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 Exhibit 31.1 

**CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER****PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE****SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002**

****I, Christopher Dyakowski, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial  Officer of Argentex Mining Corporation, certify that:

|   | 1.       | I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-KSB of Argentex Mining Corporation;                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
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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      we have:                                                                                                |
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|   |   | a)     | designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material      information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries,      is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during      the period in which this annual report is being prepared; |
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|   |   | b)     | evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls      and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this      annual report (the “Evaluation Date”); and                                                                                         |
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|   |   | c)     | presented in this annual report our conclusions about the effectiveness      of the disclosure controls and procedures based on our evaluation as of      the Evaluation Date;                                                                                                                              |
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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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|   |   | a) | all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal        controls which could adversely affect the registrant’s ability to        record, process, summarize and report financial data and have identified        for the registrant’s auditors any material weaknesses in internal        controls; and |
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|   |   | b)     | any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other        employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal        controls; and |
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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. |
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