HJ & ASSOCIATES, LLC

                  CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS AND CONSULTANTS


                        CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS


Board of Directors
Columbia River Resources, Inc.
Vancouver, British Columbia

We  consent  to  the  use in  this  Registration  Statement  of  Columbia  River
Resources,  Inc. on Form SB-1,  of our audit report dated  February 27, 1999 for
Columbia  River  Resources,  Inc. for the years ended December 31, 1998 and 1997
which are part of this Registration Statement, and to all references to our firm
included in this Registration Statement.


/s/ HJ & Associates, LLC

HJ & Associates, LLC
(Formerly Jones, Jensen & Company)
Salt Lake City, Utah
October 27, 2000



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