EXHIBIT 23.10

                                CONSENT OF EXPERT

                  Reference is made to the Registration Statement on Form 40-F
(the "Registration Statement") of Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. (the "Company") to be filed
with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

                  We hereby consent to the use of and reference to our name and
our reports, and the inclusion of information derived from our reports, under
the heading "Summary Description of Business - Recent Developments - Oyu Tolgoi
Exploration Project - Resource Estimate - Central Oyu" in the Company's Final
Short Form Prospectus dated March 25, 2002 relating to the issuance by the
Company of approximately 9.3 million of its common shares, as incorporated by
reference into the Registration Statement.

Sincerely,

INDO ASSAY LABS

By: ________________________
Name:
Title:

Date: November 17, 2003