Exhibit 32

       CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECTIVE OFFICER AND CHIEF FINANCIAL 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 Quarterly Report of Ameriwest Minerals Corp. (the
"Company") on Form 10-Q for the period ending February 29, 2008 as filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I,
William J. Muran, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of the
Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. ss.1350, as adopted pursuant to ss.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.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this certification as of the
3rd day of June, 2008.


/s/ William J. Muran
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William J. Muran
Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer