Exhibit 32.1
Certification Pursuant to
18 U.S.C. Section 1350,
as Adopted Pursuant to
Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act 2002
In connection with the Annual Report on Form 40-F of Gold Standard Ventures Corp. (the “Company”) for the yearly period ended December 31, 2012, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Jonathan T. Awde, Chief Executive Officer and President of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to the best of my knowledge:
| (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. |
| /s/ Jonathan T. Awde | |
| Name: | Jonathan T. Awde |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer and President |
| Date: | April 1, 2013 |
The foregoing certificate is solely for the purposes of compliance with the aforementioned Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act 2002 and is not intended to be used or relied upon for any other purposes.
A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the SEC or its staff upon request.