Interim Management Statement

BLACKROCK WORLD MINING TRUST PLC

Interim Management Statement - 3 months to 31 March 2013

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 2013 to
31 March 2013, 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 and up to 10% of the assets may be invested
in unquoted investments. 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)      -6.7%      -9.0%     -16.9%     -14.7%
Share Price                      -7.2%      -8.4%     -19.1%     -13.4%
HSBC Global Mining Index         -5.8%      -6.7%     -10.8%      -5.3%

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


Ten Largest Holdings at 31 March 2013

Company                                    % Total Assets
Rio Tinto                                            10.8
BHP Billiton                                          9.9
Glencore International                                6.2
London Mining Marampa Contract                        6.0
Freeport McMoRan                                      4.7
First Quantum Minerals                                4.2
Xstrata                                               4.1
Industrias Penoles                                    3.7
Inmet Mining                                          3.6
Vale                                                  3.4


Financial position and performance as at 31 March 2013

Gross Assets (£m)                       £1,205.14
Short term borrowings (£m)                £119.86
                                                 
Undiluted Net Asset Values:                      
Net asset value-Cum Income                612.16p
Net asset value-Capital Only              606.69p
                                                 
Share Price                               524.00p
                                                 
Ordinary Shares in Issue*             177,287,242
                                                 
Gearing                                     11.0%
                                                 
Discount to NAV**                           14.4%
                                                 
*excluding treasury shares
**including current period income


Material Events & Transactions
The Board is not aware of any material events or transactions, except as
disclosed herein, occurring between 31 March 2013 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 2012 on
19 February 2013.

Annual General Meeting
At the Company's Annual General Meeting held on Thursday, 25 April 2013, the
Board announced that all resolutions put to shareholders were passed on a vote
on a show of hands.

Final Dividend
A final dividend in respect of the year ended 31 December 2012 of 14.00p per
ordinary share was recommended by the Directors. Shareholders approved the
resolution in respect of the dividend at the Annual General Meeting held on
Thursday, 25 April 2013, and the dividend will be paid on 2 May 2013 to
shareholders on the register on 8 March 2013 (ex dividend dated 6 March 2013).

Contact details:
Caroline Driscoll
Secretary
Tel: [phone]

1 May 2013

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 nor 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.