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                                                                    EXHIBIT 13.1

          CERTIFICATION 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 Annual Report on Form 20-F of Durban Roodepoort
Deep, Limited (the "Company") for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2004, as filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"),
Mark Michael Wellesley-Wood, as Executive Chairman of the Company, hereby
certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section
906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act 2002, that, to the best of his 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/ Mark Michael Wellesley-Wood
      --------------------------------------
      By: Mark Michael Wellesley-Wood
      Title: Executive Chairman
      Date: November 15, 2004


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