Mindoro Resources" Philippine subsidiary MRL Gold Phils has hired key mining engineers to advance the Agata nickel laterite project towards production.

Dallas Cox has been commissioned to design the open pit mine and prepare an initial scoping study. Romeo Rebadomia Jr has been appointed Agata mine manager and will assist with the open pit mine design and development.

Dallas Cox has 26 years of experience in open pit mine technical services, mine operations and management in China, Indonesia and the Philippines. His engineering, mine design and development experience in the Philippines includes the Rusina Mining Acoje nickel project, Platinum Group Metals' Caga nickel project and the Filminera Resources and Thistle Mining Masbate gold project. His experience with designing open pit gold mines will also be utilized as the company continues to advance the Kay Tanda gold project.

Romeo Rebadomia Jr is a Philippine citizen and a licensed mining engineer with 22 years of engineering and mine management experience. He held the position of resident mine manager for the ACT nickel project of Surigao Integrated Resources, CTP Construction, and Manila Mining Corporation. He was responsible for the pre-construction, construction, operation and exploitation stages of the ACT nickel project. He also spent eight years with the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) of the Philippines where he was extensively involved with environmental and social management issues for the MGB.