Welcome Benoit Lafrance, and a big thank you to Michel Jébrak!

The Board of Directors of SIDEX is pleased to welcome Benoit Lafrance as a new Director.

Benoit Lafrance holds a doctoral degree in Mineral Resources from the Université du Québec à Chicoutimi (UQAC) and is a member of the Ordre des géologues du Québec. Since 2019 he has been Director of the Consortium de recherche en exploration minérale (CONSOREM) and associate professor at UQAC. Having worked in the world of research and exploration companies, he is strongly involved in the development of responsible mineral exploration in Quebec.

In addition to having been a researcher at CONSOREM from 2009 to 2012, Benoit Lafrance held positions as geologist at Géologie Québec and as geologist and Vice-President of exploration for junior companies in Quebec (Ressources Cogitore, Focus Graphite, Eureka Exploration, Ressources Tarku).

In his current and previous roles, he has contributed to the transfer of applied research knowledge to industry and has been involved in the technical and governance aspects of junior companies. He is a specialist in the metallogeny of the Abitibi, volcanogenic massive sulphides and critical and strategic minerals.

Recipient with the CONSOREM team of the Jean-Descarreaux prize from the AEMQ in 2011, he is also Director of the Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean regional mining consultation table, Director at the Association de l’exploration minière du Quebec and President of the Saguenay section of the CIM.

Welcome, Benoit!

Michel Jébrak left us after more than 22 years on SIDEX’s board. We thank him warmly for the guidance, vision and advice he brought to SIDEX. We were fortunate to have him and we wish him well in his other endeavours!