The chief executive officer of Aurus is identified by the company as Fyodor Fyodorovich Dovgan. He also runs a Russian company called Dovgan & Co. Founded in 1990, this is identified in the Russian corporate registration archive at the Yagodninsky district of Magadan region, where the purported Aurus alluvial workings are located also. Dovgan has told investors in Aurus that, if they buy his shares, "placer gold provides a quick return on working capital. The supply of new, efficient machinery will increase the volumes of processed rock mass and gold output in existing enterprises." Dovgan appears to be the controlling owner of at least 8 Russian licensee companies, Zabaikalgeoprom, its 2 subsidiaries, and Aurus
Dovgan refuses to respond to questions telephoned to his Dovgan & Co. office in Magadan . A secretary identifying herself as Svetlana told Mineweb that Dovgan is away and she promised to call back. Several days have passed, and there has been no response. Dovgan's spokesman said she was not able to identify the company's or Dovgan's e-mail address. She added that the company has no internet access, and is not able to receive e-mails. The telephone listed for Krong, registered at a Magadan city address since 1997, also rings unanswered..