Director Shareholding

Kenmare Resources PLC
9 November 2001



                                 SCHEDULE 11

         NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS

1. Name of company

Kenmare Resources Plc

2 Name of Director

Charles Carvill

3 Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding
of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest
or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's
spouse or children under the age of 18 or in respect of a non-beneficial
interest

Charles Carvill Re. Charles & Margaret Carvill

4 NAme of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the
number of shares held by each of them (if notified)

Charles & Margaret Carvill 5,200,657 Ord. EUR 0.06 cents Shares

5) Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected
Mr Charles Carvill in respect of his holdings and that of his wife Mrs.
Margaret Carvill.

6) Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions
please indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non
discretionary

Purchase of Ordinary EUR 0.06 cents Shares

7) Number of shares/amount of
stock acquired

Charles & Margaret Carvill Shares 565,000 Ord. EUR 0.06 cents shares

8) Percentage of issued class

Charles & Margaret Carvill 0.30%

9) Number of shares/amount
of stock disposed
Nil

10) Percentage of issued class
N/A

11) Class of security
Ordinary EUR 0.06 Cents Shares

12) Price per share

EUR 0.24

13) Date of transaction

08 November 2001

14) Date company informed
08 November 2001

15) Total holding following this notification

Charles & Margaret Carvill - 5,765.657 Ord. EUR 0.06 cents shares

16)Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
Charles & Margaret Carvill - 3.02%

If a director has been granted options by the company please complete the
following boxes

17) Date of grant

N/A
18) Period during which or date on which exercisable
N/A

19) Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option
N/A

20) Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number
N/A

21) Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to
be fixed at time of exercise

N/A

22) Total number of shares or debentures over which options held
following this notification
N/A

23) Any additional information
N/A
24) Name of contact and telephone number for queries

Deirdre Corcoran

Tel: [phone]

25) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for
making this notification

Deirdre Corcoran



Date of Notification..08.11.2001