EXHIBIT 32.1



                   CERTIFICATION OF PERIODIC FINANCIAL REPORTS



I, Irl F. Engelhardt, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Peabody Energy
Corporation, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to
Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1)  the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2003
     (the "Periodic Report") which this statement accompanies fully complies
     with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
     Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m or 78o(d)); and

(2)  information contained in the Periodic Report fairly presents, in all
     material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of
     Peabody Energy Corporation.

Dated:  November 13, 2003



                                          /s/ IRL F. ENGELHARDT
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                                          Irl F. Engelhardt
                                          Chairman and Chief Executive Officer