25 April 2007

Mining and  heavy  mineral  concentrate  production  has  started  at
Kenmare's Moma Titanium Minerals  Mine in northern Mozambique,  which
contains one  of the  largest  deposits of  titanium-bearing  mineral
sands in the world.

The mining process will initially utilise one of two dredges to  mine
the mineral-bearing  sands, with  both dredges  to operate  in a  few
months time once the dredge pond is enlarged.  The ore mined is being
processed through  the  Wet Concentrator  Plant  to produce  a  heavy
mineral concentrate. This concentrate  is currently being  stockpiled
for separation into final products (ilmenite, rutile and zircon) when
the Mineral Separation  Plant commences  operations shortly.  Section
one of  the project,  which includes  the mining  pond, dredges,  Wet
Concentrator Plant and  related infrastructure, has  been taken  over
 by Kenmare, and  a taking-over  certificate has been  issued to  the
contractor.

Kenmare expects to achieve annual production levels of 800,000 tonnes
of ilmenite, (the  main titanium bearing  mineral), 21,000 tonnes  of
rutile and 56,000 tonnes of zircon  (a zirconium mineral used in  the
ceramics  industry).  Expansions  are  planned  so  as  to   increase
production levels to 1.2  million tonnes per  annum of ilmenite  plus
co-products by the end of 2009.  Moma will operate at a low point  on
the production cost curve.

Kenmare is also  pleased to  announce a significant  increase of  the
resource base at Moma  following a recent  drilling programme at  the
Nataka zone, close  to the  Mineral Separation  Plant at  Moma.   The
total resource under licence  to Kenmare has  increased by more  than
60%, from  101 million  tonnes  to 163  million tonnes  of  contained
ilmenite, with associated  increases in co-products  to 12.4  million
tonnes of zircon  and 3.6  million tonnes  of rutile.   The  inferred
resource at  Nataka  has increased  from  49 million  tonnes  to  110
million tonnes of  contained ilmenite, with  associated increases  in
co-products to 8  million tonnes of  zircon and 2  million tonnes  of
rutile.

Kenmare's Chairman, Charles  Carvill said "We  have been waiting  for
this day for a long time  and are delighted that mining is  underway.
It is great news for our staff, our shareholders and our customers.
Additionally the increase in the resource base will allow us to  push
production levels significantly above  our present anticipated  level
while still  having a  very long  life  mine.   In the  meantime  the
product market is moving in a positive direction with rising  prices.
We are  confident our  customers  will be  able to  absorb  increased
production levels."


For more information:

Kenmare Resources plc
Michael Carvill
Managing Director
Tel: + 353 1 671 0411
Mob: + 353 87 674 0110

Conduit PR Ltd
Leesa Peters
Tel:  + 44 (0) 207 429 6600
Mob:  + 44 (0) 781 215 9885

Murray Consultants Ltd
Elizabeth Headon
Tel: + 353 1 498 0300
Mob: + 353 87 629 1453

www.kenmareresources.com

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