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[Kimberlite]

Kensington/Debeers seem very intent on getting aggressive and profitable in the FALC.
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Re: News - Monday, September 20, 2004
Kensington Announces Appointments and Additions to Its
Communications Team
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Victoria, B.C., Monday, September 20, 2004 - Kensington Resources Ltd.
(the "Company") announces that at a meeting of the board of directors
on September 17, 2004, a number of appointments were made to strengthen
the Company's management and communications team.

In the area of investor relations, the Company is pleased to announce
the appointment of Mel Gardner as Manager of Investor Relations. Mr.
Gardner has a strong history of business development and sales
management and a proven record in brokerage and wealth management. He
has over 20 years' experience in the Canadian financial industry with
Scotia McLeod Inc. and RBC Dominion Securities, two of Canada's major
financial institutions and with HSBC Asset Management, one of the
world's largest international financial institutions. Mr. Gardner will
be paid the sum of $85,000 per annum and has been granted 100,000 stock
options exercisable at a price of $1.10 per share for a five-year
period. The stock options are subject to vesting over a one-year
period. The investor relations contract is subject to regulatory
approval.

Ann Gibbs, who has been involved with the Company since 2002 and has
over twelve years' experience as corporate communications and media
relations consultant, has been appointed to the position of Public and
Corporate Affairs. In that role, Ms. Gibbs will be responsible for
developing corporate communications and marketing strategies to support
the Company's business objectives.

Commenting on the appointments, Robert A. McCallum states, "I am
pleased to have Mel Gardner and Ann Gibbs joining Kensington's
communications team. Both have proven skills and experience which will
bring strength to the Company's investor relations and communications
initiatives. Our corporate objective is to work actively with our Joint
Venture partners to bring the Fort à la Corne project to a mining
operation as rapidly as possible. The appointment of a strong
communications team represents our commitment to building sustainable
growth in the market and increased shareholder value."

Robert A. McCallum, who has served as President since June 1, 2004, was
appointed to the position of Chief Executive Officer of the Company.

Brent C. Jellicoe, who has served as Chief Geologist of the Company
since March, 2000, was appointed to the position of Exploration
Manager. Mr. Jellicoe is the Qualified Person for the Company and has
been directly involved with all aspects of diamond exploration and
project management for the Fort à la Corne Joint Venture in
Saskatchewan, since 1995. In particular, he has worked towards the
optimization of drilling procedures and diamond recovery. Prior to
1995, Mr. Jellicoe was involved in a wide range of oil & gas and
industrial mineral projects, which included diamond exploration and
drilling in central Saskatchewan. Mr. Jellicoe has a B.Sc. (Hons.) in
Geology from the University of Saskatchewan in 1987 and is a member of
the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of
Saskatchewan.

In addition to the stock options to Mel Gardner, the Company reports
the granting of a further 250,000 stock options exercisable at a price
of $1.10 per share for a five-year period to an employee and a
consultant of the Company. The stock options are subject to vesting
over a one-year period.

Using the expertise of proven management and world-class, experienced
technical advisors, Kensington Resources Ltd. is actively involved in
confirming the economic potential of this deposit and moving the
project forward to a development decision as rapidly as possible. The
Fort à la Corne Diamond Project is a joint venture among Kensington
Resources Ltd. (42.25%), De Beers Canada Exploration Inc., a wholly
owned subsidiary of De Beers (42.25%), Cameco Corporation (5.5%) and
UEM Inc. (carried 10%). The 71+ kimberlite bodies of the Fort à la
Corne Field form one of the largest diamondiferous clusters in the
world.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
OF KENSINGTON RESOURCES LTD.

(signed) "Robert A. McCallum"

Robert A. McCallum
President and CEO

TRADING SYMBOL: KRT-TSX.V

For further information, please contact:

Robert A. McCallum, President & CEO
Kensington Resources Ltd.
Tel: [phone] or [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]

The TSX Venture Exchange has not reviewed and does not accept
responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this news release.

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Copyright (c) 2004 KENSINGTON RESOURCES LTD. (KRT) All rights
reserved. For more information visit our website at
http://www.kensington-resources.com/ or send
mailto:[e-mail]
Message sent on Mon Sep 20, 2004 at 6:54:21 AM Pacific Time
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