Directors' Dealings

Griffin Mining Ld
1 February 2000



GRIFFIN MINING LIMITED

Issue of additional 700,000 options in Griffin Mining Limited exercisable at
24 US cents (15p) on or before 31 August 2001.

Griffin Mining Limited ('Griffin')  announces that it has today agreed to
grant options over 700,000 new ordinary shares to certain directors and the
Company Secretary and consultants to Griffin. Each option will entitle the
holder to subscribe for new ordinary share in Griffin at 24 US cents per share
on or before 31 August 2001.  

                                        New options    Total number of options
                                                       to subscribe for one   
                                                       new ordinary share now 
                                                       held following grant
                                        No.            No.
Roger Goodwin (Company Secretary)       150,000        200,000
John Goodger (Director)                 150,000        250,000
Gordon Montgomery (Director)            150,000        250,000
William Mulligan (Director)             150,000        250,000
Elizabeth Shearley  (Consultant)        100,000        100,000
Total                                   700,000      1,050,000



Further information

Craig Niven (Chairman)
Telephone: + 44 (0)207 574 2455

Charles Dampney - Charles Stanley                                        
Telephone: + 44 (0)1273 486244

Griffin Mining Limited's shares are quoted on the Alternative Investment
Market (AIM) of the London Stock Exchange (symbol GFM) and traded on the
Canadian Dealing Network in Toronto (symbol GRFM). Corporate information and
share prices can be accessed via the Newstrack Service on Reuters (symbol
GFM.L) (page JPJA), Bloomberg (symbol GFM LN), ICV Topic (*1180).

The Company's news releases are available on the Company's web site:
www.griffinmining.com