Exhibit 99.5
CONSENT OF AUTHOR
July 13, 2026
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Re: Technical Report (the “Report”) entitled “Diamba Sud Gold Project, Kédougou Region, Senegal” with an effective date of June 30, 2026, prepared for Fortuna Mining Corp. (the “Company”)
I, the undersigned, a Qualified Person as defined in National Instrument 43-101 – Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects, and co-author of the Report, hereby consent:
| 1. | to the public filing of the Report by the Company; and |
| 2. | to the inclusion of extracts from, or a summary of the Report, in the news release issued by the Company on June 29, 2026. |
I confirm that I have read the said news release and that it fairly and accurately represents the information in the Report, for which I am responsible.
| “Mathieu F. Veillette” | |
| Mathieu F. Veillette, P. Eng. |