Exhibit 23.1


                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We hereby consent to the use in this Registration Statement on Form S-1 of our
report dated January 12, 2002 relating to the financial statements of Greens
Creek Joint Venture, which appears in such Registration Statement. We also
consent to the references to us under the heading "Experts" in such Registration
Statement.



/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Salt Lake City, Utah
October 1, 2002