[Letterhead of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP]
July 12, 2000
To Homestake Mining Company:
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this
Registration Statement on Form S-3 of our report dated
February 3, 2000 relating to the financial statements, which
appear in the 1999 Annual Report to Shareholders and which
is incorporated by reference in Homestake Mining Company's
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
1999. We also consent to the reference to us under the
heading "Experts" in such Registration Statement.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
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