EXHIBIT 23(b)



                  CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS



We consent to the incorporation by reference in the previously filed
Registration Statements of Battle Mountain Gold Company on Form S-3
No. 33-51921 and Form S-8 Nos. 33-14605, 33-22146, 33-47570 and 33-53195 of
our report dated January 31, 1995, on our audits of the consolidated
financial statements of Niugini Mining Limited as of December 31, 1994
and 1993, and for the three years in the period ended December 31, 1994,
which report is included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.


COOPERS & LYBRAND

Sydney, Australia
March 27, 1995