Directorate Change

RNS Number:6191C
Van Dieman Mines plc
22 August 2007



                                                                  22 August 2007

                              VAN DIEMAN MINES PLC

                                   (AIM: VDM)



                          Proposed  Board Appointment



Van Dieman Mines plc (AIM: VDM), the AIM listed mining company which is
developing its 100% owned tin - sapphire mines in Tasmania, Australia, announces
the proposed appointment of Mr. Ron Goodman to the board of directors.



The appointment is subject to approval from the shareholders to an alteration in
the Company's Articles of Association allowing the maximum number of directors
to be increased from 5 to 6.  A notice convening an Extraordinary General
Meeting will be issued by the Company and sent to shareholders shortly, in order
that this appointment can be progressed.



Ronald Harry Goodman, aged 64, has over 35 years in the Mining and Mineral
Processing Industry. He  is based in Victoria and has been the Managing Director
of Devlure Pty Ltd since 1987. This is a company that he set up in 1987 as the
vehicle for the freelance consulting metallurgist work that he has carried out
over the past 20 years.



Mr. Goodman is qualified with an HNC in Metallurgy which he received in the UK
in 1966 and in July 2000 he was elected to membership of The Australian
Institute of Mining and Metallurgy.



Mr. Goodman holds or has held the following positions where he was acting in the
capacity of a director in the past 5 years:



Current Directorships                   Previous Directorships

Devlure Pty Ltd                         None





There is no other information that is required to be disclosed pursuant to
Schedule 2 paragraph (g) of the AIM Rules.




ENQUIRIES:

VAN DIEMAN MINES plc                      Tel: [phone]
Clive Trist, Managing Director            Email: [e-mail]

GRANT THORNTON CORPORATE FINANCE          Tel:  [phone]
Fiona Owen
FOX DAVIES CAPITAL LIMITED                Tel:  [phone]
Richard Hail, Corporate Finance
BANKSIDE CONSULTANTS                      Tel: [phone]
Michael Padley / Libby Moss











Background on Van Dieman (AIM: VDM)

VDM is in the process of developing its alluvial tin, sapphire and accompanying
mineral deposits in the northeast of Tasmania, Australia where it owns 15
exploration and retention licenses.  Exploration and development planning
consent is now complete for VDM's Scotia tin and sapphire mine which is
scheduled to move to first production later this year. When in full production
the Scotia Mine will produce annually an estimated 700 tonnes of tin and 1.5
million carats of mine rough gem quality sapphire.  In 2008 it is expected that
the second mine, Endurance, will come on stream.






                      This information is provided by RNS
            The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
END

BOAPUUUWRUPMUBP