Los Andes Copper Ltd. announced the appointment of Mr. Ricardo Palma C. as Vice President of Development for the Company as well as Executive President for Compañia Minera Vizcachitas Holding, Los Andes's operating subsidiary in Chile. Mr. Palma is a Mining Engineer with over 40 years experience. Prior to Los Andes, he was General Manager (Division CEO) of Codelco's Andina Division, which is located in the same region as Vizcachitas. Before joining Andina, Mr. Palma was the Country Manager in Chile for Yamana Gold, and worked on Barrick Gold's Pascua-Lama and Veladero projects. He also worked on Cia Minera Dona Ines de Collahuasi, the joint venture controlled by Glencore and Anglo American, where he was tasked with completing construction, commissioning and running of the original project.