EXHIBIT 23(c)

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

     We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement
of Battle Mountain Canada Ltd. on Form S-8 and the related prospectus of our
report dated June 27, 1996 on our audit of the financial statements of Lihir
Gold Limited as of December 31, 1995, and for the year then ended, which report
is included in Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 1995. We also consent
to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts".

/s/ COOPERS & LYBRAND
    Coopers & Lybrand

    Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
    October 18, 1996