Comstock (LODE) 10-Q 2013 Q1 Quarterly report

Exhibit 32

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

Section 1350 Certification

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Comstock Mining Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2013, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Corrado De Gasperis, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 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 (15 U.S.C 78m(a) or 78o(d)); and

(2)  The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and result of operations of the Company.

Date:  May 8, 2013

/s/ Corrado De Gasperis

Corrado De Gasperis

President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer)