Exhibit 99.3
CERTIFICATE of QUALIFIED PERSON – P A Matthews
I, Paul Alan Matthews, do hereby certify to Caledonia Mining Corporation Plc (the issuer):-
| 1. | I am Group Mineral Resource Manager for Caledonia Mining South Africa Proprietary Limited, a subsidiary of the issuer, Ltd and my address is: |
4th Floor
No 1 Quadrum Office Park
51 Constantia Boulevard
Floracliffe, Roodepoort, South Africa
I also occupy the position of Technical Services Manager at Blanket Mine.
| 2. | I graduated with a B.Sc. (Geology) degree from the University of Southampton (UK) in 1990. |
| 3. | I have worked as a Geologist for more than 26 years with my specialisation lying within Mineral Resource Management with a focus on Archaean Greenstone Gold type deposits for the past 9 years. I have completed a number of Mineral Resource estimations for various commodities including greenstone gold to international reporting standards for public reporting purposes. |
| 4. | I am affiliated with the following professional associations, which meet all the attributes of a “professional association”, as applicable (as that term is defined in NI 43-101):- |
| Class | Professional Society | Year of Registration |
| Member | Australasian Institute of Geoscientists (AIG Reg. No. 3675) | 2007 |
| Professional Natural Scientist | South African Council for Natural Scientific Professions (Pr.Sci.Nat. Reg. No. 116880) | 2017 |
| 5. | I am responsible for Items 1-3, 7-12, 14, 25-27 of the technical report titled “A Technical Report on the Blanket Mine, Gwanda Area, Zimbabwe” prepared for Caledonia Mining Corporation Plc with an effective date of date 2017 (the “Report”). |
| 6. | I have read the definition of “qualified person” set out in NI 43-101 and certify that by reason of my education, affiliation with professional associations and past relevant work experience, I fulfil the requirements to be a Qualified Person for the purposes of the Report. |
| 7. | I have read NI 43-101 and the Report has been prepared in compliance with it. |
| 8. | As of the effective date, to the best of my knowledge, information and belief, the Report contains all scientific and technical information required to be disclosed to make the Report not misleading. |
| 9. | The facts presented in the Report are, to the best of my knowledge, correct. |
| 10. | The analyses and conclusions presented in the Report are limited only by the reported forecasts and conditions. |
| 11. | I have been working at Blanket Mine on a part-time basis from December 2015 to April 2016 and on a full-time basis from May 2016 onwards. As well as my Group role as Mineral Resource Manager, I occupy the position of Technical Services Manager at Blanket Mine overseeing all Geology, Survey and Planning functions. As such I have a high level of familiarity with the deposit geology and the operation. |
| 12. | I am not independent of the issuer. Currently, I serve as Group Mineral Resource Manager for Caledonia Mining South Africa (Pty) Ltd, a subsidiary of the issuer, and Technical Services Manager at Blanket Mine. |
| 13. | I undertake regular personal inspections of the property. I have been working at Blanket Mine on a part-time basis from December 2015 to April 2016 and on a full-time basis from May 2016 onwards. I have continuous contact with the Technical (Geology, Survey, Planning, Exploration) and Mining departments, make regular visits underground and occasional visits to the Plant, Assay Laboratory and waste dumps. |
Yours faithfully,
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PA MATTHEWS
BSc (Geol.)
Pr.Sci.Nat., MAIG
Mineral Resource Manager, Caledonia Mining South Africa (Pty) Ltd
Date of Sign-off: 15 December 2017