Metminco Shareholders

For Immediate Release

8 June 2011

Distribution of Shareholders:

Category (size of holding)

Number of Ordinary Shareholders

1 - 1,000

90

1,001 - 5,000

1,655

5,001 - 10,000

1,474

10,001 - 100,000

3,612

100,001 and above

546

Total

7,377

Holder Name

Number of Ordinary Fully Paid Shares Held

% Held of Issued Ordinary Capital

1

HSBC CUSTODY NOMINEES

170,344,036

11.65%

2

TAKORADI LIMITED

160,000,000

10.94%

3

HIGHLAND HOLDINGS RESOURCES

135,000,000

9.23%

4

BARRICK GOLD CORPORATION

75,000,000

5.13%

5

INVERSIONES EM DOS LIMITADA

70,250,855

4.80%

6

MINING INVESTMENT SERVICES (ATF WSE Superannuation Fund)

49,200,000

3.36%

7

UBS NOMINEES PTY LTD

47,454,043

3.24%

8

COMPUTERSHARE CLEARING PTY LTD

38,237,312

2.61%

9

TANGARRY PTY LTD

34,966,664

2.39%

10

NATIONAL NOMINEES LIMITED

33,573,219

2.30%

11

MR NJ HOWE & WJ Howe (ATF Howe Superannuation Fund)

30,800,000

2.11%

12

SENTIENT EXECUTIVE GP II

26,167,524

1.79%

13

SIDLOG LIMITED

24,312,137

1.66%

14

J P MORGAN NOMINEES AUSTRALIA

19,451,866

1.33%

15

RBC DEXIA INVESTOR SERVICES

17,651,151

1.21%

16

WILNIC PTY LTD

17,464,168

1.19%

17

CITICORP NOMINEES PTY LIMITED

14,847,086

1.02%

18

MR MAXWELL JAMES GREEN

13,400,000

0.92%

19

MINING INVESTMENT SERVICES

12,600,000

0.86%

20

NOTESAN PTY LTD

11,434,076

0.78%