Mr. Jiang Zhiyong ("Mr. Jiang"), aged 70, was appointed as a chairman and an executive director of the Company on 8 October 2024.

Mr. Jiang graduated from the Tongguan County Party School of the Communist Party of China (中共潼關縣委黨校). Mr. Jiang has over 30 years of extensive experience in gold mining management, operation and investment in China. Mr. Jiang is the founder of Subei County Holezadegai Northeast Mining Co., Ltd. (肅北縣霍勒扎德蓋北東礦業有限責任公司), a company which became a subsidiary of the Company since 21 July 2023, and he has been responsible for the operation and development of that company for more than ten years.

Mr. Wang Dequan ("Mr. Wang"), aged 45, was appointed as an executive director of the Company on 27 March 2026 and was appointed as the chief executive officer of the Company on 1 October 2025. Mr. Wang is also the general manager of Xian Headquarter, responsible for overseeing the administrative and legal affairs department of the corporate comprehensive management center.

Mr. Wang obtained PhD from Chang’an University and Postdoctoral Researcher at the Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences. Mr. Wang is a Professor-level senior engineer and is an expert in the review expert database for exploration and development plans of non-oil and gas mineral resources in Shaanxi Province. Mr Wang has been engaged in gold mine exploration and research work for a long time and obtained the second prize of Shaanxi Province Science and Technology Progress Award. Mr. Wang has also published more than 40 papers in high-level journals such as Science Citation Index (SCI), Engineering Index (EI) and core Chinese journals and have obtained 8 patents.

Mr. Wang has over 10 years of management and operation experience in gold mining industry. From June 2014 to July 2020, Mr. Wang held various positions at a geological exploration and nuclear energy utilization company, China Shaanxi Nuclear Industry Group Co., Ltd.（中陝核工業集團公司）in Shaanxi Province including the deputy head and deputy manager, engaging in scientific and technological project management, platform development and scientific and technological research and management supervision. From July 2020 to July 2022, Mr. Wang was the Deputy County Magistrate of Tongguan County, Shaanxi Province (Temporary Assigned), engaging in industrial, gold production and investment promotion management. From July 2022 to May 2025, Mr. Wang was the deputy secretary of the party committee and general manager of an exploration company, Zhongshan Nuclear Industry Group 224 Brigade Co., Ltd.（中陝核工業集團二二四大隊有限公司）in charge of business operations.

Mr. Shi Xingzhi ("Mr. Shi"), aged 70, was appointed as an executive director of the Company on 21 February 2017. Mr. Shi is also the chief geologist of Xian Headquarter, responsible for overseeing the geological resources research institute, geological exploration department and mineral rights data management office of the geological resources development and research management center at Xian Headquarter.

Mr. Shi graduated from the Chang An University (長安大學). Mr. Shi is a senior geological engineer. From 1980 to 2004, Mr. Shi held various positions including geological technician, project team leader, project manager, deputy manager of technical department, head engineer, in Shaanxi Province and Guangzhou, the People’s Republic of China. From 2005 to 2015, Mr. Shi held various positions at an exploration company in Shaanxi Province including the deputy manager and deputy general manager (technical). From June 2015 to September 2016, Mr. Shi was the head geological engineer of a gold mining company in Gansu Province. Immediately before his appointment as executive director of the Company, Mr. Shi was the senior technical consultant of Tongguan County Xiangshun Mining Development Co., Ltd. (潼關縣祥順礦業發展有限公司), a company which became a subsidiary of the Company since 27 January 2017.

Mr. Shi Shengli ("Mr. Shi"), aged 63, was appointed as an executive director of the Company on 14 June 2017.

Mr. Shi graduated from the China University of Geosciences (Beijing)(中國地質大學(北京)). Mr. Shi is a senior geological engineer certified by the Senior Professional Qualification of Shaanxi Provincial People’s Government (陝西省人民政府高級專業技術任職資格). From 1985 to 2011, Mr. Shi held various positions including geological technician, project team leader and project manager in Northwest Nonferrous Geological Bureau Team 712 in the PRC. From November 2011 to November 2013, Mr. Shi was the head engineer of a gold mining company in Tongguan County of Shaanxi Province. Immediately before his appointment as the executive director of the Company, Mr. Shi was the senior geological engineer of Tongguan County Xiangshun Mining Development Co., Ltd (潼關縣祥順礦業發展有限公司), a company which became a subsidiary of the Company since 27 January 2017.

Mr. Yeung Kwok Kuen ("Mr. Yeung"), aged 53, was appointed as an executive director of the Company on 1 December 2014. Mr. Yeung is also the chief financial officer of the Company and a director of several subsidiaries of the Company.

Mr. Yeung graduated from The Chinese University of Hong Kong with a bachelor degree in Professional Accountancy and obtained a master degree in Corporate Finance from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He is a fellow member of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants and a fellow member of The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants. Mr. Yeung has over 20 years of experience in handling accounting and finance matters. Mr. Yeung, was previously an executive director of the Company for the period from 17 January 2007 to 28 February 2014, and also held the position as the qualified accountant and chief financial officer of the Company during that period. From 2004 to 2006, Mr. Yeung was the chief financial officer of a trading and manufacturing group and prior to this, Mr. Yeung was the manager of an international accounting firm.

Ms. Feng Fangqing ("Ms. Feng"), aged 56, was appointed as an executive director of the Company on 8 October 2024. Ms. Feng is also the chief financial officer and chief accountant of Xian Headquarter, responsible for overseeing the financial management department of the financial operation and information management center.

Ms. Feng obtained the qualifications of senior accountant in 2013, international certified internal auditor in 2004 and senior gold investment analyst in 2011. From 1992 to 2015, Ms. Feng served in various positions in various companies, including accountant, principal accountant, financial controller, gold trading supervisor, etc., and was fully responsible for the companies’ financial management. From 2015 and until her appointment as the executive director of the Company, Ms. Feng served as the financial controller of a subsidiary of the Company.

Mr. Chu Kang Nam ("Mr. Chu"), aged 70, was appointed as an independent non-executive director of the Company on 16 May 2007.

Mr. Chu graduated from Xiamen University with a Bachelor of Arts degree, and thereafter, lectured at the Xiamen University. Mr. Chu worked in government departments of the Fujian Province of the PRC from June 1984 to November 1989, responsible for research and management positions in economics and foreign trade areas. Mr. Chu has also assumed senior management positions at various trading and retail companies since December 1989. In September 1995, he was employed as a research analyst at the Fujian Provincial Government Development Research Centre. Mr. Chu has over 20 years of management and operation experience in the areas of economics and trading.

Mr. Liang Xushu ("Mr. Liang"), aged 60, was appointed as an independent non-executive director of the Company on 14 June 2017.

Mr. Liang graduated from University of Science and Technology Beijing (北京科技大學). Mr. Liang also obtained a master’s degree and a doctorate degree in Engineering from University of Science and Technology Beijing (北京科技大學). Mr. Liang has over 20 years of management and operation experience in the gold mining industry. From 1993 to 2000, Mr. Liang held various positions at China National Gold Group Corporation (中國黃金集團公司) including supervisor, deputy manager and senior engineer. From 2001 to 2007, Mr. Liang was a deputy head engineer and production technology manager in Zhongjin Gold Corporation Limited (中金黄金股份有限公司). From 2007 to 2014, Mr. Liang was a general manager of two mining investment companies in the PRC. From 2015 to 2016, Mr Liang was a general manager of Zhongjin Golden Valley Fund Management Co., Ltd. (中金金谷基金管理有限公司). Currently, he is a vice secretary of China Occupational Safety and Health Association (中國職業安全健康協會) and the chairman of China Occupation Safety and Health (Beijing) Technology Development Co., Ltd. (中職安健(北京)科技發展有限公司).

Mr. Leung Ka Wo ("Mr. Leung"), aged 52, was appointed as an independent non-executive director of the Company on 25 August 2017.

Mr. Leung is currently a director and chief financial officer of China TX IIOT Group (Hong Kong) Limited. He holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Seattle University. Mr. Leung is a certified public accountant of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants and certified public accountant of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Mr. Leung has over 25 years of experience in handling accounting, taxation and corporate finance matters. Mr. Leung is also an independent non-executive director of Ye Xing Group Holdings Limited (Stock Code: 1941), a company listed on the main board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited.

Mr. Fang Ning ("Mr. Fang"), aged 55, is the vice president of mining engineering operation of the Company and executive deputy general manager of Xian Headquarter, responsible for the production, operation and management of the subsidiary engineering company. Mr. Fang is also a director of a subsidiary of the Company.

Mr. Fang has over 34 years of management and operation experience in the gold mining industry, and has obtained qualifications such as Senior Engineer in Engineering Surveying and Second-Class Registered Constructor of Mining Engineering in Shaanxi Province. From 1991 to 2006, Mr. Fang served as a technician, deputy director of the mining area, deputy director of the general engineering office, deputy director of the dispatching office, party branch secretary, deputy commander (new mines), director of the technical office (underground infrastructure mines) and other positions in various gold mining companies in Anhui Province. From 2007 to 2011, Mr. Fang served as a project manager (underground infrastructure project) of a mining company in Shaanxi Province. From 2011 to February 2024, Mr. Fang served as the executive deputy manager of various project departments (underground infrastructure projects), deputy manager of production safety, project manager (infrastructure shaft projects, mining projects), deputy manager in charge of market development, etc. of a mining development service company. Immediately before his appointment as the vice president of mining engineering operation of the Company and executive deputy general manager of Xian Headquarter, Mr. Fang was the deputy general manager of safety and environmental protection production technology of a subsidiary of the Company.

Mr. Xie Yun ("Mr. Xie"), aged 54, is the vice president of the Company (Gansu region). Mr. Xie is responsible for the daily operation and management of the Company’s subsidiaries in Gansu. Mr. Xie is also a director of several subsidiaries of the Company.

Mr. Xie obtained a master’s degree from Shaanxi Institute of Business Administration. He is an outstanding talent of Gansu Province, a member of the Jiuquan Municipal Political Consultative Conference and a representative of the People’s Congress of Subei County. Mr. Xie has over 30 years of management and operation experience in the gold mining industry. From 1992 to 2007, Mr. Xie served as the supervisor, the supervisor of the ore dressing workshop and the deputy mine manager of the Tongguan County Municipal Gold Mine Office. From 2007 to 2010, Mr. Xie served as the general manager of a mining company in Tongguan County. Since 2010, Mr. Xie has served as the assistant to the general manager, the executive deputy general manager and chairman of the labor union and the director of several subsidiaries of the Company.

Mr. Yang Xuting ("Mr. Yang"), aged 59, is the vice president of the Company (Shaanxi region). Mr. Yang is responsible for the daily operation and management of the Company’s subsidiaries in Shaanxi. Mr. Yang is also a director of several subsidiaries of the Company.

Mr. Yang is a member of the 8th and 9th CPPCC of Tongguan County and a member of the Standing Committee of the 10th CPPCC of Tongguan County. Mr. Yang has over 27 years of management and operation experience in the gold mining industry. From 2000 to 2008, Mr. Yang served as the workshop’s supervisor, deputy general manager of production safety and general manager of a mining company in Tongguan County. Since 2009, Mr. Yang has served as the deputy general manager of safety and environmental protection and director of a subsidiary of the Company.

Mr. Tian Zhenqiang ("Mr. Tian"), aged 52, is the chief mining engineer of Xian Headquarter. Mr. Tian is responsible for overseeing the mining engineering technology department of the safety, environmental protection and production technology management center at Xian Headquarter.

Mr. Tian has over 28 years of management and operation experience in the gold mining industry and has obtained the qualification of senior mining engineer. From 1996 to 2008, Mr. Tian served as the production director of the mining workshop, the head of the production technology department, the person in charge of mining technology, the director of the mining workshop, the assistant to the general manager and other positions in various companies in Shaanxi Province, Hebei Province, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region and Heilongjiang Province. Since 2009, Mr. Tian has served as the deputy production manager and general manager of various subsidiaries of the Company. From 2021 and until his appointment as the chief mining engineer of Xian Headquarter, Mr. Tian served as a general manager of a subsidiary of the Company.

Mr. Ren Shiquan ("Mr. Ren"), aged 46, is the deputy general manager of safety, environmental protection and production operation of Xian Headquarter. Mr. Ren is responsible for overseeing the safety, environmental protection and production operation department of the safety, environmental protection and production technology management center at Xian Headquarter.

Mr. Ren obtained a master’s degree from Xi’an University of Science and Technology and obtained the qualifications of registered safety engineer, second-level registered constructor, and occupational health assessor of Gansu Province. From 2006 to 2007, Mr. Ren worked as the chairman of the labor union in a petroleum engineering company. Since 2010, Mr. Ren has served in various positions in a subsidiary of the Company, including safety officer, head of the safety and environmental protection department, assistant to the general manager, deputy general manager of safety and environmental protection production, and general manager. From 2021 and until his appointment as the deputy general manager of safety, environmental protection and production operation of Xian Headquarter, Mr. Ren worked as a general manager of a subsidiary of the Company.

Mr. Guo Lei ("Mr. Guo"), aged 46, is the deputy general manager of operation of Xian Headquarter. Mr. Guo is responsible for overseeing the operation management department and information management department of financial operation and information management center at Xian Headquarter.

Mr. Guo graduated from Northwest University and is a certified intermediate economist. In 2001, he served as a sales supervisor at Xian Future Electronics Co., Ltd.; in 2004, he served as a customer services manager at Global Sources Ltd.; in 2007, he served as a purchasing supervisor and office supervisor at Subei County Holezadegai Northeast Mining Co., Ltd.; in 2011, he served as office supervisor, deputy director of the financing center, and assistant financial director at the Xian branch of Tianshui Jinquan Mining Co., Ltd.; in 2019, he served as the deputy general manager of operation at Tongguan County Xiangshun Mining Development Co., Ltd.; and in 2025, he serves as the deputy general manager of operation of Xian Headquarter of Tongguan Gold Group.

Mr. Wang Long ("Mr. Wang"), aged 45, is the deputy general manager of electromechanical metallurgy of Xian Headquarter. Mr. Wang is responsible for overseeing the electromechanical metallurgical technology department of electromechanical metallurgical technology management center at Xian Headquarter.

Mr. Wang graduated from the Rocket Force Engineering University (火箭軍工程大學). Mr. Wang is a senior engineer in electrical engineering and automation. Mr. Wang obtained a Shaanxi Province Business Administration postgraduate degree in 2025. From 2008 to 2024, he held various positions at a metal smelting company in Shaanxi Province, including technician, electrical engineer, workshop supervisor, department manager and project manager. Immediately before his appointment as the deputy general manager of electromechanical metallurgy of Xian Headquarter, Mr. Wang was the deputy general manager of mineral processing technology and mechanical and electrical support and project manager at Subei County Holezadegai Northeast Mining Co., Ltd.

Mr. Wang Tian ("Mr. Wang"), aged 34, is the deputy general manager of corporate management of Xian Headquarter and assistant to the chairman of the Board of directors of the Company. Mr. Wang is responsible for overseeing the human resources management department, logistics service department, process compliance department, and the chairman's secretary's office of corporate comprehensive management center at Xian Headquarter.

Mr. Wang has over ten years of experience in management consulting industry, specializing in strategic planning, group control, internal control systems and process optimization. Mr. Wang graduated from Jilin University of Finance and Economics with a major in Finance. Mr. Wang previously worked as a project manager at the Beijing branch of Deloitte Management Consulting (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. In his professional resume, he has provided professional strategic planning, control design, and internal control and risk management solutions to numerous large state-owned enterprises, central enterprises, and clients in the non-ferrous metals and mining industries.

Mr. Xu Rongwei ("Mr. Xu"), aged 61, is the audit director of Xian Headquarter. Mr. Xu is responsible for overseeing the internal audit and supervision department of audit and supervision center at Xian Headquarter.

Mr. Xu graduated from Xian Jiaotong University and is a senior accountant and senior gold investment analyst. From 1981 to April 2025, Mr. Xu worked at Henan Luanchuan Molybdenum Mine (now Luoyang Molybdenum) and Henan Jinqu Gold Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of ZhongJin Gold Corporation Limited, holding various positions including deputy general manager, finance supervisor and general manager. Mr. Xu has extensive management experience in cost control, material procurement management, equipment automation upgrades, mine resource protection, safety and environmental management, gold exchange management, and gold sales management in gold mining enterprises.

Ms. Leung Lai Ming ("Ms. Leung"), aged 50, is the company secretary and senior accounting manager of the Company. Ms. Leung graduated from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University with a bachelor degree in Accountancy. Ms. Leung is an associate member of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants, a fellow member of The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants and an associate member of The Hong Kong Chartered Governance Institute (formerly known as The Hong Kong Institute of Chartered Secretaries). Ms. Leung has over 20 years of experience in handling accounting matters and extensive experience in company secretarial practice. Ms. Leung joined the Company in July 2007. Ms. Leung is also a director of several subsidiaries of the Company.