The company's purpose is mining and drainage as well as all work related to excavation and snow removal. The company may: exercise, in Switzerland and abroad, any financial, commercial or industrial activity, movable or immovable, directly or indirectly related to its purpose, except for operations prohibited by the Federal Act on the Acquisition of Real Estate by Foreigners (LFAIE); create branches or subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad; participate in all companies having a direct or indirect connection with its purpose; grant loans or guarantees to associates or third parties, if this promotes its interests or those of the group of companies to which it belongs.