Dominic Heaton has over 35 years of global resource industry experience across a diverse range of commodities. Mr Heaton is currently the Chief Executive Officer of Cove Kaz Capital looking to develop the Severniy Katpar Resources in Kazakhstan and formerly the CEO of Masan Resources’ Nui Phao tungsten – polymetallic project in Vietnam. Earlier in his career, he served a variety of management roles at Aurora Gold, Oxiana, OZ Minerals and at MMG where he was General Manager of the 60,000tpa Sepon SX-EW copper project in Laos and as General Manager of Operations of Martabe gold mine in Indonesia.

Mr Heaton holds a Bachelor of Science; a Post Graduate Diploma in Mineral Processing Technology and he has also completed an Advanced Management Program with the Melbourne Business School. Mr Heaton is a member of Australian Institute of Mining & Metallurgy and Australian Institute of Company Directors.