SECTION 906 CERTIFICATION

CONTINENTAL MINERALS CORPORATION
(the "Company")

Pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, each of the undersigned officers of the Company, do hereby certify, to such officer’s knowledge, that:

• the Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2003 of the Company fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and
   
• the information contained in the Form 20-F fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Date: June 10, 2004 /s/ Ronald W. Thiessen Ronald W. Thiessen
Director and Chief Executive Officer Date: June 10, 2004 /s/ Jeffrey R. Mason Jeffrey R. Mason
Director, Chief Financial Officer, and Secretary