Issue of Equity

Issue of Equity

ECR Minerals plc

ECR MINERALS plc

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

AIM: ECR

US OTC: MTGDY

ISSUE OF EQUITY

London: 18 January 2011 – ECR Minerals plc announces that the Company has issued 5,454,544 ordinary shares of 0.1p par value (“Shares”) pursuant to the conversion of convertible loan notes totalling £60,000 based on a conversion price of 1.1p per share.

Pursuant to this announcement application has been made for 5,454,544 Shares to be admitted to trading on AIM. Dealings are expected to commence on 24 January 2011. Following admission of these shares the Company will have a total of 492,427,356 Shares in issue.

About ECR Minerals

ECR is a mineral development company with interests in the USA, Argentina, Indonesia, Thailand and Australia.

For further information please contact:

ECR Minerals plc
Michael Silver, Chairman		Tel: [phone]
Patrick Harford, Managing Director
Stephen Clayson, Chief Financial Officer
Email: [e-mail]
Website: www.ecrminerals.com
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Oliver Rigby/Tessa Smith		Tel: [phone]
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Forbes Cutler		Tel: [phone]
Blythe Weigh Communications
Ana Ribeiro		Tel: [phone]
Barry Kaplan Associates
Larry Kaplan		Tel: [phone]