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Exhibit 31.1

Certification

I, Fred W. Brackebusch, certify that:

(1) I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of New
Jersey Mining Company.

(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) I am 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 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 my supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the
registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to me 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) I have disclosed, based on my 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.

Date: March 30, 2011

By /s/ FRED W. BRACKEBUSCH Fred W. Brackebusch,
President, Treasurer & Director

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Exhibit 31.2

Certification

I, Fred W. Brackebusch, certify that:

(1) I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of New
  Jersey Mining Company.

(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) I am 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 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 my supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the
  registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to me 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) I have disclosed, based on my 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.

Date: March 30, 2011

By /s/ FRED W. BRACKEBUSCH 
  Fred W. Brackebusch,
  President, Treasurer, Director, & Principal Financial Officer

A signed original of this written statement required by Section
  906, or other document authenticating, acknowledging or otherwise adopting the
  signature that appears in typed form within the electronic version of this
  written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to New Jersey Mining
  Company and will be retained by New Jersey Mining Company and furnished to the
  Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

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