EXHIBIT 32.1

                        Certification of CEO 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 Quarterly Report of Crested Corp. (the "Company") on
Form  10-Q for the period ending March 31, 2004 as filed with the Securities and
Exchange  Commission  on  the  date  hereof (the "Report"), John L. Larsen Chief
Executive  Officer  of  the  Company,  hereby  certifies,  pursuant to 18 U.S.C.
Section  1350,  as  adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002,  to  the  best  of  his  knowledge,  that:

(1)     The  Report  fully  complies  with  the requirements of section 13(a) or
15(d)  of  the  Securities  Exchange  Act  of  1934;  and

(2)     The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material
respects,  the  financial  condition  and  result  of operations of the Company.



                                            /s/  John  L.  Larsen
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                                         John  L.  Larsen,
                                         Chief  Executive  Officer
                                         May  17,  2004


This  certification  accompanies  this  Report  pursuant  to  Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley  Act  of  2002  and  shall not be deemed filed by the Company for
purposes  of  Section  18  of  the  Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

A  signed  original  of  this written statement required by Section 906 has been
provided to Crested Corp. and will be retained by Crested Corp. and furnished to
the  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission  or  its  staff  upon  request.


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