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Charles Bray

Charles Bray is executive chairperson of Aterian, a London Aim-listed critical minerals exploration, development and trading company with a portfolio spanning Morocco, Botswana and Rwanda. He leads Aterian's strategy of combining copper and silver exploration in Morocco's Eastern Anti-Atlas Copper Belt and Botswana's Kalahari Copperbelt with lithium and tantalum interests, alongside a growing mineral trading business operated through its Rwandan subsidiary Eastinco. Since mid-2026 Bray has taken direct strategic responsibility for overseeing and developing Aterian's trading activities, including the expansion of Eastinco's tin, tantalum, tungsten and tantalum-bearing concentrate trading, while CEO Simon Rollason focuses on exploration. He regularly comments on Aterian's quarterly trading results, exploration milestones, regulatory approvals such as environmental-impact assessment clearance for the Agdz project, and new licence awards and partnerships, including the company's joint venture with AI and geology firm Lithosquare and supply agreements with Rwandan mineral producers. Bray frames Aterian's approach as building a diversified, cash-generative critical minerals business that uses trading revenue to reduce reliance on equity dilution and help fund exploration, positioning the company to benefit from rising global demand for copper, silver and other critical metals used in electrification and the energy transition. He emphasises responsible sourcing, traceability and compliance with international standards as differentiators for Aterian's trading operations.

Charles Bray News


Tungsten ore
Aterian subsidiary Eastinco starts tungsten trading trial in Rwanda
16th September 2026 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

LSE-listed Aterian says its wholly owned Rwandan subsidiary Eastinco has started a trial for the trading of tungsten ore and concentrators as part of the continued expansion of the group’s mineral... 


Drill core and a hammer
Aterian identifies new copper targets at Morocco project
3rd August 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

Aim-listed Aterian says an independent interpretation of the recently completed high-resolution ground magnetic data has identified multiple priority copper/silver exploration targets at its... 


A map indicating the location of Aterian's projects in Morocco
Aterian, Lithosquare start joint exploration programmes in Morocco, Botswana
1st July 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

London-listed critical minerals exploration and development company Aterian says field operations have started under its recently established strategic joint venture with AI and geology company... 


Aterian subsidiary enters supply agreement with Rwanda tin, tantalum, tungsten producer
Aterian subsidiary enters supply agreement with Rwanda tin, tantalum, tungsten producer
9th June 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

London-listed Aterian’s subsidiary Eastinco has entered into a long-term supply agreement with an established Rwanda-based tin, tantalum and tungsten (3T) producer and exporter to support the... 


Aterian records strong first quarter as it continues to execute strategy
7th April 2026 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

London-listed Aterian says its Rwandan mineral trading operations continued to deliver strong growth in trading activities during the first quarter ended March 31, generating an unaudited gross... 


Aterian receives EIA approval for Morocco project
26th February 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

Aim-listed Aterian has announced the approval of its recently commissioned environmental-impact assessment (EIA) for the 100%-owned Agdz mining licence, in Morocco. In the current global mining... 


Kalahari Copper Belt area in Botswana
Aterian achieves positive study results at Kalahari Copperbelt
15th January 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

Aim-listed Aterian has reported encouraging results from an independent geophysical study completed over prospecting licence PL265/2025, in the Kalahari Copperbelt (KCB), in Botswana. The company... 


Aterian continues work to grow mineral trading operations
5th January 2026 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Africa-focused critical mineral exploration and development company Aterian informs that its Rwandan mineral trading operations continue to grow and generated an unaudited gross profit of about... 


Aterian awarded three new licences in the Kalahari Copperbelt
7th August 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

London-listed Aterian has announced a significant expansion of its high-potential copper and silver exploration portfolio following the award of three new prospecting licences in the world-renowned... 


Aterian appoints strategic adviser for asset transactions
24th June 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

London-listed Aterian has appointed Arron Smyth as strategic adviser for asset transactions, with immediate effect. In this newly created role, Smyth will support the Aterian management team in... 


Aterian to accelerate African growth with trade facility
2nd May 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

London-listed Aterian has secured signed subscriptions for £468 000 of equity capital targeted through the issue of convertible bonds to both new and existing investors. It is intended that... 


Aterian signs $4.5m trade finance agreement
23rd April 2025 By: Darren Parker

London-listed critical metal-focused exploration and development company Aterian has signed a $4.5-million trade finance agreement with a global commodity trading and financial house. The company... 


Aterian agrees new trade finance facility
12th March 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

London-listed Aterian has agreed to the terms of a new trade finance facility with an international trading house, a milestone in its ongoing growth and expansion strategy. The facility is subject... 


Aterian subsidiary restarts Rwanda mineral trading operations
10th February 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

London-listed Aterian’s wholly-owned subsidiary Eastinco has resumed mineral trading operations in Rwanda following the implementation of the Inkomane trading system as established by the Rwanda... 


Aterian reports positive fieldwork results from Morocco project
2nd December 2024 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

London-listed Aterian has reported more positive results on the recent fieldwork conducted on its Tata copper project, in the western Anti-Atlas Mountains of Morocco, with additional copper... 


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