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Hillgrove Resources Limited [HGO] - Hillgrove Prepares Kanmantoo for Constructio
n and Production With Appointment of General Manager



Hillgrove Resources Limited
ACN 004 297 116
Level 41 Australia Square Tower, 264 George Street, Sydney NSW 2000
Tel: 02 8221 0404 Fax: 02 8221 0407
www.hillgroveresources.com.au
Thursday, 3 December 2009
HILLGROVE PREPARES KANMANTOO FOR
CONSTRUCTION AND PRODUCTION
WITH APPOINTMENT OF EXECUTIVE GENERAL MANAGER
Hillgrove Resources Limited (ASX:HGO) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr Cam
Schubert as the Executive General Manager for the Kanmantoo Copper/Gold Mine Project.
The appointment signals Hillgrove"s commitment to develop
the project, with construction planned in 2010 and first
production scheduled for 2011.
Mr Schubert"s experience is particularly relevant to
Kanmantoo as he was the Site Senior Executive & General
Manager from 2004 to 2007 of Xstrata"s Ernest Henry opencut
copper/gold mine in North Queensland, which produces
approximately 115,000tpa of copper in concentrate.

Most
recently he was the Mine Operations Development Manager
for BHP Billiton"s Olympic Dam Expansion Project.
David Archer, Hillgrove Resources" Managing Director said today "Cam"s experience is right
on the money for Kanmantoo both technically and in terms of his experience in working with
local communities and stakeholders.

He lives in the Adelaide Hills, and is ideally suited to
lead the expansion of Hillgrove"s team as the project"s tempo increases over coming months.
The appointment will be the focal point for the successful development of the project as it
moves through construction in 2010 and into production in 2011."
About Hillgrove
Hillgrove is an Australian mining company listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX:
HGO) focused on developing its Indonesian, South Australian and Queensland base and
precious metals projects.

The Company is targeting the discovery of world class epithermal
gold and porphyry copper/gold deposits in Eastern Indonesia.
Hillgrove"s flagship development is the Kanmantoo Copper Gold Project, located less than
60km from Adelaide in South Australia.

Kanmantoo currently hosts a Mineral Resource of
32.2Mt (2.3Mt Measured, 22.5Mt Indicated and 7.4Mt Inferred) grading 0.9% copper and
0.20g/t gold, containing 292,200 tonnes of copper, 191,100 ounces of gold and 3,313,600
ounces of silver.

With completion of construction targeted for the first quarter of 2011,
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Kanmantoo will be a 2Mt p.a.

open-cut mine producing approximately 17,000 tonnes of
copper in concentrate and 8,000 ounces of gold per annum.
The information in this report that relates to Exploration Results is based on information compiled by Mr Dale
Ferguson, who is a Member of The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy.

Mr Ferguson is the General
Manager - Exploration and Operations of Hillgrove Resources and has sufficient relevant experience to qualify as
a Competent Person as defined in the 2004 Edition of the ‘Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results,
Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves".

Mr Ferguson consents to the inclusion in the report of the matters based
on his information in the form and context in which it appears.
The Mineral Resource estimate is based on information compiled by Mr Paul Payne, who is a Member of The
Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy.

Mr Payne is the Principal of Resource Evaluations Pty Ltd and has
sufficient relevant experience to qualify as a Competent Person as defined in the 2004 Edition of the ‘Australasian
Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves".

Mr Payne consents to the
inclusion in the report of the matters based on his information in the form and context in which it appears.
For more information contact:
David Archer Dale Ferguson
Managing Director General Manager - Exploration & Operations
Hillgrove Resources Limited Hillgrove Resources Limited
Tel: +61 2 8221 0404 Tel: +61 8 9481 1433
Mobile: 0414 737 767 Mobile: 0439 886 019




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