Consent to Independent Auditors


To the Stockholders and Board of Directors
USMX, INC.:

     We consent to  incorporation  by reference in the  registration  statements
(No. 33-16194,  33-16195, 33-38855, 33-49392, 33-68882 and 33-63599) on Form S-8
and  registration  statement  (No.  333-03561) on Form S-3 of USMX,  INC. of our
report dated March 11, 1997 relating to the consolidated statements of financial
position of USMX,  INC. and  subsidiaries  as of December 31, 1996 and 1995, and
the related  consolidated  statements of operations,  stockholders'  equity, and
cash flows for each of the years in the  three-year  period  ended  December 31,
1996,  which report appears in the December 31, 1996 annual report on Form 10-KA
of USMX, INC.

     Our report  contains an explanatory  paragraph that states that the Company
has incurred  cost overruns  associated  with the  construction  of the Illinois
Creek Mine, has cash flow deficits from operations and currently has no mines in
operation.  At December  31,  1996,  the Company has an  accumulated  deficit of
$3,065,000, a working capital deficit of approximately $27,132,000 and is not in
compliance with certain covenants of its long term debt agreements. In addition,
significant  additional  funds will be required to bring the Company's  Illinois
Creek Mine into  production.  These  matters raise  substantial  doubt about the
Company's ability to continue as a going concern. The financial statements do no
include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.


                                                      KPMG Peat Marwick LLP

Denver, Colorado
May 5, 1997