Director/PDMR Shareholding

SCHEDULE 11                                  
                                                                               
         NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS          

    1. 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
   
    6,000 Warrants
   
    10) Percentage of issued class
   
    0.02%
   
    11) Class of security
   
    Warrants to subscribe for Ordinary Shares
   
    12) Price per share
   
    166.00p
   
    13) Date of transaction
   
    14 February 2008
   
    14) Date company informed
   
    14 February 2008
   
    15) Total holding following this notification
   
    20,000 Warrants
    5,000 Ordinary Shares
   
    16) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
   
    0.067% 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