EXHIBIT 23.8
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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 Oyu Tolgoi  Technical Report dated March 2008, under
the heading "Item 3:  Description of the Business - Oyu Tolgoi Copper and Gold
Project, Mongolia" 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/ Dean David
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Title:  Process Consultant
Company:  GRD Minproc Limited

Date:  March 28, 2008