CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM



The Board of Trustees of
Oppenheimer Gold & Special Minerals Fund:

We consent to the use in this Registration Statement of Oppenheimer Gold &
Special Minerals Fund, of our report dated August 8, 2006, included in the
Statement of Additional Information, which is part of such Registration
Statement, and to the references to our firm under the headings "Financial
Highlights" appearing in the Prospectus, which is also part of such
Registration Statement and "Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm"
appearing in the Statement of Additional Information.



/S/ KPMG LLP
KPMG LLP

Denver, Colorado
August 22, 2006