**Exhibit 12.1**

 

**CERTIFICATION**

 

I, Lonnie Kirsh, certify that:

 

1. I have reviewed this annual report on Form 20-F of RoyalStandard Minerals Inc.;

 

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untruestatement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstancesunder 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 otherfinancial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operationsand cash flows of the Company as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

 

4. The company’s other certifying officer(s) and I areresponsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the Companyand 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 otherswithin 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 designedunder our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation offinancial 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 conclusionsabout the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based onsuch evaluation; and

 

          d.Disclosed in this report any change in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the periodcovered by the annual report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internalcontrol over financial reporting; and

 

5. The company’s other certifying officer(s) and I havedisclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the Company’s auditors andthe audit committee of the Company’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 whichare reasonably likely to adversely affect the Company’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 Company’sinternal control over financial reporting.

 

| Dated: April 29, 2016                 |   |
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| /s/ Lonnie Kirsh                      |   |
| Lonnie Kirsh                          |   |
| President and Chief Executive Officer |   |