Holding(s) in Company

Griffin Mining Ld
11 August 2003


                            Griffin Mining Limited

                1 Berkeley Street, London, W1J 8DJ, United Kingdom

       Telephone: + 44 (0)20 7016 8821  Facsimile:  + 44 (0)20 7016 9124

                       E mail: [e-mail]



                                11th August 2003



               NOTIFICATION OF INTEREST IN GRIFFIN MINING LIMITED





Griffin Mining Limited (the 'Company') has been notified that Gartmore
Investment Limited, Gartmore Fund Managers Limited and Gartmore Global Partners
as discretionary investment managers of clients and client funds have increased
their aggregate interest to 13,851,666 ordinary shares in the Company
representing 12.04% of the ordinary shares in issue.





Further information



Mladen Ninkov - Chairman                         Telephone: [phone]

Roger Goodwin - Finance Director

Griffin Mining Limited



Philip Davies / Charles Dampney                  Telephone: [phone]

Charles Stanley & Company Limited





Griffin Mining Limited's shares are quoted on the Alternative Investment Market
                (AIM) of the London Stock Exchange (symbol GFM).

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


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