Issue of Equity

Metals Exploration PLC
06 June 2006


                             METALS EXPLORATION PLC

                                ISSUE OF EQUITY


6 June 2006


Metals Exploration PLC ('the Company'), today announces that it has issued and
allotted 496,708 new Ordinary Shares of 1p each, at a price of 8 pence per
share, pursuant to an exercise of warrants.


The new Ordinary Shares will rank pari passu with the existing Ordinary Shares
of 1p each in the Company and trading of these shares on AIM is expected to
commence on 8 June 2006.


The total number of Ordinary Shares in issue following this exercise of warrants
is 52,766,771.


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