Moma Mineral Separation Plant Handover and Thre...

Kenmare Resources plc ("Kenmare" or "the Company")

7 August, 2007

               Handover of Mineral Separation Plant at
                         Kenmare's Moma Mine

                  Three new sales contracts signed

Kenmare  Resources   announced   today   that   it   has   issued   a
Taking-Over-Certificate for  Phase 2  of the  Moma Titanium  Minerals
Mine in northern Mozambique to  the contractor building the  project.
Phase 2  includes the  Mineral Separation  Plant, product  warehouse,
mineral export  facilities,  and  all related  infrastructure.    The
Mineral Separation  Plant  is  now  under  the  control  of  Kenmare,
operational, and producing final products which are being stored  for
shipment.

Mining and concentration operations commenced at Moma in late April.
Since then a heavy mineral  concentrate stockpile has been built  up,
ready for conversion into final  products in the Minerals  Separation
Plant.  Kenmare's customers are  keenly awaiting delivery of  product
from Moma.  The market for titanium minerals has become  increasingly
tight throughout the year. Three additional sales contracts have been
signed in recent months.

The Bronagh J, a 4,000 tonne self-propelled transfer barge, is making
final preparations to sail  from Singapore to  Moma. This barge  will
transfer products  from  Kenmare's  jetty  and  self-discharge  these
mineral  products  into   customer  vessels   moored  offshore.   The
Taking-Over of  the Bronagh  J  will complete  handover of  the  core
elements of the project.

Kenmare's Chairman, Charles Carvill said,  "Now that we have  control
of the plant, we are phasing the second mining dredge into production
earlier than anticipated to accelerate ramp up and to meet increasing
customer demand."

For more information:

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

Conduit PR Ltd
Jane Stacey
Tel:  + 44 (0) 207 429 6606
Mob:  + 44 (0) 792 292 3306

Murray Consultants Ltd
Elizabeth Headon
Tel:  + 353 1 498 0300
Mob: + 353 87 989 7234

                      www.kenmareresources.com

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