Purchase of Own Shares

Merrill Lynch World Mining Tst PLC
31 January 2001


MERRILL LYNCH WORLD MINING TRUST plc
PURCHASE OF OWN ORDINARY SHARES IN THE MARKET

1. Date of the purchase:                    30 January 2001

2. Number of Ordinary Shares purchased:     700,000
          
3. Highest and lowest price paid per share: 91p
  (excluding expenses)                      

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

   Ordinary shares     169,199,852
                                            
5 Name of contact for queries: Miss D A Fish
                               020 7743 5153

6. Name of authorised Company official responsible for this      
   notification: Miss D A Fish
                 for Merrill Lynch Investment Manager Group Services
                 Limited
                 Secretary

6. Date of Notification: 30 January 2001