Alliance CEO to Present at Master Limited Partnership Investor Conference

The audio portion of Mr. Craft's presentation will be availablevia live webcast and for replay for 90 days athttp://www.wsw.com/webcast/wa33/arlp/. The related presentationmaterials will be available March 9, 2006 on the Partnership's websiteat www.arlp.com under "Investor Information" and "InvestorPresentations."

The statements and projections used throughout this release arebased on current expectations. These statements and projections areforward-looking, and actual results may differ materially. Theseprojections do not include the potential impact of any mergers,acquisitions or other business combinations that may occur after thedate of this release. At the end of this release, we have includedmore information regarding business risks that could affect ourresults.

Alliance Resource Partners is the nation's only publicly tradedmaster limited partnership involved in the production and marketing ofcoal. Alliance Resource Partners currently operates eight miningcomplexes in Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland and West Virginia.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS: With the exception of historicalmatters, any matters discussed in this press release areforward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties thatcould cause actual results to differ materially from projectedresults. These risks, uncertainties and contingencies include, but arenot limited to, the following: increased competition in coal marketsand our ability to respond to the competition; fluctuation in coalprices, which could adversely affect our operating results and cashflows; risks associated with the expansion of our operations andproperties; deregulation of the electric utility industry or theeffects of any adverse change in the domestic coal industry, electricutility industry, or general economic conditions; dependence onsignificant customer contracts, including renewing customer contractsupon expiration of existing contracts; customer bankruptcies and/orcancellations or breaches of existing contracts; customer delays ordefaults in making payments; fluctuations in coal demand, prices andavailability due to labor and transportation costs and disruptions,equipment availability, governmental regulations and other factors;our productivity levels and margins that we earn on our coal sales;greater than expected increases in raw material costs; greater thanexpected shortage of skilled labor; any unanticipated increases inlabor costs, adverse changes in work rules, or unexpected cashpayments associated with post-mine reclamation and workers'compensation claims; any unanticipated increases in transportationcosts and risk of transportation delays or interruptions; greater thanexpected environmental regulation, costs and liabilities; a variety ofoperational, geologic, permitting, labor and weather-related factors;risk associated with major mine-related accidents, such as mine firesor other interruptions; results of litigation; difficulty maintainingour surety bonds for mine reclamation as well as workers' compensationand black lung benefits; difficulty obtaining commercial propertyinsurance, and risks associated with our participation (excluding anyapplicable deductible) in the commercial insurance property program;and, a loss or reduction of the direct or indirect benefit fromcertain state and federal tax credits, including non-conventionalsource fuel tax credits.

Additional information concerning these and other factors can befound in the Partnership's public periodic filings with the Securitiesand Exchange Commission ("SEC"), including the Partnership's AnnualReport on Form 10-K, as amended by Form 10-K/A, for the year endedDecember 31, 2004 filed on March 15, 2005 and August 15, 2005,respectively, with the SEC. Except as required by applicablesecurities laws, the Partnership does not intend to update itsforward-looking statements.