Djanira Santos is a Mining Engineer, specialized in Mineral Economics, with 15 years of experience in the Angolan mining sector, particularly in the development, management, and implementation of mining projects, negotiation of mining investment contracts, and application and interpretation of Angolan mining legislation. She served as the Director of the Society of Precious Metals of Angola (Somepa, Lda) for 7 years, overseeing the development of the M’Popo Gold Project in Huíla, and as an Administrator of Ferrangol-EP for 3 years.