Board Appointment and Moma Update

Kenmare Resources Plc.

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

                  Moma Mine reaches breakeven point

                  COO joins the Board of Directors

           Performance Improvement Project is 90% complete

11 June 2009

At its  Annual  General Meeting  in  Dublin today,  Charles  Carvill,
Chairman of Kenmare Resources plc, told shareholders that the ramp-up
to full production  has been progressing  according to forecast  with
record  production  in  May.   The  increased  production  has   been
facilitated  by  progress   with  the  project   to  remove   certain
limitations in the plant and equipment at Moma. This project,  called
the Performance Improvement  Project (PIP), is  now 90% complete  and
will be fully completed in July and August.

Production in May was 40,000 tonnes  of ilmenite and 2,300 tonnes  of
zircon. This level of production means that the Company has more than
crossed the cash  operating cost breakeven  point. As a  consequence,
the Company will no longer be capitalising operating costs and,  from
1 July 2009, these costs will be reflected in the Income Statement.

Chief Operations Officer of Kenmare, Jacob Deysel was today  co-opted
onto the Board of Directors of the Company. Jacob was appointed Chief
Operations Officer in February 2009 and is responsible for completing
the ramp-up to full production  at Kenmare's Moma Titanium Mine.   He
joined  from  Richards  Bay  Minerals,  the  world's  largest  single
producer of titanium minerals. Jacob holds a BSc in Mine  Engineering
and a Masters in Business Administration, both from the University of
Witwatersrand in  South  Africa.   He  has  worked  in  the  titanium
feedstock industry since 2003.  Previously he worked with Gold Fields
Ltd at Driefontein  Mine where he  was ultimately Operations  Manager
for a mining operation of seven shafts and 12,000 employees producing
200,000 tonnes of ore per month.  At Richards Bay Minerals, Jacob has
had responsibility for the mine's five plants in addition to geology,
mine planning and maintenance.

Charles Carvill  said:  "We  are delighted  to welcome  Jacob to  the
Board.  In the short time he has been with the Company he has already
made a huge impact on our operations.  Achieving cash operating  cost
breakeven is an important point on  the ramp-up process of this  mine
and represents a significant point in our development."

For more information:
Kenmare Resources plc
Michael Carvill, Managing Director
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Mob: + 353 87 674 0110

Murray Consultants
Elizabeth Headon
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Mob: + 353 87 989 7234

Conduit PR Ltd
Leesa Peters/Charlie Geller
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                      www.kenmareresources.com

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