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<DESCRIPTION>EXHIBIT 32 - SOX 906 CERTIFICATION
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EXHIBIT 32

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

In connection with the Annual Report of Hallador Petroleum Company (the
"Company"), on Form 10-KSB for the period ended December 31, 2004, as filed
with the Securities  and Exchange  Commission on the date hereof (the
"Report"), the undersigned, in the capacities and dates indicated below,
hereby certifies pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to
Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to his knowledge: (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.


Dated: April 12, 2005



By: /S/ VICTOR P. STABIO
CEO and CFO
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