Funding
An important strategic issue for the mining industry in Québec
Jean Désilets
Direction de la politique et de l'économie minérales
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The mission of limited partnerships SODÉMEX (Société
de développement des entreprises minières
et d'exploration) and SODÉMEX II is to participate
in the development of the mining industry in Québec,
by taking an equity stake in junior exploration companies
and mining producers involved in Québec whose market
capitalization is below 125 million dollars. Gestion
SODÉMEX inc. manages the investment portfolio of
these limited partnership funds. |

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For more information, please contact Mr. Denis
Landry, president of Gestion SODÉMEX inc. in Québec,
at (418) 684-8168 or at the following e-mail address:
dlandry@sodemex.com
SIDEX
Diversification of Exploration Investment Partnership
The gouvernement du Québec,
in partnership with the QFL Solidarity Fund, created the Diversification
of Exploration Investment Partnership (Société d'investissement
dans la diversification de l'exploration - SIDEX). Its mission is
to invest in companies involved in mineral exploration, in order
to diversify Québec's mineral base. This fund allows the
gouvernement du Québec, the QFL Solidarity Fund and their partners
to play key roles in the most promising exploration projects.
For more information, please consult
the fund's website at: www.sidex.ca.
QFL Solidarity
Fund
Mining investment portfolio
The QFL Solidarity Fund owns a mining
portfolio including exploration companies and mining producers.
The Nord-du-Québec QFL Regional Solidarity Fund,
and the Abitibi-Témiscamingue QFL Regional Solidarity
Fund are also interested in the mineral exploration sector.
For more information concerning eligibility
requirements and general investment terms and conditions, please
consult the QFL Solidarity Fund's website at: www.fondsftq.com.
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