RNS No 7247u
RJB MINING PLC

                    DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS

1)  NAME OF COMPANY

RJB MINING PLC

2)  NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

MERCURY ASSET MANAGEMENT

3)  Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding
    of the Shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial
    interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that
    person's spouse or children under the age of 18

N/A

4)  Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
    shares held by each of them.

N/A

5)  Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

N/A

6)  ( N/A %) of issued Class

7)  Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

N/A

8)  ( N/A %) of issued Class

9)  Class of security

ORDINARY SHARES

10) Date of transaction

N/A

11) Date company informed

30-06-97

12) Total holding following this notification

24,816,234

13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

17.01%

14) Any additional information

INCREASED SHAREHOLDING

15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries

M. GARNESS
01302 751751

16) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
    this notification

    Date of Notification..30TH JUNE 1997........


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