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|Exhibit 31.1                               
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|CERTIFICATION                              
|PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-14(a) OR 15d-14(a)    
|OF THE U.S. SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

I, George Putnam, certify that:

|1. | I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K/A for the
      year ended December 31, 2011 of EMC Metals Corp.                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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|2. | Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any
      untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact
      necessary in order 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;
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|3. | [Intentionally omitted];                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
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|4. | [Intentionally omitted]; and                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
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|5. | [Intentionally omitted].                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   

|Date: April 27, 2012 | By: | /s/
      George Putnam    
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|                     |     | George Putnam              
|                     |     | Principal Executive Officer

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