Exhibit 99.7
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 Karthik Rathnam, Senior Resource Geologist, Marigold Mining Company (“MMC”), with business address at P.O. Box 160, 32255 Marigold Mine Road, Valmy, Nevada, 89438. |
| 2. | I am a graduate of the Anna University, Chennai, India where I obtained my Bachelor of Applied Geology and hold a Masters degree in Applied Geology from the Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai, India, which was awarded in 1995. |
| 3. | Since 1995, I have been continuously and actively involved in the resources sector working in Asia, Africa and North America. I have been working as a Resource Geologist for the last 12 years with Sterlite Gold, Armenia (2002-2006) and National Mining Company, Oman (2006-2007), and as Superintendent Resource Development Geologist with Barrick Gold Corporation at the Bulyanhulu Gold mine, Tanzania (2007-2012). For the past 2 years, I have been employed at the Marigold mine as Senior Resource Geologist and have been engaged in exploration, resource modelling and operations in North America. |
| 4. | I am a current member and a competent person of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallury, membership number 308305. |
| 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. | I am jointly responsible for the following sections of the Technical Report: 1 through 3, 14 and 24 through 27. |
| 7. | I am not independent of Silver Standard Resources Inc. pursuant to section 1.5 of the Instrument. |
| 8. | I had no involvement with the Marigold mine, prior to my employment with MMC which began in 2012. |
| 9. | 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. |
| 10. | 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 Valmy, Nevada, on November 19, 2014.
/s/ Karthik Rathnam |
| Karthik Rathnam, MAusIMM (CP) |
