Director/PDMR Shareholding

BlackRock World Mining Trust plc
LEI - LNFFPBEUZJBOSR6PW155

Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them

1	Details  of  the  person  discharging  managerial  responsibilities  /  person  closely associated
a)	Name	Ian Cockerill
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Chairman / Non-Executive Director
b)	Initial notification/Amendment	Initial notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	BlackRock World Mining Trust plc
b)	LEI	LNFFPBEUZJBOSR6PW155
4	Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a)	Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code	Ordinary shares of 5p each (shares) GB0005774855
b)	Nature of the transaction	Purchase of Shares
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) 355.225p 5,000
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	n/a (single transaction - see above)
e)	Date of the transaction	2018-10-10
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange (XLON)