----

EXHIBIT 12.1

----

**EXHIBIT 12.1 

CERTIFICATION**
I, Martin Rivard, 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)) **[omitted]**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) **[Omitted]**
(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; 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 significantdeficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internalcontrol over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affectthe Company's ability to record, process, summarize and report financialinformation; and 

(b)Any fraud, whether or not material,that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in theCompany's internal control over financial reporting. 
  Date: April 28, 2006                                 *(/s/) Martin Rivard                              * Martin Rivard Chief Executive Officer and Director
**CERTIFICATION**
I, Nicole Veilleux, 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)) **[omitted]** for the Company andhave: 

(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) **[omitted]**

(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; 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 significantdeficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internalcontrol over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affectthe Company's ability to record, process, summarize and report financialinformation; and 

(b Any fraud,whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have asignificant role in the Company's internal control over financial reporting. Date: April 28, 2006                                 *(/s/) Nicole Veilleux                              * Nicole Veilleux Financial Director and Chief Financial      Officer