CERTIFICATE OF QUALIFIED PERSON
Kevin Murray , P.Eng.
I, Kevin Murray, P.Eng., certify that:
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I am employed as a Principal Process Engineer with Ausenco Engineering Canada ULC, (Ausenco), with an office address of 1050 West Pender, Suite 1200, Vancouver, BC, V6E 3S7.
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This certificate applies to the technical report titled "Carangas Project: NI 43-101 Technical Report and Preliminary Economic Assessment, Oruro, Bolivia" that has an effective date July 16, 2026, and report date of August 13, 2026 (the "Technical Report").
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I graduated from University of New Brunswick with a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering in 1995.
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I am a member in good standing of Engineers and Geoscientists British Columbia (No. 32350), Northwest Territories Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists (No. L4940) and Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Saskatchewan (No. 82404).
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I have practiced my profession continuously for 25 years. I have been directly involved in all levels of engineering studies from preliminary economic assessments (PEAs) to feasibility studies. I have led preliminary test work design, test work analysis and flowsheet development as well involvement in detailed design and commissioning. I have also developed operating cost estimates and contributed to and reviewed capital cost estimates. I have been involved with gold leach studies including Argonaut's Magino and Seabridge Gold's Courageous Lake projects as well as lead-zinc flotation studies including Prairie Creek.
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I have read the definition of "Qualified Person" set out in the National Instrument 43-101 Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects ("NI 43-101") and certify that by virtue of my education, affiliation to a professional association and past relevant work experience, I fulfill the requirements to be a "Qualified Person" for those sections of the Technical Report that I am responsible for preparing.
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I have not visited the project site.
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I am responsible for Sections 1.1-1.2, 1.15, 1.16.1, 1.17, 1.19, 1.20, 1.21, 2.1-2.3, 2.4.5, 2.5-2.7, 3.1, 17, 18.1-18.3, 18.7-18.8, 18.10, 19, 21.1, 21.2.1-21.2.2, 21.2.4-21.2.10, 21.3.1-21.3.2, 21.3.4-21.3.7, 22, 23, 24, 25.1, 25.10-25.12, 25.14-25.16, 25.17.1, 25.17.2.7-25.17.2.8.1, 25.17.3.6, 26.1, 26.6, 26.7.5, and 27 of this Technical Report.
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I am independent of New Pacific Metals Corp. as independence is defined in Section 1.5 of NI 43-101.
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I have not been previously involved with the Carangas Project.
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I have read NI 43-101 and the sections of the Technical Report for which I am responsible have been prepared in compliance with that Instrument. As of the effective date of the Technical Report, to the best of my knowledge, information and belief, the sections of the Technical Report for which I am responsible contain all scientific and technical information that is required to be disclosed to make those sections of the Technical Report not misleading.
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Dated: August 13, 2026
"Signed and sealed"
Kevin Murray, P.Eng.
CERTIFICATE OF QUALIFIED PERSON
Scott C. Elfen, PE, P.Eng.
I, Scott C. Elfen, PE, P.Eng., certify that:
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I am m employed as the Global Lead Geotechnical and Civil Services of Ausenco Engineering Canada ULC (Ausenco), with an office address of 1050 West Pender Street, Suite 1200, Vancouver, BC, V6E 3S7, Canada.
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This certificate applies to the technical report titled "Carangas Project: NI 43-101 Technical Report and Preliminary Economic Assessment, Oruro, Bolivia" that has an effective date July 16, 2026, and report date of August 13, 2026 (the "Technical Report").
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I graduated from the University of California, Davis, CA, in 1991 with Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering (Geotechnical).
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I am a professional engineer (civil) registered with the State of California in the United States of America (No. C56527) by exam since 1996. I am a professional engineer registered within the province of British Columbia, Canada (No. 64064) by Exam since 2025.
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I have practiced my profession continuously for 32 years with experience in the development, design, construction and operations of mine waste storage facilities, such as waste rock storage facilities and tailings storage facilities ranging from slurry to dry stack facilities, focusing on precious and base metals, both domestic and international. I have developed geotechnical design parameters for pit slope design, plant foundation design, and other supporting infrastructure. Examples of projects I have worked on include Skeena's Eskay Creek Project PEA, PFS, and FS, O3 Mining's Marban Project PEA and PFS, and First Mining Gold's Springpole PEA and PFS.
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I have read the definition of "Qualified Person" set out in the National Instrument 43-101 Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects ("NI 43-101") and certify that by virtue of my education, affiliation to a professional association and past relevant work experience, I fulfill the requirements to be a "Qualified Person" for those sections of the Technical Report that I am responsible for preparing.
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I visited the project site on March 16 and March 17, 2026.
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I am responsible for Sections 1.16.2, 2.4.2, 12.3, 18.4, 18.5, 18.6, 18.9, 25.17.2.8.2, 26.5.2, 26.7.1-26.7.2, 26.7.4 and 27 of this Technical Report.
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I am independent of New Pacific Metals Corp. as independence is defined in Section 1.5 of NI 43-101.
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I have not been previously involved with the Carangas Project.
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I have read NI 43-101 and the sections of the Technical Report for which I am responsible have been prepared in compliance with that Instrument. As of the effective date of the Technical Report, to the best of my knowledge, information and belief, the sections of the Technical Report for which I am responsible contain all scientific and technical information that is required to be disclosed to make those sections of the Technical Report not misleading.
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Dated: August 13, 2026
"Signed and sealed"
Scott C. Elfen, P.Eng.
CERTIFICATE OF QUALIFIED PERSON
James Millard, P.Geo.
I, James Millard, P.Geo., certify that:
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I am employed as a Director, Strategic Projects with Ausenco Sustainability Inc (Ausenco), with an office address of 18-4515 Central Blvd, Burnaby BC V5H 0C6, Canada.
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This certificate applies to the technical report titled "Carangas Project: NI 43-101 Technical Report and Preliminary Economic Assessment, Oruro, Bolivia" that has an effective date July 16, 2026, and report date of August 13, 2026 (the "Technical Report").
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I graduated from Brock University in St. Catharines, Ontario in 1986 with a Bachelor of Science in Geological Sciences, and from Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario in 1995 with a Master of Science in Environmental Engineering.
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I am a professional geologist and member in good standing with the Engineers and Geoscientists British Columbia (No. 64426), the Association of Professional Geoscientists of Nova Scotia (No. 021), and the Association of Professional Engineers, Geologists and Geophysicists of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut (No. 1624).
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I have practiced my profession for over 30 years. I have worked for mid- and large-size mining companies where I have acted in senior technical and management roles, in senior environmental consulting roles, and providing technical advice and subject matter expertise. My key areas of expertise include feasibility-level study reviews; NI 43-101 technical report writing and review; environmental, social, and governance (ESG) due diligence for proposed mining operations and acquisitions, and the management of environmental impact assessments (EIAs) and permitting applications to support the construction, operations, and closure of mining projects. Recently, I acted as Qualified Person for environmental/sustainability sections in the following project reports: "Volcan Project, NI 43-101 Technical Report on Preliminary Economic Assessment, Tierra Amarilla, Atacama Region, Chile"; "Santo Tomás Copper Project, NI 43-101 Technical Report and Preliminary Economic Assessment, Northern Sinaloa State, Mexico"; "Tolillar Project NI 43-101 Technical Report on Preliminary Economic Assessment, Salta Argentina"; "Santo Domingo Project NI 43-101 Technical Report on Feasibility Study Update, Atacama Region, Chile"; and "Cerro Las Minitas Project NI 43-101 Technical Report Preliminary Economic Assessment, Durango State, Mexico.
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I have read the definition of "Qualified Person" set out in the National Instrument 43-101 Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects ("NI 43-101") and certify that by virtue of my education, affiliation to a professional association and past relevant work experience, I fulfill the requirements to be a "Qualified Person" for those sections of the Technical Report that I am responsible for preparing.
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I have not visited the project site.
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I am responsible for Sections 1.18, 2.4.6, 3.2, 12.4, 20, 25.13, 25.17.2.9, 25.17.3.7, 26.7.3, 26.8, and 27 of this Technical Report.
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I am independent of New Pacific Metals Corp.as independence is defined in Section 1.5 of NI 43-101.
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I have not been previously involved with the Carangas Project.
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I have read NI 43-101 and the sections of the Technical Report for which I am responsible have been prepared in compliance with that Instrument. As of the effective date of the Technical Report, to the best of my knowledge, information and belief, the sections of the Technical Report for which I am responsible contain all scientific and technical information that is required to be disclosed to make those sections of the Technical Report not misleading.
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Dated: August 13, 2026
"Signed and sealed"
James Millard, P.Geo.
CERTIFICATE OF QUALIFIED PERSON
Jinxing Ji, P.Eng.
I, Jinxing Ji, P.Eng., certify that:
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I am employed as Consulting Metallurgist with JJ Metallurgical Services Inc. with an office at 7547 Lambeth Drive, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada, V5E 4A5.
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This certificate applies to the technical report titled "Carangas Project: NI 43-101 Technical Report and Preliminary Economic Assessment, Oruro, Bolivia" that has an effective date July 16, 2026, and report date of August 13, 2026 (the "Technical Report").
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I graduated from Shanghai University in China with a bachelor's in engineering Metallurgy in 1982 and a master's in engineering Metallurgy in 1985 and from The University of British Columbia in Canada with Ph.D. Metallurgy in 1993.
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I am a registered professional engineer (license# 59035) in good standing of the Engineers and Geoscientists BC (EGBC) in the province of British Columbia, Canada with core competency in metallurgy.
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I have practiced my profession in the mining industry continuously since 1993. My relevant experiences include mineral/metallurgical testing, process development, base-metal metallurgy, precious metal metallurgy, and process plant design, commissioning, optimization and operational support.
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I have read the definition of "Qualified Person" set out in the National Instrument 43-101 Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects ("NI 43-101") and certify that by virtue of my education, affiliation to a professional association and past relevant work experience, I fulfill the requirements to be a "Qualified Person" for those sections of the Technical Report that I am responsible for preparing.
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I visited the Carangas Property in Bolivia from May 21 to 23, 2022.
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I am responsible for Sections 1.12, 2.4.4, 12.2, 13, 25.7, 25.17.2.4, 25.17.3.4, 26.3, and 27 of this Technical Report.
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I am independent of New Pacific Metals Corp. as independence is defined in Section 1.5 of NI 43-101.
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I have had prior involvement with the Carangas project as an independent metallurgical consultant for the mineral/metallurgical testing under "Carangas Silver-Gold Project - Department of Oruro, Bolivia - NI 43-101 Mineral Resource Estimate Technical Report, New Pacific Metals Corp." with affective date of 25 August 2023.
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I have read NI 43-101 and the sections of the Technical Report for which I am responsible have been prepared in compliance with that Instrument. As of the effective date of the Technical Report, to the best of my knowledge, information and belief, the sections of the Technical Report for which I am responsible contain all scientific and technical information that is required to be disclosed to make those sections of the Technical Report not misleading.
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Dated: August 13, 2026
"Signed and sealed"
Jinxing Ji, P.Eng.
CERTIFICATE OF QUALIFIED PERSON
Anderson G. Candido, FAusIMM
I, Anderson G. Candido, FAusIMM, certify that:
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I am employed as a Principal Resource Geologist with SLR Advisory Brasil Ltda (SLR), of Rua Antonio de Albuquerque 330, 8th Floor, Belo Horizonte, MG, 30112-010, Brazil.
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This certificate applies to the technical report titled "Carangas Project: NI 43-101 Technical Report and Preliminary Economic Assessment, Oruro, Bolivia" that has an effective date July 16, 2026, and report date of August 13, 2026 (the "Technical Report").
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I graduated from Ouro Preto Federal University with a Bachelor of Science in Geology in 2003.
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I am registered as a Professional Geologist in the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (Fellow Member No. 990424 "FAusIMM").
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I have practiced my profession continuously for 22 years with experience in Geology and Mineral Resource Evaluation, Exploration geological works, and Geology Development and Operations.
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I have read the definition of "Qualified Person" set out in the National Instrument 43-101 Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects ("NI 43-101") and certify that by virtue of my education, affiliation to a professional association and past relevant work experience, I fulfill the requirements to be a "Qualified Person" for those sections of the Technical Report that I am responsible for preparing.
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I visited the project site from March 27 to March 30, 2023.
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I am responsible for Sections 1.3-1.11, 1.13, 2.4.1, 4-11, 12.1, 14, 25.2-25.6, 25.8, 25.17.2.1-25.17.2.3, 25.17.2.5, 25.17.3.1-25.17.3.3, 25.17.3.5, 26.2, 26.4, and 27 of this Technical Report.
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I am independent of the New Pacific Metals Corp.as independence is defined in Section 1.5 of NI 43-101.
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I have been previously involved with the Carangas Project. I was the Geology QP for the 2024 PEA Technical report.
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I have read NI 43-101 and the sections of the Technical Report for which I am responsible have been prepared in compliance with that Instrument. As of the effective date of the Technical Report, to the best of my knowledge, information and belief, the sections of the Technical Report for which I am responsible contain all scientific and technical information that is required to be disclosed to make those sections of the Technical Report not misleading.
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Dated: August 13, 2026
"Signed and sealed"
Anderson G. Candido, FAusIMM
CERTIFICATE OF QUALIFIED PERSON
Marc Schulte, P.Eng.
I, Marc Schulte, P.Eng., certify that:
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I am employed as Vice President of Engineering and Operations with Moose Mountain Technical Services, (MMTS), with an office address of #210 1510 2nd Street North Cranbrook, BC V1C 3L2.
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This certificate applies to the technical report titled "Carangas Project: NI 43-101 Technical Report and Preliminary Economic Assessment, Oruro, Bolivia" that has an effective date July 16, 2026, and report date of August 13, 2026 (the "Technical Report").
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I graduated from the University of Alberta with a Bachelor of Science in Mining Engineering in 2002.
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I am a member of the self-regulated association Engineers and Geoscientists BC (No. 54035).
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I have worked as a mining engineer for over 22 years since my graduation from university. Throughout my career I have worked on numerous open pit base and precious metals projects, within project engineering studies and within mining operations, on mineral reserve estimates, mine planning, and mine cost estimates.
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I have read the definition of "Qualified Person" set out in the National Instrument 43-101 Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects ("NI 43-101") and certify that by virtue of my education, affiliation to a professional association and past relevant work experience, I fulfill the requirements to be a "Qualified Person" for those sections of the Technical Report that I am responsible for preparing.
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I visited the project site on March 16 and March 17, 2026.
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I am responsible for Sections 1.14, 2.4.3, 15, 16, 21.2.3, 21.3.3, 25.9, 25.17.2.6, 26.5.1, and 27 of this Technical Report.
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I am independent of New Pacific Metals Corp. as independence is defined in Section 1.5 of NI 43-101.
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I have been previously involved with the Carangas Project. I was the Mining QP for the 2024 PEA Technical report.
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I have read NI 43-101 and the sections of the Technical Report for which I am responsible have been prepared in compliance with that Instrument. As of the effective date of the Technical Report, to the best of my knowledge, information and belief, the sections of the Technical Report for which I am responsible contain all scientific and technical information that is required to be disclosed to make those sections of the Technical Report not misleading.
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Dated: August 13, 2026
"Signed and sealed"
Marc Schulte, P.Eng.