Westmoreland's Lenders Agree
              to Extend Debt Repayment Date






Philadelphia, PA -- November 1, 1994 -- Westmoreland Coal Company 
(NYSE:WCX) announced today that its principal lenders have agreed 
to extend the date of repayment of Westmoreland's restructured 
debt, now $38 million, to November 8, 1994.  Westmoreland intends 
to pay this debt from the proceeds of the previously announced sale 
of the assets of Kentucky Criterion Coal Company to CONSOL of 
Kentucky, Inc.  Work is continuing on obtaining the necessary 
consents required to complete the sale.