Holding(s) in Company

Holding(s) in Company

ECR Minerals plc

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

AIM: ECR
US OTC: MTGDY

Notification of Change in Shareholding

London: 7 December 2011 – ECR Minerals plc advises that on 1 December 2011, the Company was notified by Mr C. Higgs that following an acquisition of ordinary shares of the Company of 0.1 pence (“Ordinary Shares”) on 29 November 2011, Mr Higgs is the beneficial holder of a total of 18,070,383 Ordinary Shares, equating to approximately 3% of the Ordinary Shares in issue. The Company has a total of 602,346,081 Ordinary Shares in issue with each carrying the right to one vote.

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
Old Park Lane Capital plc		Tel: [phone]
Michael Parnes
Blythe Weigh Communications		Tel: [phone]
Ana Ribeiro
Barry Kaplan Associates		Tel: [phone]
Larry Kaplan