EX-99.3 4 qpconsent.htm CONSENT OF QUALIFIED PERSON

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Exhibit 99.3

CONSENT OF EXPERT

FILED BY SEDAR

June 6, 2011

British Columbia Securities Commission (Principal Regulator)

Ontario Securities Commission

Alberta Securities Commission

Saskatchewan Financial Services Commission, Securities Division

The Manitoba Securities Commission

Autorité des marches financiers

New Brunswick Securities Commission

Nova Scotia Securities Commission

Securities Commission of Newfoundland and Labrador

Prince Edward Island Securities Office

New Gold Inc.

Dear Sirs/Mesdames:

Re: Technical Report, Blackwater Gold Project, Omineca Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada, dated March 2, 2011; readdressed June 6, 2011

I, Ronald G. Simpson, P. Geo., do consent to the filing of the report titled “Technical Report, Blackwater Gold Project, British Columbia (the “Technical Report”), prepared for New Gold Inc. and Silver Quest Resources Ltd. dated March 2, 2011 and readdressed June 6, 2011, on SEDAR. I also consent to the filing of the Technical Report with the securities regulatory authorities referred to above and any publication by them, including electronic publication in the public company files on their websites accessible by the public.

Sincerely,

/s/ Ronald G. Simpson

Ronald G. Simpson, P. Geo.

President

GeoSim Services Inc.