EXHIBIT 23.27

                               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 - Monywa Copper Project,
Myanmar" in the Company's Annual Information Form for the year ended December
31, 2002, dated May 20, 2003; and (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 the Business - Qualified Persons",
"Summary Description of Business - Recent Developments - Monywa Copper Project,
Myanmar", "Summary Description of Business - Recent Developments - Silver Hill
Gold and Silver Project, South Korea", "Summary Description of Business - Recent
Developments - China Projects", "Summary Description of Business - Recent
Developments - South Korean Exploration Projects", "Summary Description of
Business - Recent Developments - Bakyrchik Gold Project" and "Summary
Description of Business - Recent Developments - Modi Taung Gold Project, Block
10, Myanmar" in the Company's Final Short Form Prospectus dated January 31, 2003
relating to the issuance by the Company of approximately 20 million of its
common shares, each as incorporated by reference into the Registration
Statement.

Sincerely,

_____________________________
Name: Paul Chare
Title: MAusIMM

Date: November 17, 2003