**EXHIBIT 12**

CERTIFICATIONS

I, Roland M. Larsen, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this annual report on Form 20-F of Royal Standard Minerals Inc.;
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 the registrant as of, and for, the
    periods presented in this report;
4. The company's other certifying officers 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:
5. 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:
6. 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;
7. 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
8. Disclosed in this report any change in the company's internal control over financial
        reporting that occurred during the period covered by the annual report that has materially
        affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the company's internal control
        over financial reporting; and
9. The company's other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent
    evaluation of internal controls over financial reporting, to the company's auditors and
    the audit committee of company's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent
    function):
10. 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, summarize and report financial information; and
11. 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: July 26, 2011

\s\ Roland M. Larsen
Roland M. Larsen 
President & CEO



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CERTIFICATIONS

I, Kimberly Koerner, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this annual report on Form 20-F of Royal Standard Minerals Inc.;
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 the registrant as of, and for, the
    periods presented in this report;
4. The company's other certifying officers 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:
5. 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:
6. 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;
7. 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
8. Disclosed in this report any change in the company's internal control over financial
        reporting that occurred during the period covered by the annual report that has materially
        affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the company's internal control
        over financial reporting; and
9. The company's other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent
    evaluation of internal controls over financial reporting, to the company's auditors and
    the audit committee of company's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent
    function):
10. 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, summarize and report financial information; and
11. 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: July 26, 2011

\s\ Kimberly KoernerKimberly Koerner
Director