EX-5.11 14 a2231059zex-5_11.htm EXHIBIT 5.11
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Exhibit 5.11

March 2, 2017

CONSENT OF EXPERT

United States Securities and Exchange Commission

Ladies and Gentlemen:

        I, Ronald G. Simpson, P. Geo., of GeoSim Services Inc., hereby consent to the use of and reference to my name, and the inclusion and incorporation by reference in the registration statement on Form F-10 of New Gold Inc. of the information derived from the technical report dated January 14, 2014, which is entitled "Blackwater Gold Project, British Columbia, NI 43-101 Technical Report on Feasibility Study" (the "Technical Report") and all other references to the Technical Report included or incorporated by reference in the registration statement on Form F-10 of New Gold Inc.

Yours truly,

/s/ RONALD G. SIMPSON
Ronald G. Simpson, P. Geo.

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Exhibit 5.11

CONSENT OF EXPERT