Director/PDMR Shareholding

SCHEDULE 11                                  
                                                                               
         NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS          

Name of company

Merrill Lynch World Mining Trust plc

2) Name of director

Mr Ian Barby

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

Above named director

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

HSBC Private Banking Nominees

5) Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected
with the Director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s)

N/A

6) Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions
please indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non
discretionary of ordinary shares

Disposal of Warrants

7) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

N/A

8) Percentage of issued class

N/A

9) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

50,000 Warrants

10) Percentage of issued class

0.168%

11) Class of security

Warrants to subscribe for Ordinary Shares

12) Price per share

165.00p

13) Date of transaction

14 February 2008

14) Date company informed

14 February 2008

15) Total holding following this notification

26,000 Warrants
5,000 Ordinary Shares

16) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

0.087% Warrants
0.003% Ordinary Shares

17) Any additional information

None

18) Contact name for queries

Ms C Driscoll

19) Contact telephone number

020 7743 2427

20) Name of authorised company official responsible for making notification

Ms C Driscoll
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited
Secretary