Nippon Dragon Resources Inc. announce that current independent board member Mr. Nikola Vukovic has been appointed Chief Operating Officer, a new position within Nippon. Effective immediately, Mr. Vukovic will assume all operational responsibilities for Nippons gold property Rocmec 1. With 30 years in the mining industry, Mr. Vukovic has extensive global experience in a range of mining functions; including projects evaluation, financing, development and operations. He was successful with strategic planning, business development and in implementation of leading business practices for sustainable or event based value creation, re-engineering, optimization and process automation. Prior to joining Nippon, Mr. Vukovic held various senior leadership positions where he budgeted, constructed, commissioned and turned over large capital open pit and underground projects with major mining companies like BHP Billiton, Rio Tinto and Freeport McMoRan.