Dina C. Lee
Assistant Vice President
Associate Counsel



October 25, 2001



Securities and Exchange Commission
Mail Stop 0-7, Filer Support
6432 General Green Way
Alexandria, VA 22312

                  Re:  Oppenheimer Gold & Special Minerals Fund
                          Written Representation of Counsel
                          Reg. No. 2-82590; File No. 811-03694

To the Securities and Exchange Commission:

         On behalf of  Oppenheimer  Gold & Special  Minerals Fund (the "Fund") and pursuant to Paragraph  (b)(4) of
Rule 485 under the  Securities  Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 Act"),  and in  connection  with an Amendment on
Form  N-1A  which  is  Post-Effective  Amendment  No.  34 to the 1933 Act  Registration  Statement  of the Fund and
Amendment  No.  32 to its  Registration  Statement  under the  Investment  Company  Act of 1940,  as  amended,  the
undersigned  counsel,  who prepared or reviewed such Amendment,  hereby  represents to the  Commission,  for filing
with such Amendment,  that said Amendment does not contain  disclosures  which would render it ineligible to become
effective pursuant to paragraph (b) of Rule 485.

                                                              Sincerely,



                                                              Dina C. Lee
                                                              Assistant Vice President and
                                                              Assistant Counsel
                                                              732.839.3196