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  Quarterly  Report  of Mexco  Energy  Corporation  (the
"Company")  on Form 10-Q for the period  ending  June 30, 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:  August 11, 2003                 /s/ Nicholas C. Taylor
                                        ---------------------------
                                        President and Chief Executive Officer

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