Director/PDMR Shareholding

Avocet Mining PLC ("Avocet" or "the Company")

Share Dealing by PDMR / Primary Insider

The Company announces that on 06 May 2011, a Brett Richards (a person discharging managerial responsibility) bought 50,000 shares in the Company at a price of 199.5 pence. Following this trade, Brett Richards has a beneficial interest in 700,851 shares, representing 0.4% of the Company's issued share capital. He also holds 750,000 options in the Company's Unapproved Share Option Scheme.

Contacts:

Jim Wynn, Company Secretary, Avocet Mining PLC, +44 20 7766 7676

Samantha Harrison, Ambrian Partners Limited +44 20 7634 4700