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Exhibit 31.1

SARBANES-OXLEY SECTION 302(a) CERTIFICATION

Principal Executive Officer & Principal Financial Officer

I, Douglas W. Scheving, certify that:

|1. | I have reviewed this quarterly report of Electrum Mining Limited;                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
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|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;
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|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;                         
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|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)) for the registrant
      and have:                                                                                     
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|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):                 
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|Date: August 11th, 2005 | /s/ Douglas W. Scheving                             
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|                        | Douglas W. Scheving                                 
|                        | President, Principal Executive Officer and Principal
|                        | Financial Officer                                   

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