Holding(s) in Company

SCHEDULE 10                                  
                                                                               
                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES                   

1) Name of company

BISICHI MINING PLC

2) Name of shareholder having a major interest

MR S J TALBOYS

3) Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding
of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest
or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's
spouse or children under the age of 18

SEE BOX 2

4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them

REGISTERED HOLDER        NUMBER OF SHARES   
                                            
SHARELINK NOMINEES       125,000            
                                            
BARCLAYSHARE NOMINEES    200,000            


5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

20,000

6) Percentage of issued class

0.19%

7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

N/A

8) Percentage of issued class

N/A

9) Class of security

ORDINARY 10 PENCE SHARES

10) Date of transaction

NOT INFORMED

11) Date company informed

16 APRIL 2002

12) Total holding following this notification

325,000

13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

3.11%

14) Any additional information

N/A

15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries

MICHAEL STEVENS

020 7415 5000

16) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification

MICHAEL STEVENS

COMPANY SECRETARY

Date of notification ...16 APRIL...2002...