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|MICON                 | Exhibit 4.16
|International Limited |             







IAN R. WARD, P.ENG



As an author of this report, I, Ian R. Ward do hereby certify that:



1.

I am employed as the President and Principal Metallurgist by, and carried out this assignment for:  Micon International Limited, Suite 900, 390 Bay Street, Toronto, Ontario M5H 2Y2, tel (416) 362-5135 fax (416) 362-5763.



2.

This certificate applies to the technical report titled Las Crucitas Gold Project, N1 43-101 Technical Report Summary of the Bankable Feasibility Study and Addendum Report dated February 2007, prepared for Industrias Infinito S.A. and Vannessa Ventures Ltd.



3.

I hold the following academic qualifications:

B.Sc. (Hons) Minerals Engineering, The University of Birmingham, U.K. 1968



4.

I am a registered Professional Engineer of Ontario (membership number 48869010); as well, I am a member in good standing of the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum;



5.

I have worked as a metallurgist in the minerals industry and in consulting engineering companies for the last 39 years.  My work experience includes the management of technical and feasibility studies, management of metallurgical testwork programs and the design of numerous mineral processing plants;



6.

I am familiar with N1 43-101 and, by reason of education, experience and professional registration; I fulfill the requirements of a Qualified Person as defined in N1 43-101.



7.

I have not visited the property which is the subject of this report;



8.

I managed the preparation by Micon of the detailed Feasibility Study of the project and the subsequent Addendum Study, and I am responsible for Sections 16, 18.2, 18.8, 18.9, 18.10, 18.11, 18.12 and portions of Section 1 of the report.  I am also responsible for Sections 18.4, 18.7, and 18.13 of the report, which incorporate information collected by Vannessa Ventures Ltd. personnel, which I have reviewed and accept;



9.

I am independent of the parties involved in the transaction for which this report is required, other than providing consulting services;



10.

I have no prior involvement with the property of the issuer.



11.

I have read N1-43-101 and I consider that this report has been prepared in compliance with the instrument,



12.

As of the date of this certificate, to the best of my knowledge, information and belief, the technical report contains all scientific and technical information that is required to be disclosed to make the technical report not misleading.



13.

I consent to the filing of the report with any Canadian stock exchange or securities regulatory authority, and any publication by them of the report.



Dated February 21, 2007



Ian R. Ward



Ian R. Ward P.Eng.



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|MICON                         | Exhibit
    4.16
|International
        Limited |                 







MANI
  VERMA, P.ENG



As the co-supervisory of this report
  entitled Las Crucitas Gold Project Ni 43-101, I Mani Verma do hereby
  certify that:



1.

I am an associate
  of  Micon International Limited, Suite 900, 390 Bay Street, Toronto, Ontario
  M5H 2Y2, Tel: (416) 362-5135 Fax: (416) 362-5763, e-mail  mverma@micon-international.com;



2.

I hold the following
  academic qualifications:



B.Eng.
  (Mining)

Sheffield
  University, UK 1963

M.
  Eng. (Mineral Economics)

McGill
  University 1981



3.

I am a registered
  Professional Engineer with the Professional Engineers of Ontario;  as well,
  I am a member in good standing of other technical associations and societies,
  including:



The
  Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (Toronto Branch);



4.

I have worked as
  a mining engineer in the minerals industry for over 25 years;



5.

I have read NI 43-101
  and Form 43-101 F1 and, by reason of education, experience and professional
  registration, I fulfill the requirements of a Qualified Person as defined in
  NI 43-101;



6.

This report has been
  prepared in compliance with the criteria set forth in NI 43-101 and Form 43-101
  F1;



7.

I supervised the
  work performed by other Micon staff in developing Sections 17.2 and 18.1 of
  the report, plus the development of mine operating costs in Section 18.9, and
  am responsible for these sections of the report.



8.

I have not visited
  the property which is the subject of this report;



9.

I have had no prior
  involvement with the property that is the subject of this Technical Report;



10.

I am not aware of
  any material fact, or change in reported information, in connection with the
  subject property, not reported or considered by me, the omission of which makes
  this report misleading;



11.

I am independent
  of the parties involved in the transaction for which this report is required,
  other than providing consulting services;



12.

I consent to the
  filing of the report with any Canadian stock exchange or securities regulatory
  authority, and any publication by them of the report.



Dated
  this 21st day of February, 2007



Mani
  M. Verma



Mani
  M. Verma, P.Eng.