EXHIBIT 31.2
                            SECTION 302 CERTIFICATION



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                                 CERTIFICATIONS

I, John Melnyk, certify that:

1. I have  reviewed  this  amended  annual  report on Form  10K/A of  Industrial
Minerals, Inc.;

2. Based on my knowledge, this amended annual 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 amended
annual report;

3.  Based  on my  knowledge,  the  financial  statements,  and  other  financial
information  included  in this  amended  annual  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 amended annual
report;

4.  The  registrant's  other  certifying  officers  and  I are  responsible  for
establishing and maintaining  disclosure  controls and procedures (as defined in
Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant and have:

         a) designed  such  disclosure  controls and  procedures  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 amended annual report is being prepared;

         b) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's  disclosure controls
and  procedures  as of a date  within 90 days prior to the  filing  date of this
amended annual report (the "Evaluation Date"); and

         c) presented in this amended  annual report our  conclusions  about the
effectiveness of the disclosure  controls and procedures based on our evaluation
as of the Evaluation Date;

5. The registrant's other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our
most recent evaluation,  to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of
registrant's   board  of  directors  (or  persons   performing   the  equivalent
functions):

         a) all significant  deficiencies in the design or operation of internal
controls  which  could  adversely  affect  the  registrant's  ability to record,
process,  summarize  and  report  financial  data  and have  identified  for the
registrant's auditors any material weaknesses in internal controls; and

         b) any fraud whether or not material, that involves management or other
employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal controls; and



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6. The  registrant's  other  certifying  officers  and I have  indicated in this
amended  annual  report  whether  there were  significant  changes  in  internal
controls or in other factors that could  significantly  affect internal controls
subsequent to the date of our most recent  evaluation,  including any corrective
actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.

Date: May 2, 2005

/s/John Melnyk
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John Melnyk, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary/Treasurer and Director