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ln connection with the filing of Amendment No. 3 to the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-259798) of the Company (the “Amendment”), McGarry Geoconsulting Corp. consents to:
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The incorporation by reference of the Technical Report Summary titled "Amended Technical Report Summary of a
Definitive Feasibility Study of the Carolina Lithium Project in North Carolina" ("TRS - Definitive Feasibility Study") filed with the Company’s 10-K/A filed April 25, 2023 and incorporated by reference into the Company’s 10-K filed February 28, 2024, into the Amendment; and,
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The use of the McGarry Geoconsulting name,
including our status as an expert or Qualified Person (as defined in Subpart 1300 of Regulation S-K promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission) in connection with the TRS - Definitive Feasibility Study; and,
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The information derived, summarized, quoted or
reference from the TRS – Definitive Feasibility Study, or portions thereof, that were prepared by us, that we supervised the preparation of and/or that was reviewed or approved by us, that is repo1ted or incorporated by reference into the Amendment.
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I have read and understood the requirements of the Regulation S-K 1300 Modernization of Properly Disclosures.
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I am a "Qualified Person'' as defined by Regulation
S-K, and to the activity for which I am accepting responsibility.
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I have reviewed the Technical Report Summary to which this Consent Statement applies.
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I am a full-time employee of McGarry Geoconsulting Corp. who has been engaged by Piedmont Lithium Inc. to prepare the documentation for the Carolina Lithium Project on which
the Report is based. The Report maintains an effective date of December 31, 2021.
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Section 1 - Executive Summary
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Section 2 - Introduction
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Section 3 - Property Description
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Section 4 - Accessibility, Climate, Local
Resources, Infrastructure, Physiography
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Section 5 - History
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Section 6 - Geological Setting, Mineralization, and
Deposit
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Section 9 - Data Verification
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Section 10 - Mineral Processing and Metallurgical Testing
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Section 11 - Mineral Resource Estimates
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Section 22 - Interpretation and Conclusions
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Section 23 - Recommendations
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Section 24 - References
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Section 25 - Reliance on Information Provided by the Registrant
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The Reporting Company's Annual Reports (10-K) and amendments thereto for the next 12 months;
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The Reporting Company's Quarterly
Reports for the next 12 months;
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The Reporting Company's Investor Presentations for the next 12 months;
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The Reporting Company's future press releases for the next 12 months, until such time that the Report is superseded or this consent is otherwise withdrawn;
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The Reporting Company's exhibition booths at any conferences for the next 12 months; and
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Any other releases, presentations and promotional material made by the
Reporting Company during the next 12 months, until such time that the exploration target included in the Report is superseded or this consent is otherwise withdrawn.
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/s/ Leon McGarry
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May 14, 2024
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Signature of Competent Person
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Date
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Professional Geoscientists Ontario
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2348
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Professional Membership
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Membership Number
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/s/ Amy Davies
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Amy Davies
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Signature of Witness
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Print Witness Name
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