Canyon Copper (CNYC) 10-Q 2012 Q3 Quarterly report

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

I, Anthony R. Harvey, the Chief Executive Officer of Canyon Copper Corp. (the “Company”), hereby certify pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to the best of my knowledge:

(i)	the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Company, for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2012, and to which this certification is attached as Exhibit 32.1 (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and
(ii)	the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

By:	/s/ Anthony R. Harvey
Name:	ANTHONY R. HARVEY
Title:	Chief Executive Officer
Date:	May 11, 2012

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 has been provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

This certification accompanies the Form 10-Q to which it relates, is not deemed filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and is not to be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (whether made before or after the date of the Form 10-Q), irrespective of any general incorporation language contained in such filing.