Exhibit 99.9
CERTIFICATE OF QUALIFIED PERSON
As an author of the report entitled “NI 43-101 Technical Report on the Marigold Mine, Humboldt County, Nevada” dated effective November 19, 2014 prepared for Silver Standard Resources Inc. (the “Technical Report”), I hereby certify that:
| 1. | My name is Trevor J. Yeomans, Director of Metallurgy, Silver Standard Resources Inc. (“Silver Standard”), with business address at 800 – 1055 Dunsmuir Street, PO Box 49088, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V7X 1G4. |
| 2. | I am a graduate of the Camborne School of Mines and hold an Honors degree in Mineral Processing which was awarded in 1980. |
| 3. | Since 1981, I have been continuously and actively involved in the resources sector working primarily in North America, during which time I have been involved with many types of metallurgical plants at all levels of metallurgical, operational and management positions. For the past 5 years, I have been engaged in the assessment, development and operation of mineral projects in South America. |
| 4. | I am a current member of Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of British Columbia, membership number 35355. |
| 5. | I have read the definition of “qualified person” set out in National Instrument 43-101 (the “Instrument”) and certify that by reason of my education, affiliation with a professional association (as defined in the Instrument) and past relevant work experience, I fulfill the requirements to be a “qualified person” for the purposes of the Instrument. |
| 6. | My most recent visit to the Marigold mine was from June 16 to June 20, 2014, however, I was at site for 3 days in February 2014, and then a further 4 days in May 2014. |
| 7. | I am responsible for the following sections of the Technical Report: 13 and 17. I am jointly responsible for the following sections of the Technical Report: 1 through 3 and 24 through 27. |
| 8. | I am not independent of Silver Standard pursuant to section 1.5 of the Instrument. |
| 9. | I had no involvement with the Marigold mine, prior to my employment with Silver Standard which began in March 2011. |
| 10. | I have read the Instrument and Form 43-101F1 (the “Form”) and the sections of the Technical Report for which I am responsible have been prepared in compliance with the Instrument and the Form. |
| 11. | As of the date of this certificate, to the best of my knowledge, information and belief, the sections of the Technical Report for which I am responsible and jointly responsible for contain all scientific and technical information that is required to be disclosed to make the Technical Report not misleading. |
DATED at Vancouver, British Columbia, on November 19, 2014.
/s/ Trevor J. Yeomans |
| Trevor J. Yeomans, ACSM, P.Eng. |
