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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.2


               CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS


We have issue our report dated February 22, 2001, accompanying the consolidated
financial statements of Sunshine Mining and Refining Company contained in the
Registration Statement and Prospectus. We consent to the use of the
aforementioned report in the Registration Statement and Prospectus, and to the
use of our name as it appears under the caption "Experts."


GRANT THORNTON LLP

/s/ Grant Thornton LLP

Dallas, Texas
March 19, 2001