Exhibit 5.7
Resource Modeling Inc.
March 29, 2017
TO: | Seabridge Gold Inc. British Columbia Securities Commission Ontario Securities Commission Alberta Securities Commission Saskatchewan Financial Services Commission Manitoba Securities Commission Nova Scotia Securities Commission The Office of the Yukon Superintendent of Securities Toronto Stock Exchange United States Securities and Exchange Commission |
Re: | Seabridge Gold Inc. (the "Company") Consent of Expert |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Reference is made to the following reports:
· | Courageous Lake Prefeasibility Study dated September 5, 2012 and amended November 11, 2014 |
· | 2016 KSM (Kerr-Sulphurets-Mitchell) Prefeasibility Study Update and Preliminary Economic Assessment dated October 6, 2016 |
(collectively, the "Reports") |
In connection with the Company's short form prospectus dated March 29, 2017 and all documents incorporated by reference therein including, but not limited to, the Company's annual information form dated March 29, 2017 for the year ended December 31, 2016 (collectively, the "Prospectus") and the Company's Registration Statement on Form F-10 dated March 29, 2017 and any amendments thereto, including any post-effective amendments (collectively, the "Registration Statement"), I, Michael J. Lechner, P.Geo., RPG, CPG, on behalf of myself and Resource Modeling Inc., hereby:
1. | consent to the public filing of the Reports and the use of any extracts from or a summary of the Reports in the Prospectus and the Registration Statement; |
2. | consent to the use of my name and Resource Modeling Inc.'s name and references to the Reports, or portions thereof, in the Prospectus and the Registration Statement and to the inclusion or incorporation by reference of information derived from the Reports in the Prospectus and the Registration Statement; |
3. | confirm that I have read the Prospectus and the Registration Statement and that they fairly and accurately represent the information in the sections of the Reports for which I am responsible; |
4. | consent to the use of my name and Resource Modeling Inc.'s name and authorize the use of the information represented in the Prospectus and Registration Statement as having been prepared by me or under my supervision; |
5. | confirm that I have read the Prospectus and the Registration Statement and have no reason to believe that there are any misrepresentations in the information contained therein that are derived from: |
a. | the Reports or that are within my knowledge as a result of the services performed by me in connection with the Reports; or |
b. | the information represented in the Prospectus and the Registration Statement as having been prepared by me or under my supervision or within my knowledge as a result of the services performed by me in connection with such information. |
Yours truly, | ||
/s/ Michael J. Lechner | ||
Michael J. Lechner, P.Geo., RPG, CPG |