Holding(s) in Company

Aurum Mining PLC
05 March 2007

AURUM MINING PLC ('the Company')

5 March 2007

HOLDING IN COMPANY

The Company has today received notification, dated 28 February 2007, that as at
that date Altima Central Asia Master Fund ('ACAMF'), a controlled undertaking of
Altima Central Asia Fund Limited and domiciled in the Cayman Islands, acquired
5,140,000 ordinary shares of 1p each in the Company ('Shares') representing
approximately 12.11% of the Company's shares in issue at that time. The
registered holder of these Shares is DB Prime Brokerage.

ACAMF is advised by Altima International Limited and sub-advised by Altima
Partners LLP, a UK partnership authorised and regulated by the FSA, each of whom
consequently is an 'indirect holder' of the above Shares by virtue of DTR 5.2.1.

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