Offtake Contract-Replacement

Kenmare Resources PLC 01 November 2002 The Offtake Contract announcement released on 1 November, 2002 at 07.00hrs under RNS: 2153D contained an error. This occurred in the third sentence of the fourth paragraph which contained a reference to the recent completion of due diligence by the lender group. Due diligence by the lender group is ongoing. The full corrected version is shown below. All material details remain unchanged. Kenmare Resources plc ('Kenmare' or 'the Company') Kenmare Signs Zircon Sales Contract With Major Consumer Kenmare, a natural resources exploration and mining group, announces that it has signed its second off-take contract, an agreement to sell zircon from its Moma Titanium Minerals Project in Mozambique. The contract, the specific terms of which are confidential, is with one of the world's largest zircon consumers and will cover a significant proportion of the zircon to be produced at Moma. Zircon will be the largest co-product of the mine, accounting for around one eighth of estimated total project revenues; the principal product being ilmenite, a titanium dioxide mineral. The first production from the Moma Titanium Minerals Project is expected in early 2005. This contract follows a major ilmenite contract signed in May 2002 and brings the project a step closer to satisfying the prospective lenders' financing requirements. Kenmare is working with its financial advisor, N.M Rothschild & Sons Ltd, to secure the necessary debt funding for project development. The lender group visited the site in September and have agreed to move into document phase. Due diligence by the lender group is ongoing. A pre-condition of the loan agreement is the securing of sales contracts covering a proportion of the mine's output. Other contracts remain under negotiation. Michael Carvill, Managing Director of Kenmare, said: 'We have now signed contracts for the sale of both zircon and ilmenite with customers of high standing in the industry. This represents significant progress in securing the necessary finance required for the development of the mine. We are continuing to negotiate further sales contracts and are pleased with the progress being made with our prospective lenders.' For more information : Kenmare Resources plc Michael Carvill, Managing Director Tel: + 353 1 671 0411 Mob: + 353 87 674 0110 Binns & Co PR Ltd Paul McManus Tel: + 44 20 7786 9600 Mob: + 44 7980 541 893 Judith Parry Tel: + 44 113 242 1171 Murray Consultants Tom Byrne Tel: + 353 1 498 0339 www.kenmareresources.com 1 November, 2002 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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