Evgenie Belchenko Leonidovich - Chairman
Mr. Belchenko is an accomplished Russian mining engineer. He holds a Bachelor's Degree in mountain engineering and a Ph.D in engineering science (Moscow State Mountain Institute, 1977, St. Petersburg State Polytechnic Institute, 2005), and is a full member of the International Mining Academy (MAI).

Mr. Belchenko has participated in expert valuations and estimates of mining enterprises in the Russian Federation, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Mozambique, Zambia, Australia, Angola and Mongolia. He has served as a director for Bilibinskiy MPIW, and was a founder of the Republic of Buryatiya Precious/Rare Earth Metals development project.

In conjunction with Canadian-based mining firm Knelson, Mr. Belchenko developed and introduced a series of gravity-based concentrators now known universally as "Knelson Concentrators". They are primarily known for fine gold and other precious metals recovery and rank among the most efficient metals recovery platforms.

Mr. Belchenko is on the faculty at Moscow State Mountain University and has authored two books: Gold of the Russian Interior (Moscow, 2000) and Physical Processes For Mining Minerals In Permafrost (Moscow State Mountain University, Moscow, 2000).

Mr. Belchenko has received numerous awards in his career, including the State Medal "For merits Before The Fatherland" and was the winner of the gold medal for "The Miner Of Russia."