EXHIBIT 23.12
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                               CONSENT OF EXPERT

          Reference is made to the Annual  Report on Form 40-F (the "40-F") of
Ivanhoe  Mines  Ltd.  (the  "Company")  to be  filed  with the  United  States
Securities and Exchange  Commission pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended.

          I  hereby  consent  to the  use of and  reference  to my  name  as a
Qualified Person for the "Technical Report: Ovoot Tolgoi Property" dated March
27.  2008,  under the heading  "Item 3:  Description  of the  Business - Ovoot
Tolgoi  Coal  Property,  Mongolia - Ovoot  Tolgoi  Project  (Open Pit)" in the
Company's Annual  Information Form for the year ended December 31, 2007, dated
March 28, 2008, and in the 40-F.

Sincerely,


/s/ Richard D. Tifft III
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Title:   Vice President, Geologic Services
Company: Norwest Corporation

Date:  March 28, 2008