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<DESCRIPTION>EXHIBIT 23 (B)
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                                                                 Exhibit 23(b)


              Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Auditors


We consent to the  incorporation  by reference in the  Registration  Statement
(Form S-8-No.  33-6163) of Coeur d'Alene Mines Corporation of our report dated
April 14, 1999 with respect to the consolidated  financial statements of Coeur
d'Alene Mines  Corporation  for the year ended December 31, 1998,  included in
the 2000 Annual Report (Form 10-K).


                                                     Ernst & Young LLP


Seattle, Washington
     March 30, 2001
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