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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 ofRichmont Mines Inc. (the Company); 

    2. Based on my knowledge, this report doesnot contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a materialfact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances underwhich such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the periodcovered by this report; 

    3. Based on my knowledge, the financialstatements, and other financial information included in this report, fairlypresent in all material respects the financial condition, results of operationsand cash flows of the Company as of, and for, the periods presented in thisreport; 

    4. The Company's other certifying officer and I areresponsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures(as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the Company andhave: 

    a) designed such disclosure controls andprocedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designedunder our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to theCompany, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made know to us by otherswithin those entities, particularly during the period in which this report isbeing prepared; 

    b) evaluated the effectiveness of theCompany's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report ourconclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures,as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

    c) disclosed in this report any change inthe Company's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during theperiod covered by the annual report that has materially affected, or isreasonably likely to materially affect, the Company's internal control overfinancial reporting; and 

    5. The Company's other certifying officerand I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal controlover financial 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 andmaterial weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control overfinancial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect theCompany's ability to record, process, summarize and report financialinformation; and 

    b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involvesmanagement or other employees who have a significant role in the Company'sinternal control over financial reporting. 

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| Date:  | June 22, 2004 |   |                                    |
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|   |          |   | *(/s/) Louis Dionne*                    |
|   |          |   | Louis Dionne                            |
|   |          |   | Chief Executive    Officer and Director |

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    CERTIFICATION

    I, Jean-Yves Laliberté, Chief Financial Officer, certifythat: 

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

    2. Based on my knowledge, this report doesnot contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a materialfact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances underwhich such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the periodcovered by this report; 

    3. Based on my knowledge, the financialstatements, and other financial information included in this report, fairlypresent in all material respects the financial condition, results of operationsand cash flows of the Company as of, and for, the periods presented in thisreport; 

    4. The Company's other certifying officer and I areresponsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures(as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the Company andhave: 

    a) designed such disclosure controls andprocedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designedunder our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to theCompany, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made know to us by otherswithin those entities, particularly during the period in which this report isbeing prepared; 

    b) evaluated the effectiveness of theCompany's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report ourconclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures,as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

    c) disclosed in this report any change inthe Company's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during theperiod covered by the annual report that has materially affected, or isreasonably likely to materially affect, the Company's internal control overfinancial reporting; and 

    5. The Company's other certifying officerand I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal controlover financial 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 andmaterial weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control overfinancial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect theCompany's ability to record, process, summarize and report financialinformation; and 

    b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involvesmanagement or other employees who have a significant role in the Company'sinternal control over financial reporting. 
Date:June 22, 2004         *(/s/) Jean-Yves Laliberté*   Jean-Yves Laliberté   Chief Financial    Officer