Director Shareholding

Kenmare Resources PLC
19 September 2001


                      Kenmare Resources plc ('Kenmare')


                     Share Purchase by Kenmare Directors


Charles Carvill, Chairman of Kenmare Resources plc., has purchased 110,000
Ordinary EUR 0.06 cents shares in Kenmare at a price of Stg13.6p per share.

Michael Carvill, Managing Director of Kenmare Resources plc., has purchased
75,000 Ordinary EUR 0.06 cents shares in Kenmare at a price of Stg13.3p per
share.


For more information :

Michael Carvill

Managing Director

[phone] or [phone]

Tony McCluskey

Financial Director

[phone] or [phone]


www.kenmareresources.com


19th September 2001