Director Shareholding

AURASIAN MINERALS PLC

(the "Company")

Director Shareholding

5 January 2016

Aurasian Minerals plc ("Aurasian" or the "Company") announces that it was notified on 4 January 2016 that Tim Coughlin, a director of the Company, acquired 300,000 ordinary shares in the capital of the Company ("Ordinary Shares") at a price of 0.4 pence per Ordinary Share on 30 December 2015. Following this purchase Mr. Coughlin is beneficially interested in 300,000 Ordinary Shares representing 0.07 per cent. of the issued share capital of the Company.

Enquiries:

Aurasian Minerals plc

Peter Mullens (CEO Aurasian Minerals) +44 1534 881 885

[email protected]

finnCap Limited - Nominated Adviser

Christopher Raggett / Scott Mathieson +44 (0)20 7220 0500

ABOUT AURASIAN MINERALS

Aurasian Minerals PLC is an AIM listed junior exploration company exploring for copper and gold. Aurasian has an experienced board and technical team headed up by Chris Goss previously leader in project finance for emerging markets for the IFC, International Finance Corporation. The company is well funded in a difficult market with approximately GBP £ 1,100,000 in the bank. Currently Aurasian is focussed on closing the transaction to acquire the Chadine polymetallic project located in Serbia. (See press release dated Dec 1 2015, potential acquisition of Moroccan Minerals).

For further information please contact Peter Mullens CEO of Aurasian Minerals