The CONSOREM is an independent non-affiliated structure incorporated under the 3rd part of the law on non-profit companies

The board of directors consists of representatives from partner members. It represents the legal entity of the organization and sees that the desired orientations and objectives of the members and partners of the industry are respected and it also sees to the nomination of the representatives of the scientific management committee.

The scientific management committee oversees the scientific program and the operation of the consortium and does the follow-up of research activities. It is composed of one representative per partner member and by the CONSOREM coordinator.

CONSOREM's coordinator supervises the activities and sees in the achievement of the objectives defined by the management committee.

The CONSOREM consists of official researchers that join the research teams already established at UQAC and UQAM universities. These researchers carry out the research mandates assigned by the management committee.

The corporation consists of four (4) categories of membership, the members of classes A, B, C, and D.

Will be a member of class A, any moral person working, directly or indirectly, in the industry related to the mineral sector, or any other related industry, which agrees to it, which has paid his annual membership dues and which has been accepted as such by resolution by the board of directors of the corporation.

Will be a member of class B, any teaching institution of higher education or any organization duly recognised as such by the Quebec Ministry of Education, which agrees to it and which is accepted as such by resolution of the board of directors of the corporation.

Will be a member of class C, any representative of a governmental or paragovernmental agency or of any ministry, provincial or federal, which agrees to it, which wants to bring his collaboration to the corporation and which is accepted as such by the board of directors of the corporation, being understood that the representatives are designated by each of the said agencies, governmental or paragovernmental, and ministries.

Will be a member of class D, any person which does not qualify for any of the other membership categories, which wishes to bring his collaboration to the corporation and which will be accepted as such by resolution of the board of directors of the corporation.

Has the status of a founding member, the members of classes A, B and C that were present at the time of the first members general assembly. The members that join after the first general assembly are regular members.