4 October 2007                                                    For immediate release

                         Aurum Mining plc

                    Director's Shareholding

The Company has received notification that on 4 October 2007, Colin Knight,

Non-executive Director, purchased 10,000 ordinary shares of 1p each in the

Company ('Shares'). Following this purchase, Mr Knight is interested in 10,000 Shares, representing approximately 0.02% of the Company's issued ordinary share capital.

For further information:

Aurum Mining                                             Tel: 020 7478 9050

Mark Jones, Chief Executive

Chris Eadie, Chief Financial Officer

Arbuthnot Securities                                     Tel: 020 7012 2000

John Prior

John Toll

Buchanan Communications                                  Tel: 020 7466 5000

Mark Court