Guocheng Pan graduated from the Geology Department of Peking University in geochemistry and was awarded a bachelor 's degree in 1982. After Dr. Pan obtained his master's degree in mathematical geology in 1985, he went to the United States for further studies in 1986 and obtained a Ph.D. in mining and mineral economics from the University of Arizona in 1990. Since graduat ion, Dr. Pan has served as department head, senior director, vice president, general manager, and Chairman of the board of large global mining companies (such as Anglo American Resources, Gold Fields, Hanking Group, etc.), responsible for technical managem ent and production operations, project development, resource integration, etc. He is a leader in the mining industry with a global perspective who has more than 30 years of experience in the global mining industry and has higher visibility and reputation i n the mining field. In terms of academics , Dr. Pan won the first "International Mathematics Geology Chairman Award" by the Chinese in 1990 , and was selected into the "International Intellectuals Hall of Fame" in 1995. In 2000, he published "Information Sy nthesis for Mineral Exploration" by Oxford University Press. Dr. Pan has published nearly a hundred papers or special reports in various international authoritative academic journals and has been employed as a guest professor from many universities includi ng Jilin University and Northeastern University. Dr. Pan has the deep and extensive professional knowledge, has accumulated rich practical experience in mining project development and operation, and demonstrated his unique operational capabilities in value creation. Dr. Pan is currently the CEO and Vice Chairman of Hanking Group, an international mining group company with multiple minerals such as gold, nickel and iron.