Update on Moma Mine Incident

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

27(th) October, 2010

                          Update on Moma Mine Incident

Kenmare today provides a further update on progress following an incident at its
Moma Mine in Mozambique on October 8 where a settling pond breached its southern
retaining wall resulting in water, sand and clay flowing through part of the
nearby village of Topuito.

An extensive search operation has been undertaken to find a four year old girl
who has been missing since the event. The search continues, however the Company
and family, with whom we are closely liaising, are both now operating under the
assumption that the little girl has been lost. We are deeply saddened by this
and our thoughts are with the family.

In total, 388 houses were affected. Kenmare is pleased to report that 287 of
these homes have now been repaired, cleaned and declared suitable for use,
allowing residents to move back in.  33 traditional homes are being rebuilt and
repair work is being undertaken on the remaining homes. Teams of builders from
the affected village have been hired to complete the repair work as quickly as
possible.

A compensation committee has been set up to agree compensation for each family's
lost goods.  The committee commenced work on October 23, and is made up of
representatives from Government, local administration, village leaders and
Kenmare.  After agreement on compensation, each family will receive a further
payment from the Company relative to how they were affected by the incident.

Kenmare has now extensively reviewed the berm system which surrounds the
containment ponds and implemented design changes provided by independent
engineering firms to prevent any future incidents.  The berms are significantly
larger than anything used previously and employ geotextile layers to ensure that
the berms are resistant to erosion.  These berms will be employed in a system
which uses regular external pond management auditing.  The new system will be in
place by November 8, ready for dredge mining to recommence subject to approval
from the Government of Mozambique.

The mineral separation plant (MSP) at Moma has continued to produce products
from Kenmare's stockpile of heavy mineral concentrate. Kenmare has further
stockpiles of material used in the early commissioning of the plant which are
available to be reprocessed through the MSP. Kenmare intends to use this
material once the current stockpile is depleted.  The Company expects this will
result in a drop in recovery due to the volatility in grade of this material,
but is not yet in a position to predict the exact extent.

Michael Carvill added: "All the staff at the mine have worked night and day and
it has been heartening to see the efforts everyone has put in.  We are working
closely with the Mozambican Government and local leaders in an effort to return
village life to normal as quickly as possible and ensure that this incident is
never repeated."


For further information, please contact:

Kenmare Resources plc.
Tony McCluskey, Financial Director
Tel: [phone]
Mob: + 353 87 674 0346

Murray Consultants
Jim Milton
Tel: [phone]
Mob: + 353 86 2558400
Joe Heron
Tel: [phone]
Mob: + 353 87 690 9735

Conduit PR Ltd
Leesa Peters/Charlie Geller
Tel: [phone]
Mob: [phone]


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