Exhibit 99.3
CONSENT OF EXPERT
FILED BY SEDAR
March 31, 2014
Ontario Securities Commission
British Columbia Securities Commission
Manitoba Securities Commission
Alberta Securities Commission
Autorité des marchés financiers
Saskatchewan Securities Commission
New Brunswick Securities Commission
Nova Scotia Securities Commission
Securities Commission of Newfoundland and Labrador
Registrar of Securities, Prince Edward Island
Lake Shore Gold Corp.
Re: | Technical Report entitled “43-101 Technical Report, Updated Mineral Reserve Estimate For Timmins West Mine, Timmins, Ontario, Canada” dated March 31, 2014 |
Pursuant to Section 8.3 of National Instrument 43-101 Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects, I, Natasha Vaz, P.Eng., Vice-President of Technical Services for Lake Shore Gold Corp., consent to the public filing of the technical report entitled “43-101 Technical Report, Updated Mineral Reserve Estimate For Timmins West Mine, Timmins, Ontario, Canada” dated March 31, 2014 (the “Report”), to the incorporation by reference of the Report into the Annual Information Form of Lake Shore Gold Corp. dated March 18, 2014 (“AIF”), and to the inclusion of extracts from, or a summary of, the Report in the written disclosure contained in the AIF.
I also consent to any extracts from, or a summary of, the Report in the written disclosure contained in the press release dated March 18, 2014 (the “Press Release”) of Lake Shore Gold Corp.
I hereby confirm that I have read the AIF and the Press Release, including the written technical disclosure contained in each, and that it fairly and accurately represents the information in the sections of the Report for which I am responsible that support the disclosure.
Sincerely,
[signed Natasha Vaz]
Natasha Vaz, P.Eng.
