EXHIBIT 32.1

                                  CERTIFICATION
                           Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350
                 (Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002)

In connection  with the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Ameriwest  Minerals  Corp.
(the  "Company")  for the year ended May 31, 2010, as filed with the  Securities
and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"),  William J. Muran, as
Chief Executive Officer of the Company, hereby certifies,  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 results of operations
          of the Company.


Date: September 10, 2010            By: /s/ William J. Muran
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                                        William J. Muran
                                        Chief Executive Officer

This  certification   accompanies  each  Report  pursuant  to  ss.  906  of  the
Sarbanes-Oxley  Act of 2002 and shalL not,  except to the extent required by the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, be deemed filed by the Company for purposes of ss.18
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

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
Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.