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Exhibit 23
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
We consent to the incorporation by reference in (i) Registration Statement of
Homestake Mining Company (333-17357) and (ii) Post-Effective Amendment No. 5 to
the Registration Statement of Homestake Mining Company on Form S-8 (File No. 33-
32174) of our report dated June 9, 2000, on our audits of the financial
statements and financial statement schedules of the Homestake 401(k) Retirement
Savings Plan as of December 31, 1999 and 1998 and for the year ended December
31, 1999, which report is included in this Annual Report on Form 11-K.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
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PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
San Francisco, California
June 23, 2000
