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EXHIBIT 31.1

Certification Pursuant to Section 302
  of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

I, Garry L. Anselmo, certify that:

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        10-QSB of Silverado Gold Mines Ltd;                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
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| | 2. | Based on my knowledge, this report does not
        contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material
        fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances
        under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to
        the period covered by this report;                        
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| | 3. | Based on my knowledge, the financial statements,
        and other financial information included in this report, fairly present
        in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations
        and cash flows of the small business issuer as of, and for, the periods
        presented in this report;                                
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| | 4. | The small business issuer’s other certifying
        officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure
        controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and
        15d-15(e)) for the small business issuer and have:                                                                                      
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| | 5. | The small business issuer’s other certifying
        officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of
        internal control over financial reporting, to the small business issuer’s
        auditor and the audit committee of the small business issuer’s board
        of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
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Date: July 13, 2007

/s/ Garry L. Anselmo 
  Garry L. Anselmo 
  Chief Executive Officer 
  (Principal Executive Officer)

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