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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1


                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS



We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" and to the
use of our report dated September 1, 1999, except for Note 3, as to which the
date is October 13, 1999, in the Registration Statement (Form S-2) and related
Prospectus of Queen Sand Resources, Inc. for the registration of 10,000,000
shares of its common stock.


                                                        ERNST & YOUNG LLP

Dallas, Texas
July 18, 2000



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