Exhibit 99.8
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To:
Ontario Securities Commission
Alberta Securities Commission
Autorite des Marches Financiers
British Columbia Securities Commission
United States Securities and Exchange Commission
CONSENT OF QUALIFIED PERSON
I, Carl Kottmeier, B.A.Sc., P.Eng., MBA, do hereby consent to the public filing by Sierra Metals Inc. (the “Company”) of the technical report titled “Preliminary Economic Assessment for the Cusi Mine, Chihuahua State, Mexico” dated November 13, 2020, with an effective date of August 31, 2020 (the “Technical Report”).
I also consent to any extracts from or a summary of the Technical Report in the news release of the Company dated January 6, 2021 (the “News Release”).
I certify that I have read the News Release filed by the Company and that it fairly and accurately represents the information in the sections of the Technical Report for which I am responsible.
Dated this 18th day of December 2020.
“Carl Kottmeier” | |
Carl Kottmeier, B.A.Sc., P.Eng., MBA | |
SRK Principal Consultant (Mining) |