Board Appointment

Aurum Mining PLC
01 February 2005


For immediate release                                            1 February 2005



                                AURUM MINING plc
                           ('Aurum' or 'the Company')

                 Appointment to the Board of Managing Director


Aurum Mining plc (AIM: AUR), a company formed last year to acquire gold and
other mineral extraction projects in the Former Soviet Union (FSU), is pleased
to announce the appointment of John Webster to its Board as Managing Director
following the Company's acquisition of Kaldora Company Ltd and the readmission
of its share capital to trading on AIM this morning.

John has more than 20 years' experience in mining engineering, specialising in
mine evaluation and development in the countries of the FSU. He has held senior
positions with Far East Gold, Nelson Gold and JD Welsh & Associates. He is a
Member of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, The Society of
Mining Engineers of AIME and the Society of Explosive Engineers.

John is interested in 145,000 shares in Aurum, equivalent to 1.5 per cent of the
Company's enlarged share capital, and in addition holds options over 1 million
shares in Aurum at an exercise price of 84p per share.

Commenting on John Webster's appointment, Sean Finlay, Aurum's Chairman, said: 
'I am delighted to welcome John to the Aurum Board. His knowledge of the mining
sector, his experience of the FSU and his operational track record will all be
significant assets to Aurum, helping us to pursue our organic and acquisitive
growth strategy.'



For further information:

Aurum Mining plc                                              Tel: [phone]
Haresh Kanabar

W H Ireland                                                   Tel: [phone]
Tim Cofman

Buchanan Communications                                       Tel: [phone]
Mark Court/Charlie Howard




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