CONSENT OF EXPERT

In connection with the Annual Report on Form 40-F of Yamana Gold Inc. (“Yamana”) for the year ended December 31, 2013 (the “Form 40-F”), I, Marcos Valencia A., P. Geo., Corporate Manager R&R, Andes/Mexico of Yamana, hereby consent to the use of my name in connection with the reference to the mineral resource estimates for the Cerro Moro Project and the Gualcamayo Project as at December 31, 2013 (the “Estimates”) and the report entitled “Technical Report for Gualcamayo Project, San Juan, Argentina, Report for NI 43-101 pursuant to National Instrument 43-101 of the Canadian Securities Administrators” dated March 25, 2011 (the “Report”) and to the inclusion of references to and summaries of the Estimates and the Report (collectively, the “Incorporated Information”) in the Annual Information Form filed as an exhibit to the Form 40-F.

I do also hereby consent to the use of my name and the incorporation by reference of the Incorporated Information in Yamana's Registration Statements on Form S-8 (File Nos. 333-148048; 333-145300; 333-159047).

YAMANA GOLD INC.
By:	/s/ Marcos Valencia A.
Name:	Marcos Valencia A., P. Geo.
Title:	Corporate Manager R&R, Andes/Mexico

March 28, 2014