Appointment

Tertiary Minerals PLC
7 March 2001

                            TERTIARY MINERALS PLC



GEITA EXPLORATION MANAGER JOINS AS SENIOR GEOLOGIST

  * Hugh Stuart Moves From Ashanti To Tertiary

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Aim-listed Tertiary Minerals, which is actively exploring nine mineral
properties in Scandinavia, has appointed Mr Hugh Stuart as Senior Geologist

Mr Stuart joins the Cheshire-based company from Ashanti Goldfields where he
was exploration manager for the Geita Project in Tanzania from initial
exploration into production. During this time 10m ounces of gold resources
were established in three deposits at Geita where mining started in June last
year. In particular Mr Stuart was instrumental in the discovery of the 7.5m
ounce Nyankanga orebody. The Geita mine, now jointly owned by Ashanti and
Anglogold, produced more than 176,000 ounces of gold during its first six
months.

Mr Stuart, 36, graduated as a geologist from University of Manchester and then
gained an MSc Mineral Exploration from University of Leicester. Since then he
has worked for Kenmare Resources, the Irish company, at its heavy mineral
sands project in Mozambique, for Pan Andean Resources in Bolivia and Cluff
Resources in the Yemen and Tanzania.

Further information:

Patrick Cheetham, Executive Chairman, Tertiary Minerals

Tel: (00 44) (0) 1625 626203 or visit the Company's website :
www.tertiaryminerals.com