**EXHIBIT        31.1**

 

I, R.        Herbert Hampton, certify that:

1. I        have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of Golden Cycle Gold 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 consolidated 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(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)) 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; |
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|   | b. | Designed such internal controls over financial reporting, or                        caused such internal controls 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                        principals; |
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|   | 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 |
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|   | 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 |
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5. The        registrant’s other certifying officer(s) 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 |
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|   | 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. |
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Date:March 18, 2008

\s\ R. Herbert HamptonR. Herbert HamptonChief Executive Officer and Principal Financial and Accounting        Officer

         

 

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