Exhibit 99.4
CERTIFICATE OF QUALIFIED PERSON
I, Jinxing Ji, P.Eng., as an author of the technical report titled “NI 43-101 Technical Report Carangas Deposit Preliminary Economic Assessment” (the “Technical Report”) prepared for New Pacific Metals Corp. with an effective date of September 5, 2024, do hereby certify that:
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1. | I am employed as Consulting Metallurgist with JJ Metallurgical Services Inc. with an office at 7547 Lambeth Drive, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada, V5E 4A5. |
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2. | I graduated from Shanghai University in China with B.Eng Metallurgy in 1982 and M.Eng Metallurgy in 1985 and from The University of British Columbia in Canada with Ph.D. Metallurgy in 1993. |
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3. | I am a registered professional engineer (license# 59035) in good standing of the Engineers and Geoscientists BC (EGBC) in the province of British Columbia, Canada with core competency in metallurgy. I have practiced my profession in the mining industry continuously since 1993. My relevant experiences include mineral/metallurgical testing, process development, base metal metallurgy, precious metal metallurgy, and process plant design, commissioning, optimization and operational support. |
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4. | I have read the definition of "qualified person" set out in National Instrument 43-101 (NI 43101) 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. |
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5. | I visited the Carangas Property in Bolivia from 21 to 23 May 2022. |
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6. | I am responsible for Sections 13 and parts of Section 1, 17, 25 and 26 of the Technical Report in relation to metallurgy. |
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7. | I am independent of the Issuer as the independence is defined in Section 1.5 of NI 43-101. |
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8. | I have had prior involvement with the Carangas project as an independent metallurgical consultant for the mineral/metallurgical testing under “Carangas Silver-Gold Project – Department of Oruro, Bolivia – NI43-101 Mineral Resource Estimate Technical Report, New Pacific Metals Corp.” with affective date of 25 August 2023. |
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9. | I have read NI 43-101 and the sections of the Technical Report for which I am responsible have been prepared in compliance with NI 43-101 and Form 43-101F1. |
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10. | As of the effective date of the Technical Report, to the best of my knowledge, information and belief, the sections of the Technical Report for which I am responsible contain all scientific and technical information that is required to be disclosed to make the Technical Report not misleading. |
Dated Nov 15th, 2024
Original signed and sealed by
Jinxing Ji, P.Eng.