North Bay Resources Inc (NBRI)

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CERTIFICATE OF AUTHOR

I, William R. Henkle, Jr., P. Geol. do hereby certify that:

1. I am President of Henkle and Associates, 230 Finch Way, Carson City, Nevada 89704

2. I graduated with a B. Sc. degree in Geology from the Ohio State University in 1969, and an M. Sc. Degree in Geology from Northern Arizona University in 1974.

3. I am a member of the Association of Professional Engineers, Geologists and Geophysicists of Alberta and also am a member of the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of British Columbia and am also a Certified Engineering Geologist in the State of California.

4. 1 have worked as a geologist for 42 years since my graduation from university and have experience as a mining consultant throughout the United States, Western Canada, the Andean region of Latin America and parts of Asia.

5. I have read the definition of "qualified person" set out in National Instrument 43-101 ("NI 43-101") and certify that, by reason of my education, affiliation with a professional association (as defined by NI 43-101) and past relevant work experience, I fulfill the requirements to be a "qualified person" for the purposes of NI 43-101.

6. I am the author and am responsible for the preparation of the technical report tided "Technical Report of the Ruby Mine Exploration Project, Sierra County, California". I have visited the Ruby Mine site in January, 2013 for a total of 1 day. I have spent 1 day in North Bay Resources' field office located in Grass Valley, California in January 2013. The time was spent reviewing data and maps of the mine. I also have spent over 100 field days at the Ruby Mine between 1982 and 1992.

7. I have not had prior involvement with the companies that are the subject of the Technical Report and neither own nor control a beneficial interest in the mineral properties that are the subject of this report nor any adjacent or nearby properties.

8. I am independent of the issuer applying all the tests in section 1.5 of NI 43-101

9. I am not aware of any material fact or material change with respect to the subject matter of the Technical Report, the omission to disclose which makes the Technical Report misleading.

10. I have read NI 43-101 and Form 43-101F and the Technical Report has been prepared in compliance with that instrument and form.

11. I consent to the filing of the Technical Report with any stock exchange and other regulatory
authority and any publication by them for regulatory purposes, including electronic publication in the public company files on their websites accessible by the public, of the Technical Report.

Dated this 19th day of March, 2013
William R. Henkle, Jr., P. Geol.