Holding(s) in Company

Merrill Lynch World Mining Tst PLC
02 May 2007



                                  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:

NUTRACO NOMINEES LIMITED


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:

NON-BENEFICIAL


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

NUTRACO NOMINEES LIMITED


5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired:

NOT NOTIFIED


6) Percentage of issued class:

NOT NOTIFIED


7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed:

NOT NOTIFIED


8) Percentage of issued class:

NOT NOTIFIED


9) Class of security:

ORDINARY SHARES OF 5p EACH


10) Date of transaction:

N/A


11) Date company became aware of holding:

N/A


12) Total holding following this notification:

1,974,417


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

1.22%


14) Any additional information:

Merrill Lynch World Mining Trust plc announces that BlackRock Investment
Management (UK) Limited has a notifiable interest in 1,974,417 ordinary shares,
being 1.22% of the issued share capital of the Company.  These shares are held
on behalf of participants in the BlackRock investment trust savings products.
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited has a notifiable interest in these
shares because, in certain circumstances and subject to certain limitations
agreed with the Takeover Panel to ensure compliance with the Takeover Code, with
effect from 14 March 2007 BlackRock is entitled to exercise the voting rights
attached to these shares if the relevant plan participants do not do so.


15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries:

Ms C Driscoll - 020 7743 2427


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

Ms C Driscoll
For BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited
Secretary


17) Date of notification:

2 May 2007




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