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<DESCRIPTION>EXHIBIT 23.1
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                                                                   EXHIBIT 23.1
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            CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS

We consent to the  incorporation  by reference in  Registration  Statement No.
333-143550 on Form S-8 of our reports dated March 28, 2008 relating to (1) the
consolidated   financial  statements  of  Ivanhoe  Mines  Ltd.  (which  report
expresses  an  unqualified  opinion  and  includes  a separate  report  titled
Comments by Independent  Registered  Chartered  Accountants  on  Canada-United
States of America  Reporting  Difference  relating  to  changes in  accounting
principles) and (2) the effectiveness of Ivanhoe Mines Ltd.'s internal control
over  financial  reporting,  appearing  in this Annual  Report on Form 40-F of
Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. for the year ended December 31, 2007.


(Signed) DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

Independent Registered Chartered Accountants
Vancouver, Canada
March 28, 2008

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