Directors' Dealings

Kenmare Resources PLC
13 December 1999


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 director named in 2 above or 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, and 
Charles Carvill re. Carvill Group Ltd

4   Name of registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of 
shares held by each of them (if notified):
Charles & Margaret Carvill  4,468,435 Ord. IR5p Shares
Carvill Group Ltd           1,644,532 Ord. IR5p Shares 
No. of Shares Acquired:
Charles & Margaret Carvill  200,000 Ord IR 5p Shares
Carvill Group Plc   400,000 Ord. IR 5p Shares
Total Holding Following transaction:  
Charles & Margaret Carvill  4,668,434
Carvill Group Ltd            2,044,532
 

5   Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected with  
the director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s):
Mr. Charles Carvill in respect of his holdings and that of his wife Mrs
Margaret Carvill, and in respect of Carvill Group Ltd a Company in which Mr
Charles Carvill holds a beneficial interest.

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 IR5p Shares

7   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired:
600,000 Ord. IR5p shares. see no. 4 above for breakdown.

8   Percentage of issued class:
Charles & Margaret Carvill 0.17%.              Carvill Group Ltd 0.33%

9   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed:
NIL

10  Percentage of issued class:
N/A

11  Class of security:
Ordinary IR5p Shares

12  Price per share:
Stg 7.5p

13  Date of transaction:
7th December 1999

14  Date company informed:
8th December 1999

15  Total holding following this notification:
see no 4 above.

16  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification:
Charles & Margaret Carvill  3.87%.      Carvill Group Ltd  1.70%

If a director has been granted options by the company, please complete the
following fields:

17  Date of grant:
7th December 1999

18  Period during which or date on which exercisable:
31st December 2000 to 31st December 2002

19  Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option:
N/A - Warrant issued as part of placing above

20  Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number:
Warrant to Purchase Ordinary IR5p Shares re.
Charles & Margaret Carvill 200,000
Carvill Group Ltd  400,000

21  Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to
be fixed at time of exercise:
Stg 9p per Warrant

22  Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following
this notification:
see additional Information

23  Contact name for queries:
Tony McCluskey

24  Contact telephone number:
[phone]

25  Name of company official responsible for making notification:
Tony McCluskey


Additional Information:
Total Share Option and Warrant Holdings Following Transaction:
Charles & Margaret Carvill  1,766,629 Options
Charles & Margaret Carvill    600,000 Warrants
Carvill Group Ltd             400,000 Warrants


Above mentioned Warrants were issued as part of placing, the details of which
were announced on 7th December 1999.