Holding(s) in Company

Griffin Mining Ld
10 January 2003

                             GRIFFIN MINING LIMITED


                1 Berkeley Street, London, W1J 8DJ, United Kingdom
       Telephone: + 44 (0)20 7016 8821  Facsimile:  + 44 (0)20 7016 9124
                       E mail: [e-mail]


                                10th January 2003


               NOTIFICATION OF INTEREST IN GRIFFIN MINING LIMITED


Griffin Mining Limited ('the Company') has today been notified that Gartmore
Investment Limited, Gartmore Fund Managers Limited and Gartmore Global Partners
as discretionary investment managers of clients and client funds have increased
their aggregate interest to 9,385,000 ordinary shares in the Company
representing 9.1% of the ordinary shares in issue



Further information

Mladen Ninkov - Chairman             Telephone: [phone]

Roger Goodwin - Finance Director     Telephone: [phone]

Charles Dampney - Charles Stanley    Telephone: [phone]



Griffin Mining Limited's shares are quoted on the Alternative Investment Market
                (AIM) of the London Stock Exchange (symbol GFM).

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                             www.griffinmining.com




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