Aterian PLC on Tuesday appointed Luke Rogers to the position of chief operating officer of the mining firm.

Most recently, Rogers was COO of Trinity Metals Ltd, a tin and tungsten producer in East Africa. Aterian said he oversaw nine mine projects, 4,500 employees, and the ‘largest ever’ investment in the Rwandan mining sector.

Prior to this, Rogers was country manager for AMR Gold in Sierra Leone, leading a team of 26 people and helped develop the region’s Wilkinson Hill Coltan deposit.

Chair Charles Bray said: ‘The recent acquisition of the copper-silver and base metal assets in Morocco, together with the move to the Standard List of the London Stock Exchange will present opportunities in which Luke’s skill set will provide significant added benefit to the company. His intimate understanding of Rwanda and its mining sector will serve us well as we continue evaluating our tantalum-niobium-tin projects in the south of the country and the metals trading business.’

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