EXHIBIT 23.2



                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS


We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in the
Registration Statement on Form S-3 and related Prospectus of Canmax Inc. for the
registration of 863,364 shares of its common stock and to the incorporation by
reference therein of our report dated December 19, 1996, with respect to the
consolidated financial statements of Canmax Inc. included in its annual Report
on Form 10-K for the year ended October 31, 1996, filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission.




                                             /s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP


Dallas, Texas
August 8, 1997