| Dr. Dianmin Chen Position: Chief Executive Officer After graduating from Central South University in Changsha, China with a Bachelor of Science degree in Mining Engineering, Dr Chen worked in the mining industry in China for eight years, and then was sponsored to conduct research in Australia in 1990. In 1994 Dr Chen was granted his PhD degree from Wollongong University, Australia for his work on rock bolting design systems in underground excavation. Dr Chen then worked for Northparkes Mines (now part of Rio Tinto) on the design and production of a large modern block carving operation. In 1998, Dr Chen joined Barrick Gold Corporation, the biggest gold producer in the world, where he held progressively senior roles, and worked at several of Barrick's projects/ operations in Australia. Dr Chen moved to Sino Gold Corporation, an Australian mining company, (now merged into Eldorado Gold, a Canadian company) in 2007 and was appointed the Executive Director and General Manager at Sino Jinfeng Mining Ltd, a subsidiary of Sino Gold in 2008, where he was responsible for the management of the Jinfeng Gold Mine located in Guizhou Province, China. In 2009, Dr Chen was the Chief Operations Officer of CITIC Pacific Mining Management Ltd in Western Australia before he became the Vice President of Operations at Minco Silver Mining Company and the President of Foshan Minco Fuwan Mining Co Ltd., a subsidiary of Minco Silver. | |
| Derek Liu Position: Chief Financial Officer Derek Liu is a professional accountant with over 15 year diverse international experiences in financial reporting, auditing, and accounting. He is a member of Certified General Accountants Association of British Columbia ("CGA, BC") and a Certified Public Accountant ("CPA") in the State of Colorado, USA. He has held senior accounting positions, such as corporate controller and chief financial officer, at a numerous public Canadian mining companies for the past several years. | |
| Rick Sproule Position: Vice President of Geology Rick has over 34 years of experience in exploration and geology, with a specific focus on base metals, uranium and gold. He was previously the Senior/Chief Mine Geologist at Goldcorp's Red Lake Mine for eight years. Prior to that, he also worked for Kinross Gold as Mine Geologist and has served on the Board of Directors for various junior mining and exploration companies. Rick has spent a number of years as a consulting geologist handling a portfolio of exploration projects including nickel exploration and evaluation. He holds a Bachelor of Science in geology from Dalhousie University. |
