John S Dunlop – Chairman BE (Mining) & MEngSc (Mining) UMelb, FAusIMM, FIMMM, MSME, MCIMM, MMICA, CP

Mr Dunlop is an Australian mining engineer and certificated Mine Manager with 35 years of international and local mining experience, both surface and underground, and in a variety of base metal, industrial and precious metal production and management situations. He joined DGO in August 2007.

After 20 years in various roles with the University of Melbourne, BHP and finally Aztec Mining, where he was General Manager Operations, he has since 1992 worked as a freelance mining engineer and consultant based in Perth, Western Australia. His experience includes mine start-ups at Bounty and Golden Grove; general mine management over many years and mine closures at Bounty, Gidgee and Yilgarn Star.

He is Chairman of Alliance Resources Ltd, Alkane Resources Ltd and a director of Gippsland Ltd. He is a former Director of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (the AusIMM) and is the current Chairman of the Mineral Industry Consultants Association (MICA).

Doug Grewar – Managing Director BBus, MSc (Mineral Economics) (Dist), GAICD

Mr Grewar joined DGO in May 2008 from Downer EDI Mining (formerly Roche Bros) where he held the position of Executive General Manager Mining East, having previously held senior executive roles with Macmahon Contractors and CSR Readymix. Mr Grewar is a director of Superior Coal Limited.

He has led extensive and diverse business portfolios and been accountable for many projects across the mining sector both in underground and surface operations throughout Australia and New Zealand. He has extensive corporate, project management and construction experience.

Brice K Mutton - Non Executive Director BSc (Applied Geology) UNSW 1973, FAusIMM, MAIG

Mr Mutton is a geologist with more than 33 years’ experience in the resources industry ranging from exploration to mining and corporate management. He gained 20 years’ experience in a range of positions with various MIM group companies. He was Chief Geologist at Hilton and Mount Isa Mines from 1988 to 1992. He was Executive Assistant to the CEO of MIM Holdings from 1992 to 1994, Deputy General Manager MIM Petroleum Exploration 1995 to 1996 and General Manager Exploration Support MIM Exploration from 1996 to 1998. During this time he represented MIM and industry associations nationally and internationally.

In between periods with MIM from 1979 to 1983 he worked on major mining and civil engineering projects in Australasia with Snowy Mountains Engineering Corporation and Gold Associates. He was Managing Director of Giants Reef Mining at Tennant Creek from 1998 to 2000. More recently he has consulted to the resources industry through Brice Mutton & Associates.

Ross C Hutton - Non Executive Director B. Eng (Min), MAusIMM

Mr Hutton is a Mining Engineer with more than 35 years’ experience in the minerals industry ranging from a technical mining, metallurgical and exploration background to project management and executive management roles. He has successfully operated mines with difficult mining conditions and has extended the life of mature mines. He held the position of Vice President Mining – Pasminco USA based in Tennessee and more recently was Superintendent for the construction of the Mt Garnet concentrator and mine in North Queensland for Kagara Ltd. He is also a director of Kagara Ltd.