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EXHIBIT 31.1 

CERTIFICATION 

I, Louis Dionne, Chief Executive Officer and Director, certify that: 

1. I have reviewed this annual report on Form 20-F of Richmont Mines Inc.(the Company); 

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain anyuntrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessaryto make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which suchstatements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by thisreport; 

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and otherfinancial information included in this report, fairly present in all materialrespects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of theCompany as of, and for, the periods presented in this report; 

4. The Company's other certifying officer and I are responsible forestablishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined inExchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the Company and have: 

a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures, orcaused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under oursupervision, to ensure that material information relating to the Company,including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others withinthose entities, particularly during the period in which this report is beingprepared; 

b) evaluated the effectiveness of the Company's disclosurecontrols and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about theeffectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of theperiod covered by this report based on such evaluation; and 

c) disclosed in this report any change in the Company'sinternal control over financial reporting that occurred during the periodcovered by the annual report that has materially affected, or is reasonablylikely to materially affect, the Company's internal control over financialreporting; and 

5. The Company's other certifying officer and I havedisclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control overfinancial reporting, to the Company's auditors and the audit committee ofCompany's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions);

a) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses inthe design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which arereasonably likely to adversely affect the Company's ability to record, process,summarize and report financial information; and 

b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or otheremployees who have a significant role in the Company's internal control overfinancial reporting. 

Date: June 16, 2005                    

| *(/s/) Louis Dionne*                              |
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| Louis Dionne                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| Chief Executive Officer and      Director                                                                                                                                                          |

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**CERTIFICATION**
I, Jean-Yves Laliberté, Chief Financial Officer, certify that: 

1. I have reviewed this annual report on Form 20-F of Richmont Mines Inc.(theCompany); 

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain anyuntrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessaryto make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which suchstatements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by thisreport; 

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and otherfinancial information included in this report, fairly present in all materialrespects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of theCompany as of, and for, the periods presented in this report; 

4. The Company's other certifying officer and I are responsible forestablishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined inExchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the Company and have: 

a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures, orcaused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under oursupervision, to ensure that material information relating to the Company,including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others withinthose entities, particularly during the period in which this report is beingprepared; 

b) evaluated the effectiveness of the Company's disclosurecontrols and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about theeffectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of theperiod covered by this report based on such evaluation; and 

c) disclosed in this report any change in the Company'sinternal control over financial reporting that occurred during the periodcovered by the annual report that has materially affected, or is reasonablylikely to materially affect, the Company's internal control over financialreporting; and 

5. The Company's other certifying officer and I havedisclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control overfinancial reporting, to the Company's auditors and the audit committee ofCompany's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions);

a) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses inthe design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which arereasonably likely to adversely affect the Company's ability to record, process,summarize and report financial information; and 

b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or otheremployees who have a significant role in the Company's internal control overfinancial reporting. 

Date: June 16, 2005                   
*(/s/) Jean-Yves Laliberté                           * Jean-Yves LalibertéChief Financial Officer