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Saudi Arabia heads to Brazil, Chile in pursuit of mineral wealth

Saudi Mining Minister Bandar Alkhorayaf visits South America as the kingdom hunts for lithium supplies, a key ingredient for EV batteries

Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources Bandar Alkhorayef. (Photo: Getty Images)

Saudi Arabia’s determination to develop an electric vehicle industry and expand its role in the international mining industry is taking its leaders to South America. 

Bandar Alkhorayaf, Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources, will visit Brazil and...