Holding(s) in Company

Aurum Mining PLC
06 March 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):
    1 March 2007

6.  Date on which issuer notified:
    2 March 2007

7.  Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
    1.57%

8.  Notified details:

A. Voting rights attached to shares

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

Situation previous to the           Resulting situation after the triggering
triggering transaction              transaction
Number of   Number of Voting   Number of  Number of voting   % of voting
Shares      Rights             shares     rights             rights
                               Direct     Direct  Indirect   Direct  Indirect
680,000     680,000            667,500            667,500            1.57%

B. Financial Instruments

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


Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights                % of voting rights
667,500                                1.57%

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 667,500 shares and voting rights (1.57%)

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         Large percentage change in stock due largely to an
     information:       Issue Share Capital change

14:  Contact name:      Angela Huff

15.  Contact telephone  [phone]
     number:




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