RNS Number:0651K
Thistle Mining Inc.
15 April 2003



For immediate release

THISTLE MINING INC.   ("The Company")

ADMISSION OF SHARES


Loan notes in Thistle Mining Inc. worth US $30,000 were converted to 174,192 new
Common Shares of nil par value on 11 April 2003.


Employee share options to subscribe for 50,000 new Common Shares in Thistle
Mining Inc. at an exercise price of Cdn $0.35 per share, were exercised on 27
March 2003.


An application for the 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 Thursday 17 April 2003.

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


END


15 April 2003

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

IOEILFVVSVIELIV