Exhibit 32

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code), the undersigned officer of Midway Gold Corp. (the “Company”) does hereby certify with respect to the Annual Report of the Company on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2011 (the “Report”) 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 results of operations of the Company.

Date:	/s/ Daniel E. Wolfus
	Daniel E. Wolfus
March 9, 2012	Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Director
	(Principal Executive Officer)

Date:	/s/ Fritz K. Schaudies
March 9, 2012	Fritz K. Schaudies
	Chief Financial Officer
	(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

The foregoing certification is being furnished solely pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code) and is not being filed as part of the Report or as a separate disclosure document.