Exhibit 24





                     CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS



We consent  to the incorporation  by reference in  Post-Effective Amendment
No. 5  to Registration  Statement  No.  2-90903  on  Form S-8  of Homestake
Mining   Company of  our  report   dated June 26, 1995, on our audit of the
financial statements of the Homestake Mining Company Savings Plan as of and
for the  year ended December  31, 1994,  which report is  included in  this
Annual Report on Form 11-K.




   /s/ Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P.
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   COOPERS & LYBRAND L.L.P.



   Oakland, California
   June 29, 1995