Interim Management Statement

BLACKROCK WORLD MINING TRUST PLC

Interim Management Statement - 3 months to 31 March 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 January 2011 to
31 March 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)       1.3%      -3.6%      25.8%     104.4%
Share Price                       1.2%      -2.7%      27.1%      96.4%
HSBC Global Mining Index          2.3%      -2.9%      18.6%     124.0%

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


Ten Largest Holdings at 31 March 2011 (in alphabetical order)

BHP Billiton
First Quantum Minerals
Freeport McMoRan
Glencore Finance (Europe) 5% 31/12/14
Impala Platinum
Minas Buenaventura
Rio Tinto
Soc Min Cerro Verde
Teck Resources
Vale


Financial position and performance as at 31 March 2011

Gross Assets (£m)                       £1,694.10
Short term borrowings (£m)                  £51.4
                                                 
Undiluted Net Asset Values:                      
Net asset value-Cum Income                926.94p
Net asset value-Capital Only              925.27p
                                                 
Share Price                               789.50p
                                                 
Ordinary Shares in Issue*             177,537,242
                                                 
Gearing                                      3.0%
                                                 
Discount to NAV**                           14.7%
                                                 
*excluding treasury shares
**based on capital only NAV


Material Events & Transactions

The Board is not aware of any material events or transactions, except as
disclosed herein, occurring between 31 March 2011 and the date of publication
of this interim management statement which would have a material impact on the
financial position of the Company.

Annual Report

The Company announced its annual results for the year ended 31 December 2010 on
24 February 2011.

Final Dividend

A final dividend in respect of the year ended 31 December 2010 of 6.00p per
ordinary share was recommended by the Directors. Shareholders approved the
resolution in respect of the dividend at the Annual General Meeting on
Wednesday, 4 May 2011, and the dividend will be payable on 11 May 2011 to
shareholders on the register on 1 April 2011 (ex dividend dated 30 March 2011).

Contact details:
Caroline Driscoll
Secretary
Tel: [phone]

4 May 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.