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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:   May 15, 2006


                                      /s/    Richard L. Howell
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                                      Richard L. Howell, Chief Executive Officer