Registration of Gold Reserves

Aurum Mining PLC 24 August 2005 For immediate release 24 August 2005 AURUM MINING PLC ('Aurum' or 'the Company') Andash Mining Company's successful state registration of reserves Aurum Mining plc (AIM: AUR), the company formed to acquire gold and other mineral extraction projects in the Former Soviet Union, is pleased to announce that the State Commission of Resources of the Kyrgyz Republic have included 21.7 million tonnes of C1+C2 reserves of the Andash Mining Company, Aurum's Kyrgyz subsidiary, into their State Register. The reserves contain total Gold and Gold equivalent of over 1.5 million oz. Aurum secured its exploration licence to the Andash Mining Company's gold and copper exploration project, through the acquisition, in January 2005, of Kaldora Company Ltd. Commenting on the announcement, Mark Jones, Aurum's Chief Executive, said: 'This reconfirms the Andash deposit as one of the most exciting Gold opportunities in the Kyrgyz Republic, particularly as the reserves are only for Zone 1. We will continue our exploration work to other promising prospects in the licence area.' For further information please contact: Aurum Mining Mark Jones, Chief Executive Tel: 020 7478 9050 WH Ireland Tim Cofman Tel: 0121 616 2101 Buchanan Communications Tel: 020 7466 5000 Mark Court/Amy Rajendran This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange