EXHIBIT 23.21

                                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.

                  I hereby consent to (i) the use of and reference to my name
and my reports, and the inclusion of information derived from my reports, under
the headings "Item 4 - Narrative Description of Business - Qualified Persons"
and "Item 4 - Narrative Description of Business - Oyu Tolgoi Gold and Copper
Project, Mongolia" in the Company's Annual Information Form for the year ended
December 31, 2001, dated May 16, 2002; (ii) the use of and reference to my name
and my reports, and the inclusion of information derived from my reports, under
the heading entitled "Summary Description of Business - Recent Developments -
Oyu Tolgoi Exploration Project" 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; and (iii) the use of and reference to my name
and my reports, and the inclusion of information derived from my reports, under
the headings entitled "Summary Description of Business - Recent Developments -
Oyu Tolgoi Exploration Project" in the Company's Final Short Form Prospectus
dated March 25, 2002 relating to the issuance by the Company of approximately
17.5 million of its common shares, each as incorporated by reference into the
Registration Statement.

Sincerely,

________________________________
Name: D. George Cargill, Ph.D.
Title: P. Eng.

Date: November 17, 2003