The company raised $200 million to dig for copper and lithium using AI.

Northvolt is currently in talks with the Canadian and Quebec governments on a potential multibillion-dollar plant near Montreal.

Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund may strike the deal for a roughly 10% stake of Vale's nickel and copper operations.

Chinese firms have already invested in lithium hydroxide refineries in Western Australia.

The government will set up a new international program to attract investment linked to markets in the United States, the United Kingdom, Japan, Korea, India and the European Union.

Investors are placing pressure on the carmaker to carry out an audit \ in Xinjiang, where  human rights abuses have been documented.

Chile is already the world’s no. 2 producer of lithium after Australia. But demand is exploding worldwide.

Lynas is racing to complete construction of the plant to handle cracking and leaching.