Director/PDMR Shareholding

Director/PDMR Shareholding

ECR Minerals plc

ECR MINERALS plc

(“ECR Minerals”, “ECR” or the “Company”)

AIM: ECR

US OTC: MTGDY

DIRECTOR SHARE DEALING

London: 6 July 2011 - ECR Minerals plc announces that it has received notification that on 5 July 2011 Michael Silver, Executive Chairman purchased 1,000,000 ordinary shares of 0.1 pence each (“Ordinary Shares”) in the Company at a price of 1.61225 pence per Ordinary Share.

Following this transaction, Michael Silver is beneficially interested in 4,080,043 Ordinary Shares, representing approximately 0.75 per cent. of the Company’s total issued share capital.

For further information please contact:

ECR Minerals plc		Tel: [phone]
Michael Silver, Chairman
Patrick Harford, Managing Director
Stephen Clayson, Director & Chief Financial Officer
Luca Tenuta, Non-Executive Director
Email: [e-mail]
Website: www.ecrminerals.com
Daniel Stewart & Company plc		Tel: [phone]
Oliver Rigby/Tessa Smith