Purchase of Own Shares

Mercury World Mining Trust PLC
22 September 2000

PURCHASE OF OWN ORDINARY SHARES IN THE MARKET

1. Date of the purchase:                    21st September 2000

2. Number of Ordinary Shares purchased:     100,000
          
3. Highest and lowest price paid per share: 95p
  (excluding expenses)                      

4. The issued share capital of the Company following this buy-back will be 

   Ordinary shares     175,265,803
                                            
5 Name of contact for queries: Ms K Rucht
                               020 7743 5466

6. Name of authorised Company official responsible for this      
   notification: Ms K Rucht
                 for Mercury Asset Management 
                 Group Services Ltd
                 Secretary

6. Date of Notification: 21st September 2000