CONSENT OF AUSTRALIAN AUDITORS

      We Somes & Cooke,  consent to being named  experts in a Prospectus  and/or
registration Statement of Alloy Steel International Inc. to be dated on or about
27 October 2000 subject to an express  statement  appearing in the  Registration
statement and/or Prospectus in the same form as the following.

"Somes & Cooke  consent to being named as auditors of  Arcoplate,  a division of
Kroko Nominees Pty. Ltd., as trustee of Collier Unit Trust in this  Registration
Statement  and/or  Prospectus  in the form and context in which it is  included.
Somes & Cooke was not involved in the preparation of this Registration Statement
and/or  Prospectus,  did not  authorize  or cause the issue of the  Registration
Statement  and/or  Prospectus and takes no  responsibility  for any part of this
Registration  Statement and/or  Prospectus other than the Independent  Auditor's
report and the reference to its name."

/s/Somes & Cooke
SOMES & COOKE
Chartered Accountants

Dated this 30th Day of October 2000
New York, New York