Xin Song

Biography

Mr. Song joined the Company on October 9, 2009 as CEO and an executive Director, and was appointed as the Chairman of the Board on February 24, 2014. He is responsible for the Company’s strategic planning and business operations. Mr. Song also serves as Chairman of China National Gold Group Corporation (“China National Gold”), the Company’s principal shareholder and the largest gold producer in China, where he is responsible for resources development, geological exploration and international operations. Mr. Song serves as chairman of the board of Skyland Mining Limited, since December 2007 and serves as chairman of the board of Tibet Jia Ertong Mining Development Co., Ltd., since April 2008, which subsidiaries hold the Company’s Jiama Mine. Mr. Song serves as a director of Zhongjin Gold Corporation, a public company listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange, since March 2007, for which he served as chairman of the board from September 2003 to March 2007. Mr. Song serves as a director of China National Gold Group Hong Kong Limited, since March 2008 and serves as a director of China Gold Hong Kong Holding Corp. Limited, since August 2011. He serves as a director of Mundoro Mining Inc., a private British Columbia based junior natural resource company, since October 2011. Mr. Song holds a Ph.D. doctorate degree in resources economics and management from the University of Science and Technology Beijing, China, a master’s degree in business administration from the China Europe International Business School, a master’s degree in mining engineering from the University of Science and Technology in Beijing and a bachelor’s degree in mineral processing engineering from the Central-South Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. 

Research Interest

Mining and Metallurgy