EXHIBIT 32.2

                            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 Quarterly Report of Arabian American Development Company
(the "Company") on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2005, as filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I
Nicholas Carter, Treasurer of the Company, 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 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 results of operations of the
Company.

/s/ NICHOLAS CARTER
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Nicholas Carter
Treasurer

May 16, 2005