EXHIBIT 32

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 on Form 10-Q of Contura Energy, Inc. (the “Registrant”) for the period ended September 30, 2019, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), each of the undersigned officers of the Registrant 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 Registrant.

Date: November 14, 2019

By: /s/ David J. Stetson

David J. Stetson

Chief Executive Officer

(Principal Executive Officer)

Date: November 14, 2019

By: /s/ Charles Andrew Eidson

Charles Andrew Eidson

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)