EXHIBIT 23.4
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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.

          We hereby  consent to the use of and  reference  to our name for the
Technical Report: Underground Resources at Ovoot Tolgoi West Field dated March
2008 (the  "Technical  Report") and the inclusion of information  derived from
the Technical  Report under the heading "Item 3: Description of the Business -
Ovoot Tolgoi Coal Property, Mongolia - Ovoot Tolgoi Project (Underground)" and
the use and  reference  to our name in "Item 11:  Interest  of Experts" in the
Company's Annual  Information Form for the year ended December 31, 2007, dated
March 28, 2008 and in the 40-F.

Sincerely,

The Americas Group


/s/ Patrick P. Riley
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Name:   Patrick P. Riley
Title:  Senior Geologist and Vice-President

Date:    March 28, 2008