Exhibit 99.1

                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 Annual Report of Mexco Energy Corporation (the "Company")
on Form 10-K for the period  ending March 31, 2003 as filed with the  Securities
and  Exchange  Commission  on the date hereof  (the  "Report"),  I,  Nicholas C.
Taylor, President and Chief Executive Officer 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  (15  U.S.C.  78m or
          78o(d)); and

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


Dated:  June 26, 2003                   /s/  Nicholas C. Taylor
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                                        President and Chief Executive Officer