Holding(s) in Company

Thor Mining PLC
11 October 2006


                               THOR MINING PLC

                             Holding in Company

Dated: 11 October 2006


On 3 October 2006 Thor Mining PLC (the 'Company') received notification that
Tennant Creek Gold Limited ('Tennant Creek') had purchased a further 100,000
ordinary shares in the Company. Tennant Creek currently holds 15,100,000
ordinary shares representing 11.55% of the issued share capital.


Enquiries:

John Young          + 61 (0)419 954 020     Thor Mining PLC                 Chief Executive Officer

John Simpson        020 7512 0191           ARM Corporate Finance Limited   Nominated Adviser

Abigail Singleton   020 7429 6606           Conduit PR Limited              Public Relations/UK
                    or
                    07739 461 061

Nicolas Read        + 61 (0) 8 9388 1474    Jan Hope & Partners             Public Relations/Australia


Updates on the Company's activities are regularly posted on Thor's website
www.thormining.com, which includes a facility to register to receive regular
updates by email.

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