U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                                 WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
                                                               SEC  File  Number
                                    FORM  12B-25                      0-8773
                                                                    CUSIP Number
                           NOTIFICATION  OF  LATE  FILING           226120 10 3
                                       (Check One):

[ ]Form 10-K and Form 10-KSB [ ]Form 20-F [ ]Form 11-K [X]Form 10-Q and 10-QSB
[ ]Form N-SAR

     For  Period  Ended:  March  31,  2003
     [ ]  Transition  Report  on  Form  10-K
     [ ]  Transition  Report  on  Form  20-F
     [ ]  Transition  Report  on  Form  11-K
     [ ]  Transition  Report  on  Form  10-Q
     [ ]  Transition  Report  on  Form  N-SAR
     For  the  Transition  Period  Ended:

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     Read  Attached  Instruction  Sheet  Before Preparing Form.  Please Print or
Type.
Nothing  in  this  form  shall  be  construed  to  imply that the Commission has
verified  any  information  contained  herein.

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If  the  notification relates to a portion of the filing checked above, identify
the  Items(s)  to  which  the  notification  relates.

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PART I - REGISTRANT  INFORMATION

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Full  name  of  Registrant:     CRESTED  CORP.

Former  Name  if  Applicable:     N/A

Address  of  Principal  Executive  Office  (Street  and  Number):

                                  877  NORTH  8TH  WEST
City,  State  and  Zip  Code:     RIVERTON,  WY  82501


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Part  II  -  Rules  12b-25(b)  and  (c)

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If  the subject report could not be filed without unreasonable effort or expense
and the registrant seeks relief pursuant to Rule 12b-25(b), the following should
be  completed.  (Check  box  if  appropriate)

     (a)  The  reasons  described  in reasonable detail in Part III of this form
          could not  be  eliminated  without  unreasonable  effort  or  expense;
 X   (b)  The  subject  annual  report, semi-annual report, transition report on
- ---       Form  10-K,  Form 20-F,  11-K  or  Form N-SAR, or portion thereof will
          be filed on or before  the  fifteenth  calendar  day  following the
          prescribed due date; or the subject  quarterly  report or transition
          report on Form 10-Q, or portion thereof will  be  filed on or before
          the fifth calendar day following the prescribed due date;  and
     (c)  The accountant's statement or other exhibit required by Rule 12b-25(c)
          has  been  attached  if  applicable.

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Part  III  -  Narrative

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State  below  in  reasonable detail the reasons why Form 10-K, 20-F, 11-K, 10-Q,
N-SAR or the transition report or portion thereof, could not be filed within the
prescribed  time  period.


          As  of  the  date of this Notice, the Registrant is unable to file its
     Report  on  Form  10-Q for the three months ended March 31, 2003 due to the
     amount  of  time  management  has  had to spend in generating the quarterly
     results  of operations and cash flows for the prior period ending March 31,
     2002, to compare with the calendar quarterly period for the new fiscal year
     ending  December  31.  The Registrant is in the fist year of its new fiscal
     year  ending  December  31; the prior fiscal year was June 1, to May 31. In
     addition,  the  Registrant  is  still  evaluating  the  effect  of  the
     implementation  of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards #143, ("SFAS
     143")  and  has  not  yet determined a final calculation under SFAS 143 for
     reclamation  liabilities  on  its  shut  down  mine  properties.

          The  Registrant  will  file  the Form 10-Q Report for the three months
     ended  March  31,  2003  on  or  before  May  20,  2003.


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Part  IV  -  Other  Information

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     (1)  Name  and  telephone  number  of  person  to contact in regard to this
notification.

                STEPHEN E. ROUNDS, Special Counsel (303) 377-6997

     (2)  Have  all  other periodic reports required under section 13 or 15(d)of
the  Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or section 30 of the Investment Company Act
of  1940  during  the  preceding  12  months or for such shorter period that the
registrant was required to file such report(s) been filed?  If the answer is no,
identify  reports(s).
                                                            [  X  ]Yes   [   ]No

     (3)  Is it anticipated that any significant change in results of operations
from  the corresponding period for the last fiscal year will be reflected by the
earnings  statements  to  be  included in the subject report or portion thereof?
                                                            [  X  ]Yes   [   ]No

     If  so:  attach  an explanation of the anticipated change, both narratively
and  quantitatively,  and,  if  appropriate,  state the reasons why a reasonable
estimate  of  the  results  cannot  be  made.


          There  were  no  material  changes  to net earnings during the quarter
     ended March 31, 2003 when compared to the earnings during the quarter ended
     March 31, 2002. However, the financial impact of the implementation of SFAS
     143  is  not  yet  known.


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                                  CRESTED CORP

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                  (Name of Registrant as specified in charter)

has  caused  this  notification  to  be  signed on its behalf by the undersigned
thereunto  duly  authorized.


Date:      May  15,  2003               By:  /s/ Robert Scott Lorimer
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                                             ROBERT  SCOTT  LORIMER,
                                             VP  Finance,  Treasurer  and
                                             Chief  Financial  Officer
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