Total Voting Rights

Total Voting Rights

ECR Minerals plc

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

AIM: ECR
US OTC: MTGDY

Total Voting Rights

London – 31 May 2012

For the purposes of the Financial Services Authority’s Disclosure and Transparency rules, the Company announces that as at 31 May 2012 the total number of ordinary shares of 0.1p in issue is 727,409,600 with each share carrying the right to one vote.

The Company has no ordinary shares held in treasury. The total of 727,409,600 ordinary shares may therefore be used by shareholders in the Company as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change in their interest in, the share capital of the Company under the FSA’s Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

About ECR Minerals plc

ECR is a mineral development company with 100% ownership of the Sierra de las Minas gold project in La Rioja Province, Argentina; a 21% fully diluted stake in THEMAC Resources Group Ltd (TSX-V: MAC), which is focused on the development of the Copper Flat copper porphyry deposit in New Mexico, USA to production; and stakes in West Wits Mining Ltd (ASX: WWI) and Paniai Gold Ltd (unquoted), both of which have interests in the Derewo River alluvial gold mining and exploration project in Papua, Indonesia.

For further information please contact:

ECR Minerals plc		Tel: [phone]
Patrick Harford, Managing Director
Stephen Clayson, Director & Chief Financial Officer
Email: [e-mail]
Website: www.ecrminerals.com

Daniel Stewart & Company plc		Tel: [phone]
Paul Shackleton/Tessa Smith/David Hart

Blythe Weigh Communications		Tel: [phone]
Tim Blythe/Paul Weigh