Interim Management Statement

BLACKROCK WORLD MINING TRUST PLC

Interim Management Statement - 3 months to 30 September 2011

To the members of BlackRock World Mining Trust plc.

This interim management statement has been produced solely to provide
additional information to shareholders as a body to meet the relevant
requirements of the UK Listing Authority's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.
It should not be relied on by any other party for any other reason.

This interim management statement relates to the period from 1 July 2011 to 
30 September 2011, and contains information that covers this period, and up to
the date of publication of this interim management statement.

The Company's objective is to maximise total returns to shareholders through a
world-wide portfolio of mining and metal securities. Up to 10% of the assets
may be invested in physical metals. The Company is managed by Evy Hambro of
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited.


Stock Performance

Cumulative Performance:
                                   One      Three        One       Five
                                 Month     Months       Year      Years
                                                                       
Net Asset Value (undiluted)     -19.7%     -24.5%      -8.8%      62.8%
Share Price                     -15.0%     -20.4%      -3.0%      62.6%
HSBC Global Mining Index        -15.5%     -21.3%     -10.6%      81.4%

All performance figures are in sterling terms on a total return basis.


Ten Largest Holdings at 30 September 2011

Company                                     % Total Assets
Rio Tinto                                              8.5
BHP Billiton                                           6.5
Vale                                                   6.5
Glencore Finance (Europe) 5% 31/12/14                  6.4
Minas Buenaventura                                     5.8
Fresnillo                                              4.9
Teck Resources                                         3.4
Iluka Resources                                        3.3
Freeport McMoRan                                       3.2
First Quantum Minerals                                 3.0


Financial position and performance as at 30 September 2011

Gross Assets (£m)                                £1,303.13
Short term borrowings (£m)                           £75.3
                                                 
Undiluted Net Asset Values:                      
Net asset value-Cum Income                         692.58p
Net asset value-Capital Only                       681.78p
                                                 
Share Price                                        602.50p
                                                 
Ordinary Shares in Issue*                      177,287,242
                                                 
Gearing                                               5.8%
                                                 
Discount to NAV**                                    11.6%

*excluding treasury shares
**based on capital only NAV


Material Events & Transactions

During the period, 250,000 shares were bought back and placed in treasury.

The Board is not aware of any material events or transactions, except as
disclosed herein, occurring between 30 September 2011 and the date of
publication of this interim management statement which would have a material
impact on the financial position of the Company.

Half Yearly Financial Report

The Company announced its half yearly financial results for the six months
ended 30 June 2011 on 10 August 2011.

Contact details:
Caroline Driscoll
Secretary
Tel: [phone]

9 November 2011

ENDS

Please note more detailed performance information is available on the
Investment Manager's website: www.blackrock.co.uk/brwm. Neither the contents of
the Manager's website not the contents of any website accessible from
hyperlinks on the Manager's website (or any other website) is incorporated
into, or forms part of, this announcement.