In the 2001 budget speech, Gouvernement du Québec underscored the importance of Québec’s mining industry and proposed a series of initiatives to support it, with SIDEX playing a key role.

« To support the industry’s efforts to broaden its range of products and diversify its activities, the Government is creating a fund to diversify mineral exploration, in partnership with the Fonds de solidarité FTQ. It is also renewing its financial support to junior exploration companies, which are primarily active in the discovery of minerals with strong market potential. »