AURUM MINING PLC

Kentor Gold Ltd report Aurum Mining plc shareholders voted to approve the sale of the Andash Gold-Copper Project, located in the Kyrgyz Republic, at a General Meeting yesterday. The approval clears the way for Kentor to complete the acquisition of Aurum's 80% interest in the Andash Project on 22 December 2009. The acquisition cost is US$15 million, including the purchase of a construction and mining fleet that has already been assembled and transported to the Kyrgyz Republic. The high grade, low cost Andash Project is currently targeted for production at the average annual rate of 60,000 oz gold and 5,000 tonnes copper for eight years.