SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                          Washington, D. C.  20549



Form 8-K
Current Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of The Securities Act of 1934



Date of Report (date of earliest event reported):  May 2, 2002



Mallon Resources Corporation
(exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


     Colorado                      0-17267                   84-1095959
(State or other                  (Commission              (I.R.S. Employer
jurisdiction                     File Number)            Identification No.)
of incorporation)



999 18th Street, Suite 1700, Denver, Colorado          80202
(address of principal executive offices)               (zip code)



Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (303) 293-2333



not applicable
(former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 5.  Other Events

Mallon Resources Corporation (the "Company") issued the following press
release, dated May 2, 2002, the text of which follows:

    Denver, Colorado -- Mallon Resources Corporation (Nasdaq:  "MLRC") today
reported that Frank Douglass has retired from its Board of Directors.  George
O. Mallon, Jr., Chairman, said, "We are very sorry to see Frank retire after
14 years of valuable service.  He was with us at the foundation of the Company
in 1988, and his was a reliable voice of reason and insight over all of the
years since then."

    The Company also reported that it has added Christopher H. B. Mills to its
Board of Directors.  Mr. Mills is Director and Chief Investment Officer of J O
Hambro Capital Management Group (London).

    Mr. Mallon said, "We are very pleased that Mr. Mills has accepted our
invitation to join the Board.  He brings more than 25 years of experience in
world-wide financial markets, during which he has served on the boards of
numerous companies in the energy industry.  He is currently on the board of WH
Energy Holdings, a Houston-based company, of which he has been a director for
over ten years.  We look forward to his contributions."

    Mallon Resources Corporation is a Denver, Colorado, based oil and gas
exploration and production company operating primarily in the San Juan Basin
of New Mexico.  Mallon's common stock is quoted on Nasdaq under the symbol
"MLRC."

                                  Signatures

    Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                  Mallon Resources Corporation


May 2, 2002                       ___/s/ Roy K. Ross_________________________
                                  Roy K. Ross, Executive Vice President
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                          Washington, D. C.  20549

Form 8-K
Current Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of The Securities Act of 1934

Date of Report (date of earliest event reported):  May 2, 2002

Mallon Resources Corporation
(exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

     Colorado                      0-17267                   84-1095959
(State or other                  (Commission              (I.R.S. Employer
jurisdiction                     File Number)            Identification No.)
of incorporation)

999 18th Street, Suite 1700, Denver, Colorado          80202
(address of principal executive offices)               (zip code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (303) 293-2333

not applicable
(former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Item 5.  Other Events

Mallon Resources Corporation (the "Company") issued the following press
release, dated May 2, 2002, the text of which follows:

    Denver, Colorado -- Mallon Resources Corporation (Nasdaq:  "MLRC") today
reported that Frank Douglass has retired from its Board of Directors.  George
O. Mallon, Jr., Chairman, said, "We are very sorry to see Frank retire after
14 years of valuable service.  He was with us at the foundation of the Company
in 1988, and his was a reliable voice of reason and insight over all of the
years since then."

    The Company also reported that it has added Christopher H. B. Mills to its
Board of Directors.  Mr. Mills is Director and Chief Investment Officer of J O
Hambro Capital Management Group (London).

    Mr. Mallon said, "We are very pleased that Mr. Mills has accepted our
invitation to join the Board.  He brings more than 25 years of experience in
world-wide financial markets, during which he has served on the boards of
numerous companies in the energy industry.  He is currently on the board of WH
Energy Holdings, a Houston-based company, of which he has been a director for
over ten years.  We look forward to his contributions."

    Mallon Resources Corporation is a Denver, Colorado, based oil and gas
exploration and production company operating primarily in the San Juan Basin
of New Mexico.  Mallon's common stock is quoted on Nasdaq under the symbol
"MLRC."

                                  Signatures

    Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                  Mallon Resources Corporation

May 2, 2002                       ___/s/ Roy K. Ross_________________________
                                  Roy K. Ross, Executive Vice President