EXHIBIT 23.24

                                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 heading "Item 4 - Narrative Description of Business - Oyu Tolgoi Gold and
Copper Project, Mongolia - Sampling & Analysis" in the Company's Annual
Information Form for the year ended December 31, 2001, dated May 16, 2002; (ii)
the use of my name in the section entitled "Full Description of Material Change"
in the Company's Material Change Report dated March 7, 2003; (iii) the use of my
name in the section entitled "Full Description of Material Change" in the
Company's Material Change Report dated July 31, 2003; and (iv) the use of my
name in the section entitled "Full Description of Material Change" in the
Company's Material Change Report dated August 18, 2003, each as incorporated by
reference into the Registration Statement.

Sincerely,

_______________________________
Name: Dr. Barry W. Smee, Ph.D.
Title: P. Geo.

Date: November 17, 2003