EXHIBIT 23.13
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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:  Underground  Resources at Ovoot
Tolgoi West Field dated March 2008,  under the heading "Item 3: Description of
the Business - Ovoot  Tolgoi Coal  Property,  Mongolia - Ovoot Tolgoi  Project
(Underground)"  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/ Patrick P. Riley
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Title:   Senior Geologist and Vice-President
Company: The Americas Group

Date:  March 28, 2008