INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
The Board of Trustees
Oppenheimer Gold & Special Minerals Fund:
We consent to the use in this Registration Statement of Oppenheimer Gold &
Special Minerals Fund of our report dated July 24, 2000, 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 Auditors" appearing in the Statement of Additional
Information.
KPMG LLP
Denver, Colorado
January 16, 2001
