Exhibit 31.1
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                           CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                     SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT RULE 13A-14(a)

I, Joseph Gutnick, certify that:

     1.   I have reviewed this  quarterly  report on Form 10-QSB of Golden River
          Resources Corporation ("Registrant");

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

     4.   The Registrant'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))  for the
          Registrant 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  Registrant,  including  their  consolidated
                    subsidiaries,  is made  known to us by others  within  those
                    entities,  particularly  during  the  period  in which  this
                    report is being prepared;

               (b)  [Paragraph  omitted pursuant to SEC Release Nos. 33-8238 and
                    34-47986]

               (c)  evaluated the  effectiveness of the Registrant'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  Registrant's
                    internal  control over  financial  reporting  that  occurred
                    during the Registrant's  most recent fiscal quarter that has
                    materially  affected,  or is reasonably likely to materially
                    affect,  the  Registrant's  internal  control over financial
                    reporting; and

     5.   The Registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed,  based
          on our most recent  evaluation  of  internal  control  over  financial
          reporting, to the Registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the
          Registrant's board of directors:


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               (a)  all  significant  deficiencies  and material  weaknesses the
                    design or  operation  of  internal  control  over  financial
                    reporting  which are reasonably  likely to adversely  affect
                    the Registrant'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 the
                    Registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

Date:    May 14, 2007

                                        /s/ J.I. Gutnick
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                                        Name:  Joseph I. Gutnick
                                        Title:  Chairman of the Board, President
                                        and Chief Executive Officer


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