Holding(s) in Company

Hochschild Mining PLC
04 October 2007


Form TR-1 with annex. FSA Version 2.1 updated April 2007

For filings with the FSA include the annex
For filings with issuer exclude the annex

TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares


1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer
of existing shares to which voting rights are     
attached:                                               Hochschild Mining PLC
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2. Reason for notification (yes/no)
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An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                               Yes
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An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in  
the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are     
attached                                                                   No
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An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                           No
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Other (please specify):______________                                      No
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3. Full name of person(s) subject to    
notification obligation:                                        Alberto Beeck            
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4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if
different from 3):                                       
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5. Date of transaction (and date on which  
the threshold is crossed or reached if   
different):                                                    3 October 2007
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6. Date on which issuer notified:                              3 October 2007
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7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or                                 
reached:                                                                   3%                        
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8: Notified Details
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A: Voting rights attached to shares
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Class/type of      Situation         
shares             previous to the
If possible        triggering
use ISIN code      transaction        Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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                   Number    Number   Number of    Number of voting      Percentage of
                   of        of       shares       rights                voting rights
                   shares    voting                ----------------------------------------
                             rights                Direct   Indirect     Direct   Indirect
Ordinary
Shares
GB00B1FW5029       0         0        33,612,074   0        33,612,074   0        10.94%       
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B: Financial Instruments
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Type of      Expiration   Exercise/     No. of voting rights that may     Percentage
financial    date         conversion    be acquired (if the instrument    of voting
instrument                period/       exercised/converted)              rights
                          date
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Total (A+B)
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Number of voting rights               Percentage of voting rights
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33,612,074                            10.94%
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9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
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Proxy Voting:
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10. Name of proxy holder:                                                 N/A
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11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:              N/A
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12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:          N/A
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13. Additional information:
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14 Contact name:                                             Robert C. Muffly
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15. Contact telephone name:                                  [phone]
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For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website.




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