RNS Number:3798H
Thistle Mining Inc.
12 February 2003




For immediate release on Wednesday 12 February 2003

THISTLE MINING INC.   ("The Company")

ADMISSION OF SHARES


Loan notes in Thistle Mining Inc. worth US $5,000 were converted to 10,977 new
Common Shares of nil par value on 7 February 2003.


Warrants to subscribe for 765,000 new Common Shares in Thistle Mining Inc. at an
exercise price of  Cdn $0.25 per share, were exercised on 10 February 2003.


An application for the 775,977 new Common Shares to be admitted to trading on
the Alternative Investment Market has been made with the London Stock Exchange.
Dealings in these shares are expected to commence on Friday 14 February 2003.

The shares will rank pari passu with existing shares in issue.


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12 February 2003



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