Exhibit 23.2

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

        We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-3/A of our report dated March 16, 2005 relating to the December 31, 2004 consolidated financial statements, which appear in Apex Silver Mines Limited's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004. We also consent to the references to us under the heading "Experts" in such Registration Statement.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP

Denver, Colorado

May 9, 2005