CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
We consent to incorporation by reference in the registration statements (Nos.
333-02219 and 333-78633) on Forms S-8 of The Pittston Company of our report
dated June 16, 2000, relating to the statements of net assets available for
benefits of the Savings-Investment Plan of The Pittston Company and its
Subsidiaries as of December 31, 1999 and 1998, and the related statements of
changes in net assets available for benefits for the years then ended, which
report appears in the December 31, 1999 Annual Report on Form 11-K of the
Savings-Investment Plan of The Pittston Company and its Subsidiaries.
/s/ KPMG LLP
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KPMG LLP
Richmond, Virginia
June 27, 2000
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