CERTIFICATIONS PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
                            (18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350)

      In connection with the Quarterly Report of Touchstone Resources USA, Inc.
(the "Company") on Form 10-QSB for the period ended September 30, 2004, as filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "report"),
I, Stephen P. Harrington, Chief Executive Officer and Treasurer of the Company,
do hereby certify, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (18
U.S.C. ss. 1350), that to my 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.

                                       /s/  Stephen P. Harrington
                                       Stephen P. Harrington
                                       Chief Executive Officer and Treasurer

Date:  November 18, 2004