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                                                                    EXHIBIT 31.1

                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Richard l. Howell, certify that:

1.    I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-QSB of Metaline Contact
      Mines

2.    Based on my knowledge, the 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 the report, fairly present in all material
      respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of
      the small business issuer, the periods presented in this report.

4.    The small business issuer'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 small
      business issuer and have:

      (i)   Designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that
            material information relating to the small business issuer,
            including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made to us by others
            within those entities, particularly during the period in which this
            annual report is being prepared.

      (ii)  Nor required.

      (iii) Evaluated the effectiveness of the small business issuer'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 evaluations; and

      (iv)  Disclosed in this report any changes in the small business issuer's
            internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the
            small business issuer's most recent fiscal quarter (the small
            business issuer's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual
            report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to
            materially affect, the small business issuer's internal control over
            financial reporting; and

5.    The small business issuer's other certifying officer and I have disclosed,
      based on our most recent evaluation, to the small business issuer's
      auditors and the audit committee of the small business issuer's Board of
      Directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

      (i)   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 small business issuer's
            ability to record, process, summarize and report financial
            information; and

      (ii)  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: August 7, 2006
                                     /s/  Richard L. Howell
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                                     Richard L. Howell, Chief Executive Officer