The Metals is trading 10.03% up at $4.12, a sharp rebound from its September 29 close of $3.74. - Bitcoin is up 0.14% since its last close and Ether is down 0.52%; crypto moves do not match the stock’s gain. - On September 29, former ExxonMobil Upstream chief Liam Mallon was appointed to the board as the company advances seabed-mining plans. Available reporting does not directly attribute the September 30 price jump to the appointment.