Director Resignation

4 July, 2011

Minco Plc

Resignation of Director

Dublin, 4 July 2011 - Minco Plc (AIM-"MIO"), the Irish exploration and development company, announces with regret the resignation, for personal reasons, of Mr. Bert-Ove Johansson from Minco's Board of Directors, effective May 31, 2011. Mr. Johansson's contribution and valued advice to Minco over the past several years is gratefully acknowledged.

Minco Plc is an AIM quoted precious and base metals exploration and development company engaged in zinc exploration on the Pallas Green property in Ireland in a 23.6%/76.4% joint venture with Xstrata Zinc and investments in zinc-silver projects in Mexico through its shareholding in Xtierra Inc. listed on the TSX Venture Exchange (Toronto) under the symbol "XAG".