09/23/2005- Recoveries for Kimberlite 147

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Kensington Resources Ltd.: 2004 Microdiamond Recoveries for Kimberlite 147


21:52 EDT Friday, September 23, 2005

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(CCNMatthews - Sept. 23, 2005) - Kensington Resources Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:KRT) (the "Company") announces that it has received from the operator, De Beers Canada Inc., microdiamonds results for eight coreholes targeted on Kimberlite Body 147 during the 2004-2005 program at the Fort a la Corne Diamond Project in Saskatchewan. The principal objective of the 2004-2005 program on Kimberlite 147 was to acquire representative kimberlite and diamond information for construction of a new geological model and to assess the potential for higher grade zones within the body.

"We are very pleased with the results from Kimberlite Body 147," states Robert A. McCallum, President and CEO of Kensington Resources Ltd. "A substantial number of diamonds including three larger stones were recovered indicating a high stone density and potential enrichment in this body. De Beers will utilize these results in a grade forecast, which then will enable us to make decisions on the suitability of delineation drilling and minibulk sampling for recovery of macrodiamonds."

The 147 kimberlite occurs in the main cluster of the Fort a la Corne Kimberlite Province and is located on the eastern side of the 148/147/120/220 volcanic megacluster with the 220 and 148 kimberlites situated directly to the west and southwest. Eight coreholes intersected 855.38 m of kimberlite from a total meterage of 1,740.0 m. The top of the first kimberlite intersection ranged between 96 to 106.28 m depth from surface and the bottom of the last kimberlite unit ranged from 181.22 and 221.82 m. Kimberlite thicknesses varied between 74.94 and 125.68 m.

A total of 2,432 microdiamonds were recovered from 515.20 kg of kimberlite core in 63 samples utilizing caustic dissolution methods at the Saskatchewan Research Council (SRC). Microdiamond recoveries were audited and individual stone sizes calculated by experts at the De Beers Kimberley Microdiamond Laboratory (KMDL) in South Africa. Only microdiamond data from the SRC are reported here. Summaries of diamond recovery by kimberlite drillhole and by sieve category are shown in Tables 1 and 2.

Table 1: Summary of 2004 and Historical Kimberlite 147 Microdiamond
Results

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Number Stones
of Sample Carat Average larger
Samples Mass Weight # of Stones/ than 0.5
Drillhole (1) (kg) (carats) Stones 10kg mm(2)
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04-147-006 13 106.40 0.025255 378 35.53 0
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04-147-007 4 32.65 0.004075 67 20.52 0
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04-147-008 7 57.35 0.052650 650 113.34 2
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04-147-009 7 57.20 0.036245 155 27.10 1
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04-147-010 7 57.40 0.030035 311 54.18 0
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04-147-011 7 57.25 0.017215 238 41.57 1
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04-147-012 6 48.90 0.014190 201 41.10 1
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04-147-013 12 98.05 0.025415 432 44.06 1
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Total: 63 515.20 0.205080 2,432 47.21 6
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147
Historical
(3) 3 DH;
10
samples 292 0.1042626 559 21.1 7
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1 equals For the 2004 samples, representative sample intervals ranged
from 3.2 to 24.2 metres of kimberlite intersection; sample weights
ranged from 8.05 to 8.25 kg
2 equals Stones with at least one axis greater than 0.5 mm in length
3 equals Due to the wide variance in sample mass per historical
drillhole, the average stones/10 kg for the historical results was
weighted by the mass of individual samples (a simple average of
drillhole values was calculated at 21.4 stones/10 kg)


Microdiamond recoveries in 2004 were significantly higher than historical recoveries which are shown at the bottom of Table 1. At 47.21 stones/10kg, the average stone density of the 2004 recoveries is more than double that of the historical recoveries and is actually much higher if the 128 microdiamonds measuring less than 0.075 mm are not included in the historical tally. In comparison, fewer stones larger than 0.5 mm were recovered per kilogram of sample during the 2004 program. Microdiamonds recovered from the 2004 program will be combined with all suitable historical diamond results and submitted to Mineral Resource Management (MRM) of De Beers for grade forecasts of commercial-sized diamonds based on statistical and graphical treatment of the data.
Table 2: Kimberlite 147 Microdiamond Recoveries by Drillhole and
Sieve Category

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+0.075 +0.106 +0.150 +0.212 +0.300 +0.425 +0.850 +1.000
mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm
Drillhole Sieve Sieve Sieve Sieve Sieve Sieve Sieve Sieve
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04-147-006 130 118 67 48 15 0 0 0
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04-147-007 26 17 14 9 1 0 0 0
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04-147-008 195 229 123 64 34 5 0 0
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04-147-009 51 58 22 12 8 3 0 1
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04-147-010 93 112 58 28 11 9 0 0
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04-147-011 92 74 34 27 8 2 1 0
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04-147-012 80 66 28 20 5 1 1 0
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04-147-013 168 156 64 29 11 4 0 0
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Total: 835 830 410 237 93 24 2 1
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For additional information and maps concerning the 2004 drilling results from Kimberlite 147, please see the Company's website at www.kensington-resources.com.

Brent C. Jellicoe, P.Geo. is the Qualified Person for the Company and has reviewed the technical information herein. Microdiamond recovery was performed by Saskatchewan Research Council of Saskatoon. All aspects of quality assurance, quality control and sample chain of custody for the Fort a la Corne Joint Venture are managed by De Beers Canada Inc., the project operator.

Kensington Resources Ltd. is an exploration and mine development company currently focused on the high potential Fort a la Corne Diamond Project in Saskatchewan. The management team includes strong technical expertise and is committed to reaching a diamond producer status for the realization of shareholder value. The Fort a la Corne Diamond Project is a joint venture among Kensington Resources Ltd. (42.245%), De Beers Canada Inc. (42.245%), Cameco Corporation (5.51%) and UEM Inc. (carried 10%). After fifteen years of exploration at Fort a la Corne, the joint venture partners have entered into an accelerated results-driven advanced exploration and evaluation phase targeted on reaching a pre-feasibility decision in 2008. The Fort a la Corne Diamond Project includes 63 identified kimberlite bodies within the largest diamondiferous kimberlite cluster in the world.

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