Holding(s) in Company

Anglesey Mining plc                     LSE:AYM

23 December 08

Disclosure of Holdings


TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES


1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing
shares to which voting rights are attached: Anglesey Mining plc

2. Reason for the Notification (please tick the appropriate box or
boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights      [ X ]
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may
result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting
rights are attached    [  ]
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights  [  ]
Other - dilution following issue of shares  [   ]

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:
John H Burbank III / Passport Capital LLC / Passport Management
LLC / Passport Plus LLC / Passport Special Opportunities Master
Fund LP

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):
Passport Special Opportunities Master Fund LP

5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is
crossed or reached if different):   18 December 2008

6. Date on which issuer notified:  23 December 2008

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 5%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares: Ordinary 1p GB000320472

Situation previous to the Triggering transaction
Number of Shares: 4,975,000
Number of Voting Rights: 4,975,000

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Number of Shares - direct - 12,000,000
Number of Voting Rights - direct - 12,000,000
Number of shares - indirect - 0
Number of Voting Rights - indirect - 0
Percentage of Voting Rights - direct 7.87%
Percentage of Voting Rights - indirect -

B: Financial Instruments:  N/A

Total (A+B)

Number of Voting Rights  12,000,000
Percentage of Voting Rights 7.87%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting
rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if
applicable:
Passport Capital LLC / Passport Management LLC / Passport Plus LLC
/ Passport Special Opportunities Master Fund LP



Proxy Voting

10. Name of the proxy holder:  N/A
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:  N/A
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease
to hold voting rights:  N/A
13. Additional information:  None


Enquiries:
Ian Cuthbertson               (44) 1248 361333