CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-3 of our report dated March 30, 2006 related to the financial statements, management's assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, which appears in the 2005 Annual Report to Shareholders, which is incorporated by reference in Apex Silver Mines Limited's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005. We also consent to the references to us under the heading "Experts" in such Registration Statement.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Denver, Colorado
June 8, 2006
