Exhibit 31.1
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                       CERTIFICATION Under Rule 13a-14(a)

I, Reg Handford, certify that:

1.   I have  reviewed and read this Annual Report on Form 10-KSB of Ardent Mines
     Limited;

2.   Based on my  knowledge,  this  Annual  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 Annual Report;

3.   Based on my  knowledge,  the  financial  statements,  and  other  financial
     information included in this Annual Report,  fairly present in all material
     respects the financial  condition,  results of operations and cash flows of
     Ardent Mines  Limited as of, and for, the periods  presented in this Annual
     Report;

4.   Ardent Mines Limited's other  certifying  officer and I are responsible for
     establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined
     in Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for Ardent Mines Limited and have:

     (a)  designed  such  disclosure  controls  and  procedures,  or caused such
          disclosure   controls  and   procedures  to  be  designed   under  our
          supervision,  to ensure that material  information  relating to Ardent
          Mines Limited, including its subsidiary, is made known to us by others
          within  that  entity,  particularly  during  the  period in which this
          Annual Report is being prepared;

     (b)  designed such internal  control over  financial  reporting,  or caused
          such internal  control over  financial  reporting to be designed under
          our  supervision,   to  provide  reasonable  assurance  regarding  the
          reliability  of financial  reporting and the  preparation of financial
          statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted
          accounting principles;

     (c)  evaluated  the  effectiveness  of Ardent  Mines  Limited's  disclosure
          controls  and  procedures  and  presented  in this  Annual  Report our
          conclusions  about the  effectiveness  of the disclosure  controls and
          procedures,  as of the end of the period  covered by this report based
          on such evaluation; and

     (d)  disclosed in this Annual  Report any change in Ardent Mines  Limited's
          internal control over financial  reporting that occurred during Ardent
          Mines Limited's fourth fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or
          is reasonable  likely to  materially  affect,  Ardent Mines  Limited's
          internal control over financial reporting; and

5.   Ardent Mines Limited's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based
     on  our  most  recent   evaluations  of  internal  control  over  financial
     reporting,  to Ardent Mines  Limited's  auditors and the audit committee of
     Ardent  Mines  Limited's  board of  directors  (or persons  performing  the
     equivalent functions):

     (a)  all significant  deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or
          operation  of internal  control  over  financial  reporting  which are
          reasonably  likely to adversely affect Ardent Mines Limited's  ability
          to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

     (b)  any fraud, whether or not material,  that involves management or other
          employees  who  have a  significant  role in  Ardent  Mines  Limited's
          control over financial reporting.


Dated: November 9, 2004                     /s/ Reg Handford
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                                            Reg Handford, President, Chief
                                            Executive Officer and Director