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EXHIBIT 12.1

Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 
  Title 18, United States Code, Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to 
  Section 302 of The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

I, John G. Robertson, certify that:

|1. | I have reviewed this annual report on
        Form 20-F of Linux Gold Corp.;                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
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|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;                                                                      
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|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 annual report;                                                                                         
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|4. | The registrant’s other certifying
        officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure
        controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14)
        for the registrant and have:                                                                                                                                                                                
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|5. | The registrant’s other certifying
        officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation, to
        the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of registrant’s
        board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent function):                                                                                                                                                        
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|6. | The registrant’s other certifying
        officers and I have indicated in this annual report whether or not there
        were significant changes in internal controls or in other factors that
        could significantly affect internal controls subsequent to the date of
        our most recent evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard
        to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.

DATED at Richmond, British Columbia, Canada, as of August 22, 2005.

|/s/
      “John G. Robertson”                                            | 
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|John G. Robertson, President, Chief
      Executive Officer and Director | 





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