RNS No 7661p
MERCURY WORLD MINING TRUST PLC
1st July 1997


NET ASSET VALUE

MERCURY WORLD MINING TRUST plc

The unaudited net asset value for Mercury World Mining Trust plc at close of
business on 30th June 1997 was: 

              105.55p (undiluted) 
              104.63p (diluted)


Notes: 

1.Revenue items, disclosed in the most recent monthly announcement, are
included in net asset value, with dividends deducted on the ex-dividend date.
2. For the latest daily net asset value, previous month end performance
statistics, asset allocation and ten largest holdings of the Mercury
Investment Trusts, see MAMINDEX on Reuters or page 8800 on ICV (Topic 3).

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