Re Directorate

RJB Mining PLC
28 February 2001


                   Chief Executive of RJB Mining PLC leaves
                                       
RJB  Mining PLC announced today that Richard Budge has stepped down  as  Chief
Executive.   Gordon McPhie, Finance Director, has been appointed acting  Chief
Executive.

Chairman of RJB Mining PLC, John Robinson said, 'Richard Budge led the Company
through  privatisation and has made an outstanding contribution  to  both  the
development of the Company and the UK coal industry'.

Richard  Budge said:  'I am proud to have been the founder of the Company  and
its Chief Executive since before its listing on the Stock Exchange in 1993.  I
have  always profoundly believed in retaining the largest viable coal industry
within the UK and we have achieved that.  The Company is in good shape to deal
with the challenges of the future.'

RJB Mining PLC will report its results for the year ended 31 December 2000  on
6 March 2001 and these are expected to be in line with market expectations.



Contact
John Robinson, Chairman RJB Mining PLC at Gavin Anderson & Company
Tel: + 44 (0)20 7457 2345

Liz Morley/Felicity Caton
Gavin Anderson & Company
Tel: + 44 (0)20 7457 2345
Fax: + 44 (0)20 7457 2330