Result of AGM

BlackRock World Mining Trust plc

Results of AGM

Following the Annual General Meeting which was held today, we are pleased to
announce that all resolutions put to shareholders were passed on a vote on a
show of hands. Resolutions 9, 10 and 11 are ordinary resolutions under special
business and resolutions 12, 13 and 14 are special resolutions, as follows:

(Res.9) To resolve that the Company continue in being as an investment trust
(Res. 10) To increase the maximum aggregate remuneration of the non-executive
Directors to £250,000 per year
(Res. 11) To authorise the Directors to allot shares
(Res. 12). To authorise the Directors to disapply pre-emption rights in respect
of issues of new shares or the sale of shares out of treasury
(Res. 13) To authorise the Directors to purchase the Company's shares for
cancellation or to be held in treasury
(Res. 14) To amend the Company's Articles of Association

Under listing rule 9.6.2 a copy of the resolutions has been submitted to the
National Storage Mechanism, and will shortly be made available for inspection
at:

www.hemscott.com/nsm.do

Proxy votes received in favour of the resolutions were as follows:

Resolution 1: 99.87%
Resolution 2: 99.91%
Resolution 3: 99.99%
Resolution 4: 80.38%
Resolution 5: 79.83%
Resolution 6: 99.95%
Resolution 7: 98.55%
Resolution 8: 99.91%
Resolution 9: 80.04%
Resolution 10: 99.34%
Resolution 11: 76.82%
Resolution 12: 76.82%
Resolution 13: 99.91%
Resolution 14: 99.93%


25 April 2013