Exhibit 23.6

CONSENT OF EXPERT

In connection with the Registration Statement on Form F-3, including any amendments thereto (the “Registration Statement”) of Yamana Gold Inc., I, Mauricio Prado, MAIG, hereby consent to the use of my name in connection with the mineral resource estimates for the Chapada Mine as at December 31, 2016 (the “Estimates”) and to the inclusion or incorporation by reference of references to and summaries of the Estimates in the Registration Statement.

By:	/s/ Mauricio Prado
Name:	Mauricio Prado, MAIG
March 28, 2017