EXHIBIT 23(d)


                       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 March 13, 1997, on our audit of the financial statements of
Lihir Gold Limited as of December 31, 1996, and for the year then ended, which
report is included in Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 1996. We also
consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts."

                                          /s/ COOPERS & LYBRAND
                                          COOPERS & LYBRAND
Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
May 21, 1998