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

I, Thomas S. Hendricks, certify that:

1.       I have reviewed this 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: November 10, 2003

 ____/s/ Thomas S. Hendricks ___________

Thomas S. Hendricks, President and Chief Executive Officer

I, Matthew C. Witt, certify that:

1.       I have reviewed this 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

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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.

Date: November 10, 2003

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