Holding in Company

Merrill Lynch World Mining Tst PLC
2 July 2001

                                 SCHEDULE 10

                  NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1) Name of company:

     Merrill Lynch World Mining Trust plc

2) Name of shareholder having a major interest:

     Merseyside Pension Fund Investments

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:

     Beneficial

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

     The Bank of New York, Brussels - A/C 605000

5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired:

     N/A

6) Percentage of issued class:

     N/A

7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed:

     N/A

8) Percentage of issued class:

     N/A

9) Class of security:

     Ordinary shares of 5p each

10) Date of transaction:

     N/A

11) Date company informed:

     N/A

12) Total holding following this notification:

     10,000,000

13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification:

     5.94%

14) Any additional information:

     No change in holding; the reduction in the number of shares in issue due
to the purchase and
     cancellation of shares by the Company has resulted in an increased
percentage held.

15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries:

     Miss H M Harvey - 020 7743 5307

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


        Miss H M Harvey

        For Merrill Lynch Investment Managers Group Services Limited
        Secretary

17) Date of notification:


        2 July 2001