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-8 pertaining to the Canmax Inc. 
  Stock Option Plan 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 (Form 10-K) for 
  the year ended October 31, 1996, filed with the Securities and Exchange 
  Commission.




                                   /s/  ERNST & YOUNG LLP


  Dallas, Texas
  March 10, 1997