Dart Mining NL announced that to avoid any further dispute, Mr. Richard G Udovenya and Mr. Stephen G Poke have agreed to step down from the board, with the vacancies created by their resignations to be filled by Mr. Bruce Paterson and Mr. Rob Hogarth. In addition, Mr. Chris Bain, who will remain as a non-executive Director, has agreed to vacate the chair in favour of Mr. Paterson. At a senior management level, Mr. Dean Turnbull has agreed to remain as an Executive Director until such time as the company has appointed a new CEO or Managing Director, at which time Mr. Turnbull will step down from the board to concentrate on his ongoing executive duties.