Key Personnel Appointment

AIM RELEASE 20th September 2007 Key international Appointment for Discovery's Maun Copper Project A mining engineer and project manager with more than 20 years experience in the development and operation of base and precious mines in Africa has been appointed as Manager for the Pre-Feasibility and Feasibility Studies into the development of Discovery Metals Ltd's (ASX:DML) 100% owned Maun Copper Project in north-west Botswana. Mr Christian Heili whose extensive experience includes his most recent involvement with a major US$430 million brownfield copper/cobalt project in the Congo, which has both underground and open cut features, has been appointed as the Maun Project Feasibility Manager. Mr. Heili will take up his appointment with Discovery Metals on 1st of October and will be based at the Company's office in Gaborone, the capital of Botswana, where the Maun Project team has been assembled. Discovery - which on Tuesday this week announced a successful share placement had raised A$11.4 million for the Maun Copper Project - has over the past few months made a number of key staff appointments, including a Botswana Country Manager (Mr. Frederick Nhiwatiwa) and local staff geologists. "Despite a competitive recruiting environment Discovery has been able to build a high quality team, with significant operational and exploration capability, in order to rapidly advance the Maun Copper Project," Discovery Metals' Managing Director, Mr Jeremy Read, said today. "With the recruitment of Mr. Heili the, Maun Copper Project Team is now largely complete," Mr Read said. "Mr Heili's appointment is a great result for Discovery and a significant step forward for our Project. He is a very experienced Mining Engineer and Project Manager with both significant project development and mine operating experience." Mr Read said that as well as Mr Heili's involvement in the US$430 million Congo copper-cobalt project, his previous vast experience includes mine manager of the Mufulira copper mine in Zambia and significant other experience in open cut and underground mines. "The quality and experience of the people we have been able to recruit over the past few months is largely due to the significant potential those people see in the Maun Copper Project and the excellent project development environment which exists in Botswana," Mr Read said. A brief Career Summary for Mr. Heili is attached. Brief Career Summary of Mr. Christian Heili Mr. Christian Heili is a Mining Engineer and Project Manager with over 20 years experience in the development and operation of open pit and large underground base and precious metal mines in Africa, with a particular emphasis on Southern Africa. Work History Summary 2003-2007 Hatch , South Africa Consulting Engineer, Mining and Minerals Processing 2001-2003 Mopani Copper Mines Plc, Zambia Mine Manager 1995-2001 Shabanie Mine, African Associated Mines (Pvt) Ltd, Zimbabwe Production Manager 1993-1995 Vaal Reed Exploration & Mining Company Ltd, Anglo American Corporation, Vaal Reefs, South Africa Section Manager - Production 1989-1993 President Brand Mine, Freegold (OFS) Ltd, Welkom, South Africa Section Manager - Production 1988-1989 IMG Engineering (Pty) Ltd, GHH Mining & Industrial Vehicle Division, Welkom, South Africa Area Manager 1984-1988 Transkei Mining Corporation, Government of the Transkei, Umtata, South Africa Engineering and Technical Manager Qualifications MBA (2003) Henley Management College, United Kingdom M. Sc (Eng) (1982), Montan University of Leoben, Austria Professional Engineer, Engineering Council of South Africa Fellow of the South African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy South African Mine Managers Certificate of Competency NOTE: For further information contact Jeremy Read Managing Director Tel: +617 3218 0202 Mobile: 0409 484322 Email: jeremy@discoverymetals.com.au Jamie Wright RFC Corporate Finance Ltd (Nomad) Tel: +618 9480 2508 Email: Jamie.Wright@rfc.com.au Richard Hail Fox-Davies Capital Ltd (AIM Broker) Telephone: +44(0) 20 7936 5200 Email: Richard.Hail@fdcap.com Further information on the Company is available on its website: www.discoverymetals.com.au ---END OF MESSAGE---