Interim Management Statement

BLACKROCK WORLD MINING TRUST PLC

Interim Management Statement - 3 months to 30 September 2009

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 2009 to 30
September 2009, 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, in particular the July, August & September
2009 month end announcements are 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)      11.0%      32.7%      17.0%     159.7%
Share Price                      11.9%      28.8%      21.0%     155.7%
HSBC Global Mining Index         11.4%      27.2%      33.0%     176.2%

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

Ten Largest Equity Holdings at 30 September 2009 (in alphabetical order)

BHP Billiton
First Quantum Minerals
Freeport McMoRan
Fresnillo
Impala Platinum
Minas Buenaventura
Newcrest Mining
Rio Tinto
Teck Resources
Vale

Financial position and performance as at 30 September 2009

Gross Assets (£m)*                       1,032.51
Short term borrowings (£m)                    nil
                                                 
Undiluted Net Asset Values:                      
Net asset value-Cum Income                580.84p
Net asset value-Capital Only              576.59p
                                                 
Share Price                               495.00p
                                                 
Ordinary Shares in Issue**            177,762,242
                                                 
Gearing                                       nil
                                                 
Discount to NAV***                          14.2%
                                                 

*including current year revenue
**excluding treasury shares
***based on capital only NAV

Material Events/Transactions

There were no material events or transactions throughout the period.

The Board is not aware of any material events or transactions occurring between
30 September 2009 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 on the
internet, "BLRKINDEX" on Reuters, "BLRK" on Bloomberg or "8800" on Topic 3 (ICV
terminal).

Contact details:
Caroline Driscoll
Secretary
Tel: [phone]

29 October 2009