CLAUDE JOBIN, P.ENG., M.SC.
                              PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER


                                     CONSENT


TO:      NORTHWESTERN MINERAL VENTURES INC.

AND TO:  BERNS & BERNS, COUNSELORS AT LAW

AND TO:  U.S. SECURITIES & EXCHANGE COMMISSION
         (THE "SECURITIES REGULATOR")

FROM:    CLAUDE JOBIN, P.ENG., M.SC.

RE:      TECHNICAL EVALUATION REPORT 43-101, NORTHWESTERN MINERAL VENTURES INC.
         URANIUM PROPERTIES, NIGER, WEST AFRICA
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Reference is made to the technical report (the "TECHNICAL REPORT") dated 2 May,
2006 entitled "Technical Evaluation Report 43-101, Northwestern Mineral Ventures
Inc. Uranium Properties, Niger, West Africa", which we prepared for Northwestern
Mineral Ventures Inc. (the "CORPORATION").

We hereby consent to the filing of the Technical Report with the Securities
Regulator, and to the written disclosure of the Technical Report and the
inclusion of extracts therefrom or a summary thereof in the Corporation's Annual
Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2005 ("Form 20-F"). We
reserve the right to review such disclosures to ensure that our comments are
contextually accurate.

We further agree to being named as an expert in the Form 20-F.

Dated this      day of June, 2006.




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                                            Claude Jobin, P.Eng., M.Sc.
                                            Professional Engineer



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