The Quebec Mineral Exploration Association (AEMQ) is a non-profit organization incorporated under Part III of the Companies Act. The AEMQ represents all the different stakeholders involved in the field of mineral exploration in Québec.

The AEMQ was founded in 1975 to reflect the will of mineral explorationists in Québec (prospectors, geologists, geophysicists, contractors, developers, exploration managers) to stimulate exploration and to foster the development of mining entrepreneurship in Québec.

The AEMQ now brings together nearly 800 individual members (prospectors, geologists, geophysicists, brokers, tax experts, etc.) and some 130 companies (junior and major exploration companies, engineering firms specializing in geology, geophysics, diamond drilling contractors, etc.). It is headed by a board of twenty directors, each representing a different segment of the mineral exploration industry.