EXHIBIT 12.1

CERTIFICATION

I, Kenneth D. Cunningham, certify that:



1. I have reviewed this report on Form 20-F of Miranda Gold Corp.;



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;



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 company as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;



4. The company's other certifying officer 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)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the
company 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 the company, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others
within those entities, particularly during the period in which this 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 the company's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this 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 report any change in the company's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by
this annual report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the company's internal control over
financial reporting.



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



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 the company's ability to record, process,

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b) Any fraud,
whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the company's internal control
over financial reporting.



Date: December
20, 2013



Kenneth D. Cunningham

By: /s/ "Kenneth D. Cunningham"

President and Chief Executive Officer

(Principal Executive Officer)



A signed original of this written statement
required by Section 906 has been provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the Securities and
Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.