Exhibit 32.2


                  CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE
                           SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002


I, Miguel C. Soto , Chief Financial Officer of Chaparral Resources, Inc. (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, to the best of my
knowledge:

     1.   The company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period
          ended June 30, 2004 ("Quarterly Report") fully complies with the
          requirements of Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934;

and

     2.   All of the information contained in the Quarterly Report fairly
          presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and result
          of operations of the company.



Date: August 13, 2004                       /x/ Miguel C Soto
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                                                Miguel C. Soto
                                                Chief Financial Officer