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EXHIBIT 12.1 

CERTIFICATION 
I, Martin Rivard, certify that: 

1. 

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

2. 

Based on my knowledge, this reportdoes not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state amaterial fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of thecircumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respectto the period covered by this report; 

3. 

Based on my knowledge, thefinancial statements, and other financial information included in this report,fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results ofoperations and cash flows of the Company as of, and for, the periods presentedin this report; 

4. 

The Company’s other certifyingofficer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosurecontrols and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in ExchangeAct Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the Company and have: 

(a) 

Designed suchdisclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls andprocedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that materialinformation relating to the Company, including its consolidated subsidiaries, ismade known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the periodin which this report is being prepared; 

(b) 

Designed suchinternal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control overfinancial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonableassurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparationof financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generallyaccepted accounting principles; 

(c) 

Evaluated theeffectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures and presentedin this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosurecontrols and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this reportbased on such evaluation; and 

(d) 

Disclosed inthis report any change in the Company’s internal control over financialreporting that occurred during the period covered by the annual report that hasmaterially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’sinternal control over financial reporting. 

5. 

The Company’s other certifyingofficer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internalcontrol over financial reporting, to the Company’s auditors and the auditcommittee of Company’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalentfunctions); 

(a) 

Allsignificant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation ofinternal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely toadversely affect the Company’s ability to record, process, summarize and reportfinancial information; and 

(b) 

Any fraud, whether or notmaterial, that involves management or other employees who have a significantrole in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. 
Date: May 6, 2009                                  */s/ Martin Rivard                                                         * Martin Rivard President and Chief Executive Officer  **CERTIFICATION 
I, Nicole Veilleux, certify that: 

1. 

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

2. 

Based on my knowledge, this reportdoes not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state amaterial fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of thecircumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respectto the period covered by this report; 

3. 

Based on my knowledge, thefinancial statements, and other financial information included in this report,fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results ofoperations and cash flows of the Company as of, and for, the periods presentedin this report; 

4. 

The Company’s other certifyingofficer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosurecontrols and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in ExchangeAct Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the Company and have: 

(a) 

Designed suchdisclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls andprocedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that materialinformation relating to the Company, including its consolidated subsidiaries, ismade known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the periodin which this report is being prepared; 

(b) 

Designed suchinternal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control overfinancial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonableassurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparationof financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generallyaccepted accounting principles; 

(c) 

Evaluated theeffectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures and presentedin this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosurecontrols and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this reportbased on such evaluation; and 

(d) 

Disclosed inthis report any change in the Company’s internal control over financialreporting that occurred during the period covered by the annual report that hasmaterially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’sinternal control over financial reporting. 

5. 

The Company’s other certifyingofficer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internalcontrol over financial reporting, to the Company’s auditors and the auditcommittee of Company’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalentfunctions); 

(a) 

Allsignificant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation ofinternal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely toadversely affect the Company’s ability to record, process, summarize and reportfinancial information; and 

(b) 

Any fraud, whether or notmaterial, that involves management or other employees who have a significantrole in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. 
Date: May 6, 2009                                  */s/    Nicole Veilleux,                                                         * Nicole Veilleux,     Financial Director  **