On graduating, Michael Fowler explored for gold and base metals for Dominion Mining in the Murchison, Gascoyne and Eastern Goldfields Regions of Western Australia. In 1996, he joined Croesus Mining NL and was made exploration manager in 1997. He oversaw all exploration for Croesus until June 2004 and was then appointed business development manager and subsequently managing director in October 2005. He was also the exploration manager for Castle Minerals in Ghana.
Mr Fowler has overseen the discovery and development of several significant gold deposits. He has been intimately involved in a number of significant acquisitions and project reviews.