Directors and Management

Our board of directors and senior management have extensive operational experience and cultural understanding of China, offering a unique platform for Canadian involvement in the Chinese mining industry and distinctive risk management advantages.

Dr. Roger Morton – Director

Dr. Roger Morton is an internationally recognized geologist with over 40 years in mineral discovery and exploration.
Dr. Morton has served as the co-founder and vice president of Golden Star Resources which was responsible for discovering the Omai gold mine in Guyana, South America. He is currently a director of a number of Canadian mineral exploration companies, including Brazauro Resources Corp., Brazilian Diamonds Ltd., Sola Resource Corp., Tres-Or Resources Ltd. and True North Gems Inc. Dr. Morton's geological expertise includes exploration for mineral deposits in Europe, North and South America, Southeast Asia and Africa.
Dr. Morton is Professor Emeritus in economic geology at the University of Alberta.

Dong Bi – Director and Director of Exploration

Bi Dong has over 20 years experience in the mining industry as a geologist and project manager. He has extensive experience in mineral exploration and project assessment, especially in China.
He began his career in the Fujian Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources in China as a geologist, and was subsequently a visiting scientist/ research technician for the Alberta Geological Survey. He was involved in new project assessment and exploration for a number of Vancouver-based mining companies, including CME Consulting, China Clipper Gold Mines Ltd. and Jinshan Gold Mines Inc. (formerly as Pacific Minerals Inc.). He has worked in Carlin Gold Corporation as the vice president - corporate development where he oversaw the company’s gold exploration project in Yunnan province, China including permit approval and setting up joint-venture operations. Mr. Bi Dong holds a B.Sc (Geology) from Nanjing University, China and an M.Sc. (Geology) from the University of Alberta.
Mr. Bi Dong will assist Neo Alliance in new project assessment and executing the recommended exploration program.

Tom C.K. Tang – Director and Director of Mining

Tom C.K. Tang, P. Eng. has spent more than 30 years in the mining industry. He is a member of the Association of Professional Engineers of Ontario, and a certified professional mining engineer with experience, both in operations and consulting. His experience covers a wide variety of minerals including gold, silver, potash, base metals, uranium, tungsten, and asbestos.
He began his career with the Tungsten Mining Corporation in the Northwest Territories where he spent five years. He subsequently moved on to work for Denison Mines and PCS Mining for a total of eight years prior to joining the Kilborn Saskatoon office. After five years with Kilborn Saskatchewan and three years with Williams Operation Corporation in Ontario, Mr. Tang rejoined Kilborn as mine engineer in the Vancouver office. He worked as an independent consultant prior to joining Neo Alliance as a Director of Mining. Mr. Tang received his Bachelor of Science in Applied Science (Mining Engineering) from the Queen’s University in Canada.
Mr. Tang’s experience with Kilborn includes reserve determination and large mine design to the feasibility stage. His expertise in resource modelling, pit configuration, ventilation, material handling, rock mechanics, mine planning, construction of underground facilities, shaft sinking has been particularly beneficial to the assignments he has undertaken.
Mr. Tang was welcomed to the Majiahe gold property as the general manager of the project. He has supervised the operations of the project since October 2004 and is the qualified persons to pursuant to NI43-101 definition.

Don Caron – Director

Don Caron, a resident of Edmonton, Alberta, is the President, Director, and Partner of Western America Capital Inc. Western America is a private equity fund that takes an active interest in the management and growth of diversified companies. Mr. Caron has extensive experience in operational management, public company compliance, financing and reorganization and is a director of several publicly listed companies on the TSX Venture Exchange. He has successfully advised and participated in several mergers and acquisitions. Prior to his involvement with Western America Capital Inc., Mr. Caron articled with an international chartered accounting firm in public practice.

David Tam – Director and Secretary

David Tam is a partner in the law firm Parlee McLaws LLP, Alberta, and has been a member of the Law Society of Alberta since July 1990. His practices focus on securities and corporate commercial transactions and he is a director and corporate secretary of several publicly traded companies listed on the TSX Venture Exchange. Mr. Tam received his Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy degrees from the University of Alberta in Canada.

Liu Quan Qing – Chief Geological Consultant

Mr. Liu Quan Qing has over 30 years experience in the Chinese mining industry. He has held senior positions in various state-owned enterprises including the China National Non-ferrous Metals Industry Cooperative (CNNC), the Beijing Institute of Research Geology, and the China Minerals and Metals Import and Export Cooperative (MINMETALS).

Fan Qi Hao – Chief Geological Consultant

Mr. Fan Qi Hao, a research geologist, is a member of the AUSIMM and has over 30-years of mining experience both in China and abroad. He previously worked in the Hunan division of the Non-ferrous Group in China for over 20 years and was a committee member of the fluid inclusions commission in the Chinese Society of Mineralogy, Petrology and Geochemistry in 1978- 1987.

Wu Jia Long – Chief Geological Consultant

Mr. Wu Jia Long, a field geologist, has over 30 years experience in the Chinese mining industry. He was part of the Huabei division of Non-ferrous Group in China, overseeing exploration work in provinces such as Hebei, Liaoning and Inner Mongolia. A seasoned geologist, he became the chief engineer of the Tianjin Huabei Geological Bureau, responsible for the the management, quality control, and execution of all the exploration programs within the bureau.