STEPHEN (JAYSON) RIPKE, QP, MMSA
Consent and Certificate
of Professional (Qualified Person)
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| Attention: Corporate Finance | Attention: Corporate Finance |
Re: Cardero Resource Corp. (the “Issuer”)
I, Stephen (Jayson) Ripke, QP, MMSA, of 3559 Flat Creek Road, Lancaster, South Carolina, USA 29720, have prepared and am the joint author of the technical report entitled“Longnose and Titac Iron Titanium Exploration Project, Minnesota, USA – Exploration Results 2010/2011”dated April 12, 2011 (the “Report”).
| 1. | I hereby consent to: | |
| (a) | the public filing of the Report on SEDAR and in the public files with the Securities Commissions of British Columbia, Alberta and Ontario and with the Toronto Stock Exchange and the United States Securities and Exchange Commission; | |
| (b) | the use of and reliance upon the Report for disclosure in the Issuer’s Management Information Circular dated April 21, 2011 (the “Circular”); | |
| (c) | the inclusion of extracts from, or a summary of, the Report in the Circular; and | |
| (d) | the use of the Report for any and all required regulatory filings, acceptances or approvals in connection with the mineral property that is the subject of the Report. | |
| 2. | I hereby consent to the use of my name “Stephen (Jayson) Ripke” in the Circular. | |
| 3. | I hereby certify that I have read the Circular and that the Circular fairly and accurately represents the information contained in the Report. | |
Dated this 27thday of April, 2011
(signed)StephenJayson Ripke
Stephen (Jayson) Ripke, QP, MMSA