Dividend Declaration

BLACKROCK WORLD MINING TRUST PLC (LEI - LNFFPBEUZJBOSR6PW155)

ANNOUNCEMENT OF QUARTERLY INTERIM DIVIDEND

4 May 2017

The Board of BlackRock World Mining Trust plc is pleased to announce that the first quarterly interim dividend in respect of the quarter ended 31 March 2017 of 3.00p per ordinary share has been declared by the Directors, payable on 30 June 2017 to holders of ordinary shares on the register at the close of business on 2 June 2017 (ex-dividend date is 1 June 2017).

Enquiries:

Caroline Driscoll
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited, Secretary

Telephone: [phone]