Avocet Mining Plc (the "Company") announces today that Russell Edey has tendered
his resignation as director and chairman of the board, effective immediately.
Gordon Wylie and Jim Wynn have also tendered their resignations as Directors of
the board of Avocet, effective immediately.

Barry Rourke will remain as Non-Executive Director of Avocet. Boudewijn Wentink
will remain as Executive Director.

As announced earlier, the Company is taking all practicable actions to minimise
its costs and streamline its remaining responsibilities, activities and group
structure. The recent sale of its Burkina Faso assets and the disposal of Wega
Mining is part of that larger restructuring effort - taking place against the
background of on-going discussions between the Company and its sole creditor
Elliott regarding the restructuring of its overdue loans of, in total, USD 29.2
million.

With the Company's stake in the Tri-K development joint venture with Managem now
being its only asset, the size of the board is no longer appropriate. 

In this context, Russell Edey has tendered his resignation as director and
Chairman of the board, effective immediately. Gordon Wylie and Jim Wynn have
also tendered their resignations as directors of the Board of Avocet.

Barry Rourke will remain as Non-Executive Director of Avocet with Boudewijn
Wentink as Executive Director.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT
Avocet Mining PLC		
Boudewijn Wentink, CEO
Yolanda Bolleurs, CFO
+44 20 3709 2570

Blytheweigh
Financial PR 
Tim Blythe
Camilla Horsfall
Megan Ray
+44 207 138 3204

J.P. Morgan Cazenove
Corporate Broker
Michael Wentworth-Stanley
+44 20 7742 4000


NOTES TO EDITORS

Avocet Mining PLC ("Avocet" or the "Company") is an unhedged gold mining and
exploration company listed on the London Stock Exchange (ticker: AVM.L) and the
Oslo Børs (ticker: AVM.OL). The Company's principal activities are gold mining
and exploration in West Africa.