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 on Form 10-K (the "Report") of PYR Energy
Corporation (the "Company") for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2002, each of
the undersigned D. Scott Singdahlsen, the Chief Executive Officer of the
Company, and Andrew P. Calerich, the Chief Financial Officer of the Company,
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 the best of the
undersigned's knowledge and belief: (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: December __, 2002.




/s/ D. Scott Singdahlsen
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D. Scott Singdahlsen, Chief Executive Officer




/s/ Andrew P. Calerich
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Andrew P. Calerich, Chief Financial Officer