Holding(s) in Company

For filings with the FCA include the annex

For filings with issuer exclude the annex

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ii

Hochschild Mining PLC

2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

X

An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached

An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

Other (please specify):

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii

Van Eck Associates Corporation

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv

VanEck Vectors Junior Gold Miners ETF

VanEck Vectors Junior Gold Miners UCITS ETF

5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v

14 June 2017

6. Date on which issuer notified:

15 June 2017

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii

5%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix

Class/type ofshares

if possible usingthe ISIN CODE

Situation previousto the triggeringtransaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

NumberofShares

NumberofVotingRights

Numberof shares

Number of votingrights

% of voting rights x

Direct

Direct xi

Indirect xii

Direct

Indirect

GB00B1FW5029

29,651,246

29,651,246

24,715,437

24,715,437

4.87%

4.87%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financialinstrument

Expirationdate xiii

Exercise/Conversion Period xiv

Number of votingrights that may beacquired if theinstrument isexercised/ converted.

% of votingrights

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financialinstrument

Exercise price

Expiration date xvii

Exercise/Conversion period xviii

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights xix, xx

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

24,715,437

4.87%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi

Van Eck Associates Corporation serves as an investment adviser to the following funds:

VanEck Vectors Junior Gold Miners ETF - 4.76%

VanEck Vectors Junior Gold Miners UCTIS ETF - 0.11%

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

Glass Lewis

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

N/A

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

N/A

13. Additional information:

Van Eck Associates Corporation 13F File Number: 028-02783

14. Contact name:

Andrew Tilzer

15. Contact telephone number:

+1 (813) 964-3645