The Alaska Miner Summer 2024 16 Who was your mentor in this industry and what did they teach you that remains true today? My background has been in the mining legal and policy area, and I have learned extensively from Jim Clark, former Chief of Staff to Governor Murkowski. As a fellow Juneauite and political appointee, Jim has taught me how to build bridges with stakeholders, communities, tribal organizations, mining companies and environmental groups in order to move projects forward. Jim’s consistent engagement has been felt by mining projects across our great state, and especially in Southeast Alaska. Jim especially taught me the value of hard work and dedication within the mining (and other natural resources) community and how we, as Alaskans, must work together to develop our resources. We have to be creative in our problem solving, often overcoming the challenging bureaucracy in Washington, D.C. Developing our resources isn’t easy, but it is important that we do it right while acknowledging that we have the right to do it under the Statehood Act and ANILCA. What brought you to mining in the first place? I first started working on mining issues as the Senior Republican Counsel for the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. It was incredible to be a part of mining policy day in and day out and I was able to gain a quick understanding of the importance of the mining industry to Alaska’s and our country’s economy as well as the important national security role that the mining industry plays for our nation. Growing up in Juneau, I was always keenly aware of the benefits the mining industry provided my community and region. Many of my friends growing up in Juneau ended up working for Greens Creek or Kensington. You can't overstate the importance of the industry to the State of Alaska. The jobs have been incredibly important for all of Southeast Alaska. What was one experience you will never forget? One of my proudest accomplishments as Chief of Staff for Senator Murkowski was the work we did to move the Willow Project forward for Alaska. This project will bring thousands of direct and indirect jobs to our state at an important time. I will never forget the White House meetings that I was able to join with our full Congressional Delegation and top Administration officials where each delegation member made incredibly powerful points about why resource development is so important to our State. The Willow Project gives a blueprint on how to move important economic development projects forward for Alaska and I In each issue of The Alaska Miner, we recognize a member of our Alaska mining community. This issue we are interviewing Kaleb Froehlich, Managing Director for Ambler Metals. Faces of Mining Kaleb Froehlich Managing Director, Ambler Metals CONTINUED on PAGE 18 Kaleb with his father, Peter, and brother, Ephraim, on the Tustumena Ferry.
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