Board Appointment

Aurum Mining PLC
06 September 2005


For immediate release                                     6 September 2005




                                AURUM MINING plc

                           ('Aurum' or 'the Company')


                     Appointment of Non-Executive Director


Aurum Mining plc (AIM: AUR), the company formed last year to acquire gold and
other mineral extraction projects in the Former Soviet Union (FSU), is pleased
to announce the appointment as a Non-Executive Director of  Colin Joseph Knight,
a highly experienced mining professional.


Dr Knight's formidable international mining experience has been gained through
almost five decades in the industry and spans academia, executive industry roles
and consultancy. His experience of project evaluation in the FSU will be of
particular value to the Company.


Dr Knight's early career, which followed UK military service, was divided
between the industrial and academic worlds. He worked in various mines in Canada
before studying economic geology at the University of Toronto, where he gained a
PhD in 1967. Following a post-doctoral research fellowship at the University of
Oxford, he became Assistant Professor of Geology at Carleton University, Ottawa.


He returned to industry by taking a position at Metallgesellschaft AG, becoming
Exploration Manager for Metall Canada, before joining the stockbroker McEwen
Securities as a mining analyst and mineral industry adviser. In 1974 he moved to
London to join Rio Tinto plc, becoming Commercial Manager, Rio Tinto Finance &
Exploration. Since 1983, Dr Knight has worked in consultancy. His assignments
have included mineral sector reviews for the World Bank and technical and
commercial due diligence for mining projects worldwide, including the FSU.


Dr Knight, age 71, is  non-executive Chairman of the privately held company
London Mining plc.


Commenting on Dr Knight's appointment, Sean Finlay, Aurum's Chairman, said: 'I
am delighted to welcome Colin Knight to Aurum's Board as a Non-Executive
Director. Colin's wealth of experience, built over many years in the industry,
will be of great value to the Company. His experience of project evaluation in
the FSU is of particular relevance as Aurum continues to execute its strategy,
stated at the time of flotation, of acquisitive growth.'


For further information:


Aurum Mining plc                                              Tel: [phone]
Sean Finlay, Chairman
Mark Jones, Chief Executive

W H Ireland                                                   Tel: [phone]
Tim Cofman

Buchanan Communications                                       Tel: [phone]
Mark Court




Notes for editors


About Aurum Mining

Aurum Mining joined the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange in May 2004 with
the strategy of seeking, evaluating and acquiring gold and other mineral
extraction projects in the Former Soviet Union (FSU). In January 2005 the
Company completed its first acquisition, giving the Company an exploration
licence over a gold and copper project in the Kyrgyz Republic. In its State
Register, the State Commission of Resources of the Kyrgyz Republic has included
21.7 million tonnes of C1 and C2 reserves from the project, amounting to gold
and gold equivalent of more than 1.5 million ozs.





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