Board Appointment

Aurasian Minerals Plc ("AuM" or the "Company").

BOARD APPOINTMENT

AuM is pleased to announce that Simon Bullock is joining the Board of the Company with effect from 1st September 2014. Simon steps up from the role of Chief Financial Officer, which he has performed since February 2011, to a non-Executive role.

Tony Shearer, Chairman of AuM, said:

"I am very pleased that Simon is joining the board. He will continue to have oversight of the company's financial management and controllership. The Board will now comprise him, Chris Goss, Patrick Gorman and me, and really regularises the way that we have been operating over the last few years."

Simon Bullock, ACMA, 44, is a qualified Chartered Management Accountant, and has been AuM's Chief Financial Officer since February 2011. After an early career with Mars and GE Simon has held CFO positions across a number of sectors including business services, telecoms, retail and financial services. Simon served as regional treasurer for the Institute of Directors (IOD) and was previously an elected district councillor in South Bucks.

Enquiries

Aurasian Minerals Plc

Tony Shearer

[email protected]

finnCap Limited

+44 (0) 20 7220 0500

Matthew Robinson/Christopher Raggett

The following information in relation to Mr. Bullock is disclosed in accordance with Schedule 2(g) of the AIM Rules for Companies.

Full name: Simon Charles Bullock

Shares held: 200,000 Ordinary Shares

200,000 Deferred Ordinary Shares

Interest held over 500,000 Ordinary shares in the Company through the Company's Employee Benefit Trust (EBT)

Age: 44

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