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                                  EXHIBIT 31.1
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                     CERTIFICATE OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
           PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002


I, James Price, certify that:

1.  I  have  reviewed this 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2010, of Vanguard
Minerals Corporation

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 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 report;

4.  The  registrant'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)) and internal control over financial
reporting  (as  defined  in  Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the
registrant 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
            registrant,  including  its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known
            to  us  by  others  within  those  entities, particularly during the
            period in which this report is being prepared;

      b.    Designed  such  internal control over financial reporting, or caused
            such  internal control over financial reporting to be designed under
            our  supervision,  to  provide  reasonable  assurance  regarding the
            reliability  of financial reporting and the preparation of financial
            statements  for  external  purposes  in  accordance  with  generally
            accepted accounting principles;

      c.    Evaluated  the effectiveness of the registrant'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
            evaluation; and

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

5.  The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our
most  recent  evaluation  of  internal  control over financial reporting, to the
registrant's  auditors  and  the  audit  committee  of the registrant'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 registrant'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 registrant's
            internal control over financial reporting.

                                        /s/ James Price
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Date: May 17, 2010                      James Price
                                        President, Chief Executive Officer
                                        and Director




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