CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
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We hereby consent to the use in this Registration Statement on Form S-1 of our
report dated January 12, 2002 relating to the financial statements of Greens
Creek Joint Venture (not separately presented herein), which appears in such
Registration Statement. We also consent to the reference to us under the heading
"Experts" in such Registration Statement.



/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP


Salt Lake City, Utah
January 10, 2003