Holding(s) in Company

Aurum Mining PLC
28 February 2007



TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES

1.  Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to
    which voting rights are attached
    AURUM MINING PLC

2.   Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes)

     An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                         (X)

     An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may       ( )
     result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting
     rights are attached

     An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                    (X)

     Other (specify):                                                    ( )

3.  Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:
    UBS Global Wealth Management and Business Banking

4.  Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)
    UBS Wealth Management (UK) Ltd

5.  Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed
    or reached if different):
    23 February 2007

6.  Date on which issuer notified:
    26 February 2007

7.  Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
    5.47%

8.  Notified details:


A. Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares (if possible using the GB00B00T3528
ISIN code)

Situation previous to    Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
   the triggering
     transaction
Number of    Number of    Number of    Number of voting     % of voting rights
Shares       Voting       shares       rights
             Rights
                          Direct       Direct  Indirect     Direct    Indirect
607,618      607,618      680,000      0       680,000                5.47%


B. Financial Instruments


Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of       Expiration    Exercise/         Number of voting    % of voting
financial     date          Conversion        rights that may     rights
instrument                  Period/Date       be acquired if
                                              the instrument 
                                              is exercised/
                                              converted


Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights              % of voting rights
680,000                              5.47%

9.  Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/
    or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
    UBS Wealth Management (UK) Ltd 680,000 shares and voting rights (5.47%)


Proxy Voting:
10.  Name of the proxy holder:     UBS Wealth Management (UK) Ltd on
                                   behalf of a number of Wealth Management
                                   Clients

11.  Number of voting rights proxy
     holder will cease to hold:

12.  Date on which proxy holder
     will cease to hold voting
     rights:

13.  Additional information:

14:  Contact name:                 Angela Huff

15.  Contact telephone number:     020 7568 4981


Additional information
     Note: disclosure made on basis of number of Total Voting Rights
     prior to admission of 30,000,000 new ordinary shares on 28 February
     2007, following placing






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