Holding(s) in Company

Merrill Lynch World Mining Tst PLC
8 February 2002

            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:

     Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council

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:

     Chase Nominees Limited A/c TMBC1 - 8,769,209

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:

     2,500,000

8) Percentage of issued class:

     1.52%

9) Class of security:

     Ordinary shares of 5p each

10) Date of transaction:

     n/a

11) Date company informed:

     8 February 2002

12) Total holding following this notification:

     8,769,209

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

     5.36%

14) Name of contact and telephone number for queries:

     Miss D A Fish - 020 7743 5153

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

     Miss D A Fish - 020 7743 5153
     for Merrill Lynch Investment Managers Group Services Limited
     Secretary

16) Date of notification:

     8 February 2002



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