Allegiance Mining has appointed Jinchuan Group vice president, vice chairman and chief financial officer Shi Peirong, as a director.

Shi Peirong joined the Jinchuan Group in 1980 after receiving a Masters Degree in Economics and Marketing at the Marxism College Beijing. He has played a prominent role under chairman Li Yongjun's leadership in building the Jinchuan Group to be the world's fifth largest integrated nickel producer.

Jinchuan's chief Australian representative Zhang Yimin will be Shi Peirong's alternate director.

Allegiance chairman Tony Howland-Rose says: "Jinchuan brings a wealth of technical and management experience to the Allegiance team. We look forward to contributing to their initial goal of producing 200,000 tonnes of nickel metal per year." www.allegiance-mining.com.au