Exhibit 32.1
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the Amendment No. 1 on Form 10-K/A of Massey Energy Company (the “Company”) as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Baxter F. Phillips, Jr., Chief Executive Officer & President of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:
(1) the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and
(2) the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
/s/ Baxter F. Phillips, Jr. |
| Baxter F. Phillips, Jr. |
| Chief Executive Officer & President |
April 19, 2011
