Holding(s) in Company

Merrill Lynch World Mining Tst PLC
07 October 2004

                                  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:

     Barclays plc

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:

     unknown

5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired:

     n/a

6) Percentage of issued class:

     n/a

7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed:

     unknown

8) Percentage of issued class:

     unknown - holding has fallen below notifiable intestest (was formally
3.98%)

9) Class of security:

     Ordinary shares of 5p each

10) Date of transaction:

     1 October 2004

11) Date company informed:

     7 October 2004

12) Total holding following this notification:

     unknown - below notifiable interest.

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

     unknown

14) Name of contact and telephone number for queries:

     Ms R M Nicholson - 020 7743 2430

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

Ms R M Nicholson

For Merrill Lynch Investment Managers Group Services Limited
Secretary

16) Date of notification:

7 October 2004


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