Mr Dunlop is a mining engineer and certified Mine Manager having approximately 40 years of international surface and underground mining experience in a variety of base metals, industrial and precious metals production.

He is a former Director of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (AusIMM) and remains Chairman of its affiliate, the Mineral Industry Consultants Society (MICA). Mr Dunlop is a highly experienced mining professional having been involved in the design, construction and on-going operation of a number of major resource projects throughout the world.

He has operated his own mining consulting firm since 1992 and was previously a senior executive with BHP's (now BHP Billiton) Minerals Division, before becoming General Manager Operations for Aztec Mining Co Ltd until that company's takeover by Normandy Mining Ltd. His consulting work has included mineral project valuations, technical audits, due diligence, legal work (including expert reports and arbitrations), insurance work, feasibility studies, mine design and production scheduling.

He is also an experienced public company director, having served on various resource company boards continuously for the last 20 years or more.