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EXHIBIT 31 CERTIFICATIONS PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-14(a)

I, Thomas S. Hendricks, certify that:

1.    I have reviewed this amended annual report on Form 20-F of Calais
Resources, Inc.;

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 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 this annual report, fairly present in all material
respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the
issuer as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.    The issuer's other certifying officer(s) 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)) [language omitted per instructions]
for the issuer and have:

      (a)   designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such
      disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision,
      to ensure that material information relating to the issuer is made known
      to us by others, particularly during the period in which this annual
      report is being prepared;

      (b)   [omitted per instructions];

      (c)   evaluated the effectiveness of the issuer's disclosure controls 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 evaluation; and

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

5.    The issuer's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on
our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the
issuer's auditors and the audit committee of the issuer's board of directors (or
persons performing the equivalent functions);

      (a)   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 issuer's ability to record,
      process, summarize and report financial

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      information; and (b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves
      management or other employees who have a significant role in the issuer's
      internal control over financial reporting.

Date: July 27, 2004

/s/ Thomas S. Hendricks
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Thomas S. Hendricks, President and Chief Executive Officer

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I, Matthew C. Witt, certify that:

1.    I have reviewed this amended annual report on Form 20-F of Calais
Resources, Inc.;

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 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 this annual report, fairly present in all material
respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the
issuer as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.    The issuer's other certifying officer(s) 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)) [language omitted per instructions]
for the issuer and have:

      (a)   designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such
      disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision,
      to ensure that material information relating to the issuer is made known
      to us by others, particularly during the period in which this annual
      report is being prepared;

      (b)   [omitted per instructions];

      (c)   evaluated the effectiveness of the issuer's disclosure controls 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 evaluation; and

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

5.    The issuer's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on
our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the
issuer's auditors and the audit committee of the issuer's board of directors (or
persons performing the equivalent functions);

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

      (b)   any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or
      other employees who have a significant role in the issuer's internal
      control over financial reporting.

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Date: July 27, 2004

/s/ Matthew C. Witt
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Matthew C. Witt, Chief Financial and Accounting Officer