Interim Management Statement

BLACKROCK WORLD MINING TRUST PLC

Interim Management Statement - 3 months to 30 September 2010

To the members of BlackRock World Mining Trust plc

This interim management statement has been produced solely to provide
additional information to shareholders as a body to meet the relevant
requirements of the UK Listing Authority's Disclosure & Transparency Rules. It
should not be relied on by any other party for any other reason.

This interim management statement relates to the period from 1 July 2010 to 30
September 2010, and contains information that covers this period, and up to the
date of publication of this interim management statement. Please note more
detailed performance information is available on the Investment Manager's
website-www.blackrock.co.uk/its.

The Company's objective is to maximise total returns to shareholders through a
world-wide portfolio of mining and metal securities. Up to 10% of the assets
may be invested in physical metals. The Company is managed by Evy Hambro of
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited.

Stock Performance

Cumulative Performance:

                                   One      Three        One       Five
                                 Month     Months       Year      Years
Net Asset Value (undiluted)      13.1%      21.2%      32.4%     125.7%
Share Price                       8.6%      13.9%      27.4%     111.6%
HSBC Global Mining Index         10.9%      16.1%      27.6%     147.6%

All performance figures are in sterling terms on a total return basis.

Ten Largest Holdings at 30 September 2010 (in alphabetical order)

BHP Billiton
First Quantum Minerals
Fresnillo
Glencore Finance (Europe) 5% 31/12/14
Impala Platinum
Minas Buenaventura
Newcrest Mining
Rio Tinto
Teck Resources
Vale

Financial position and performance as at 30 September 2010

Gross Assets (£m)                       £1,381.07
Short term borrowings (£m)                 £24.75
                                                 
Undiluted Net Asset Values:                      
Net asset value-Cum Income                763.96p
Net asset value-Capital Only              757.47p
                                                 
Share Price                               625.50p
Ordinary Shares in Issue*             177,537,242
Gearing                                      1.8%
Discount to NAV**                           17.4%

*excluding treasury shares
**based on capital only NAV

Material Events & Transactions

During the period, 225,000 shares were bought back and placed in treasury.

The Board is not aware of any material events or transactions, except as
disclosed herein, occurring between 30 September 2010 and the date of
publication of this interim management statement which would have a material
impact on the financial position of the Company. Latest information is
available by typing, www.blackrock.co.uk/its on the internet, "BLRKINDEX" on
Reuters, "BLRK" on Bloomberg or "8800" on Topic 3 (ICV terminal).

Half Yearly Financial Report

The Company announced its half yearly financial results for the six months
ended 30 June 2010 on 11 August 2010.

Contact details:
Barbara Powley
Secretary
Tel: [phone]

12 November 2010