Holding(s) in Company

Holding(s) in Company

ECR Minerals plc

ECR MINERALS plc

(“ECR Minerals”, “ECR” or the “Company”)

AIM: ECR

US OTC: MTGDY

Notification of Change in Shareholding

London: 11 January 2012 - ECR Minerals plc advises that on 11 January 2012, the Company was notified by White Rock Consulting Ltd (“White Rock”) that following the issue of 37,460,000 ordinary shares of the Company of 0.1 pence (“Ordinary Shares”) announced on 20 December 2011, White Rock no longer has a notifiable interest in the issued share capital of the Company. The Company has a total of 639,806,081 Ordinary Shares in issue with each carrying the right to one vote.

For further information please contact:

ECR Minerals plc		Tel: [phone]
Michael Silver, Chairman
Patrick Harford, Managing Director
Stephen Clayson, Director & Chief Financial Officer
Luca Tenuta, Non-Executive Director
Email: [e-mail]
Website: www.ecrminerals.com
Daniel Stewart & Company plc		Tel: [phone]
Paul Shackleton/Tessa Smith
Old Park Lane Capital plc		Tel: [phone]
Michael Parnes
Blythe Weigh Communications		Tel: [phone]
Ana Ribeiro
Barry Kaplan Associates		Tel: [phone]
Larry Kaplan