Additional Listing

Tertiary Minerals PLC
12 October 2001


                            Tertiary Minerals plc

                               ('the Company')

Application has today been made for admission of an additional 173,336
ordinary shares of 1p each in Tertiary Minerals plc to trading on the
Alternative Investment Market of the London Stock Exchange.

These shares have been issued as a result of the exercise of existing warrants
to subscribe for ordinary shares at an exercise price of 10p per ordinary
share in the Company.

The new shares will rank pari passu in all respects with the existing ordinary
shares of the Company. Dealings are expected to commence on 18 October 2001.