Meridian Mining — Capital/Financing Update 2026

Jan 5, 2026

CONSENT OF QUALIFIED PERSON

January 5, 2026

British Columbia Securities Commission
Alberta Securities Commission
Ontario Securities Commission

Dear Sirs/Mesdames:

Meridian Mining plc (the "Issuer")

I refer you to the Issuer’s Final Short Form Base Shelf Prospectus dated January 5, 2026 and the documents incorporated by reference therein (collectively, the “Prospectus”).

Reference is also made to the technical report entitled “Cabaçal Gold-Copper Project NI 43-101 Technical Report and Pre-feasibility Study Mato Grosso, Brazil” dated effective March 10, 2025 (the “Technical Report”), of which I was involved in the preparation, and which is indirectly incorporated into the Prospectus.

In connection with the Prospectus, I consent to the use of my name in the Prospectus. I also, hereby consent to the use of and reference to the Technical Report in the Prospectus and to the inclusion or incorporation by reference of information derived or extracted from the Technical Report in the Prospectus.

I hereby confirm that I have read the Prospectus and all information incorporated by reference therein that is derived or extracted from the Technical Report and have no reason to believe that there are any misrepresentations in the information contained in the Prospectus that is derived from the technical information that I am responsible for preparing or that is within my knowledge as a result of the services I performed in connection with the preparation of the Technical Report.

Yours truly,

(signed) “John McCartney”

John McCartney (CGeol.)