EXHIBIT 13.1

Certification of Chief Executive Officer

Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350,

as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

In connection with the Annual Report of Desert Sun Mining Corporation, a company organized under the Canada Business Corporations Act (the "Company") on Form 20-F/A for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2003 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), the undersigned, Stan Bharti, President/CEO/Director of the Company, certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. (S) 1350, as adopted pursuant to (S) 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

     (1)  The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or

          15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

     (2)  The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all

          material respects, the financial condition and result of operations

          of the Company.

/s/ Stan Bharti____________________

Stan Bharti, President/CEO/Director

Date: March 20, 2004

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