Exhibit 23.2

                              Wheeler Wasoff, P.C.
                          Certified Public Accountants

                          INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S CONSENT



     We consent to the incorporation by reference into this Registration
Statement of PYR Energy Corporation (the "Company") on Form S-3 of our report
dated November 13, 2000 relating to the Company's financial statements included
in its Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2000.

     We also consent to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in this
Registration Statement.

                                        WHEELER WASOFF, P.C.

                                        /s/ Wheeler Wasoff, P.C.

                                        Denver, Colorado
                                        December 13, 2000