INTERVIEW: Global interest in Saudi Arabia’s mineral auctions surprises to upside

Interest in Saudi Arabia’s incipient mineral deposit auctions program has surprised to the upside as investors seek resources in varied jurisdictions for energy transition applications, the kingdom’s minister of industry and mineral resources, Bandar bin Ibrahim Al-Khorayef, said. Political considerations over Saudi Arabia have not impeded investor interest, the minister said in an interview after the London leg of a…