Todd Bruce - Director

Daniel Hamilton, Chief Financial Officer

Mr. Hamilton has 25 years of progressive experience in accounting and finance roles. Mr. Hamilton has completed a bachelor of commerce and bachelor of administration at the University of Ottawa. Mr. Hamilton worked for several chartered accounting firms, including Stern Cohen, Clarkson Gordon and Arthur Young of Australia. Mr. Hamilton's many years of mining and exploration experience were accumulated from working for Noranda Minerals Inc., Noranda Inc., Agra Monenco Inc., AMEC Inc. and Chrystallex International. Mr. Hamilton is experienced at performing public reporting for junior resource companies such as Cuervo Resources Inc. and Amerix Precious Metals Corp.

Mr. Bruce holds a B.Sc. in Geology from the University of Rhodesia and a Graduate Diploma in Engineering (Mineral Economics) from the University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa. Mr. Bruce has held senior management and Board positions with Anglo Platinum, IAMGold Corporation and Crystallex. He brings extensive operational and development experience, and strengthens and broadens Duran’s collective board expertise. Mr. Bruce served as CEO, President and Director of Crystallex International Corporation, Highlights of his tenure included completion of a bankable feasibility study for the Las Cristinas project and financings that raised nearly C$250 million. Before Crystallex, Mr. Bruce served as President and Chief Operating Officer of IAMGOLD Corporation, whose principal assets during his tenure comprised the Sadiola and Yatala gold mines in Mali. Mr. Bruce played a leadership role in the growth of IAMGOLD from its initial non-producer status to attributable gold production of almost 300,000 ounces in 2002. Mr. Bruce also implemented IAMGOLD’s innovative “Gold Money” policy and in the merger of Repadre and IAMGOLD in January, 2003.