Director Shareholding

RNS Number:6769R
Minco PLC
04 November 2003

Minco PLC (the "Company") announces that the following options over Ordinary
Shares were granted to the directors of the Company at a Board meeting on 29
July 2003:
                                         Number of share                       Exercise          Exercise 
                                                 options                          dates             price

Roger Turner                                   1,000,000            29.07.03 - 29.07.10                5p
Matthew Dorman                                 1,000,000            29.07.03 - 29.07.10                5p
John Teeling                                     750,000            29.07.03 - 29.07.10                5p
John Kearney                                     750,000            29.07.03 - 29.07.10                5p
Terence McKillen                                 500,000            29.07.03 - 29.07.10                5p
Richard Thornton                                 500,000            29.07.03 - 29.07.10                5p
James Finn                                       500,000            29.07.03 - 29.07.10                5p



Further to the announcement made on 13 October 2003, Minco also announces the
following details concerning Roger Turner, Matthew Dorman and Richard Thornton -
the directors of the Company appointed on completion of the acquisition of Orca
Gold - in addition to their directorships of Orca Gold and the Company.

Roger William Turner, aged 60, was a director/partner of Oxus Gold Plc, Angus &
Ross Plc and Turner & Associates. There are no further details to disclose
concerning Roger Turner, pursuant to Schedule 2 (f) of the AIM Rules.

There are no details to disclose concerning Matthew Leslie Dorman, aged 42,
pursuant to Schedule 2 (f) of the AIM Rules.

Richard Francis Thornton, aged 48, is a director of Catellain Mansions East
Limited and was a director of Energis Carrier Services (UK) Limited which went
into Creditors' Voluntary Liquidation in 2002, following the announcement by its
parent, Energis Plc, that it was "unable to continuing funding this and other
subsidiary companies". There are no further details to disclose concerning
Richard Thornton, pursuant to Schedule 2 (f) of the AIM Rules.


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