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Dr. Cai has served as Chairman and director of the Company since March, 2000 . Dr. Cai holds a Ph.D. in mineral economics from Queens University in Kingston , Ontario , Canada . Dr. Cai, a Chinese national now living in Canada , has 20 years of experience in mineral exploration, project evaluation, corporate financing and company management. Dr. Cai has been responsible for negotiating the property agreements in China through his contacts in the Chinese mining communities. This has allowed The Company to access data on a large number of projects throughout China . Dr. Cai has served as a director of several publicly-traded and private Canadian and Chinese companies. In addition, Dr. Cai is a director of Dragon Pharmaceutical, Inc., a company whose shares of common stock are registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. | 