Result of EGM

RNS Number:3814F
Van Dieman Mines plc
09 October 2007

9 October 2007

                              VAN DIEMAN MINES PLC

                                 Results of EGM

Van Dieman Mines plc announces that at its Extraordinary General Meeting held
today, all resolutions were passed.

The Company also wishes to announce that Michael Spriggs has resigned from his
post as non-executive director and Chairman of the Company. Michael joined the
board in August 2004 as Chairman prior to the Company's IPO. Since then he has
successfully guided the Company through a number of challenging stages to the
point where the Company is currently mobilising for the start up of its first
mine around the end of the year.

Dr. Mike Etheridge, who was appointed to the board as a non-executive director
on 16 August 2007, will step into the role of Chairman on an interim basis.

Following the EGM and the Company's announcement of 22 August 2007, Ron Goodman
has now been formally appointed to the board as a non-executive director.

Further to the resignation of Michael Spriggs, the Company is seeking to appoint
a London based non-executive director and will provide a further update on this
appointment as soon as they are able and as required by 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

Notes for Editors

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. Thaisarco, the Thai tin smelter and refiner,
has agreed to take the Company's entire expected tin concentrate output of
1,350-1,500 tonnes contained tin per year once both the Scotia and Endurance
mines are in production. Agreements are also in place for the marketing of the
sapphire and spinel production.



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