Block Admission Return

    Gemfields Resources Plc

Block Admission Return

30 November 2006

Name of scheme:                         Employee Share Option Scheme           
                                                                               
Period of return:                       8 May 2006 - 11 November 2006          
                                                                               
Balance under scheme from previous      8,918,334                              
return:                                                                        
                                                                               
The amount by which the block scheme    380,000                                
has been increased, if the scheme has                                          
been increased since the date of the                                           
last return:                                                                   
                                                                               
Number of securities issued/allotted    408,334                                
under scheme during period:                                                    
                                                                               
Number of securities under the scheme   600,000                                
which expired during the period:                                               
                                                                               
Balance under scheme not yet issued/    8,290,000                              
allotted at end of period:                                                     
                                                                               
Number and class of securities          94,637,398 ordinary shares of 1p on 25 
originally listed and the date of       November 2005                          
admission:                                                                     
                                                                               
Total number of securities in issue at  95,045,733                             
the end of the period:                                                         

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Peter Kitchen, CEO [e-mail]

Richard James, CFO [e-mail]

Gemfields Resources Plc Tel: [phone]

Laurence Read/ Leesa Peters Tel: [phone]

Conduit PR Mob: [phone]

                                                                               


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