reserves” are also not the same as those of the SEC, and reserves
reported by Trilogy Metals in compliance with NI 43 -101 may not qualify as "reserves” under SEC standards. Arctic
does not have known reserves, as defined under SEC Industry Guide 7. Accordingly, information concerning mineral
deposits set forth herein may not be comparable with information made public by companies that report in accordance
with U.S. standards.