Exhibit 99.6
CERTIFICATE OF QUALIFIED PERSON
I, Americo Zuzunaga, FAusIMM CP, do hereby certify that:
1. | I am employed as Vice-President Corporate Planning of Sierra Metals Inc., 161 Bay St., Suite 4260, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5J 2S1. |
2. | This certificate applies to the technical report entitled “Preliminary Economic Assessment, Bolivar Mine, Mexico” dated October 19, 2020, with an effective date of December 31, 2019 (the “Technical Report”). |
3. | I am a Member of the Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, FAusIMM # 221856. Relevant experience at Sierra Metals Inc.’s Cusi Mine, Bolivar Mine and Yauricocha Mine for the past 3 years; 2 years as Technical Studies Manager at BISA Consultants in Peru; over 14 years with BHP; 7 years at Escondida Mine in Chile as Asset Planning Manager; 2 years at Ekati Diamond Mine in Canada as Projects and Strategic Planning Manager; 2 years at Antamina Mine in Peru as Expansion Studies Manager; 2 years at Tintaya Mina as Geology, Planning and Exploration Manager. In each of these past positions I acted as a Qualified Person. |
4. | I have read the definition of "qualified person" set out in National Instrument 43-101 (NI 43-101) and certify that by reason of my education, affiliation with a professional association (as defined in NI 43-101) and past relevant work experience, I fulfill the requirements to be a "qualified person" for the purposes of NI 43-101. |
5. | Most recently, I visited the Bolivar Mine in February 2019. |
6. | I accept professional responsibility for Sections 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, and portions of Sections 1, 25 and 26 summarized therefrom, of this Technical Report. |
7. | I am non-independent of the issuer applying all of the tests in section 1.5 of NI 43-101. |
8. | As Vice-President Corporate Planning for Sierra Metals Inc.’s Mexico and Peru operations, I have been directly involved in operations at the mines for the past 3 years. |
9. | I have read NI 43-101 and Form 43-101 and the sections of the Technical Report I am responsible for have been prepared in compliance with that instrument and form. |
10. | As of the effective date of the Technical Report, to the best of my knowledge, information and belief, the part of the Technical Report for which I am responsible for contain all the scientific and technical information that is required to be disclosed to make the Technical Report not misleading. |
Dated this 4th day of November 2020.
“Americo Zuzunaga” | |
Americo Zuzunaga, FAusIMM CP |