Wealth Minerals appoints new director and chief operating officer

Wealth Minerals Limited recently named Xiaohuan Tang its new director and chief operating officer.

Tang, an environmental engineer, most recently served as general manager of Jinzhao Mining Peru and was responsible for the successful permitting of the 2 billion tonnes Pampa de Pongo iron deposit in Arequipa, Peru. 

"We are delighted to announce Mr. Tang's appointments for Wealth,” Henk van Alphen, Wealth's president and CEO, said. “As general manager of Jinzhao Mining, he was responsible for all aspects of the Pampa de Pongo deposit from 2010 to receipt of the mine permits in early 2015. Having secured permits for such a large-scale mining project in Peru, Mr. Tang has proven himself to be a very capable mining executive who understands how to work with communities and government authorities to secure mine permits under conditions acceptable to all stakeholders. His operating experience in Peru as well as his connections to investors in China will be critical to Wealth going forward."

Before Jinzhao, Tang worked in structured mining project financing at Standard Bank London and Shanghai. He also was a consultant for the British Foreign Office South American Group and Peruvian think-tank Macroconsult.

Tang completed research work at UN-ECLAC in Chile, and has been involved in mineral exploration in Colombia and Honduras.