EXHIBIT 23.3
 
                      CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
 
We hereby consent to the use in the Prospectus constituting part of this
Registration Statement on Form S-1 of our report dated August 29, 1997,
relating to the financial statements of Apex Silver Mines Limited, which
appears in such Prospectus. We also consent to the reference to us under the
heading "Experts" in such Prospectus.
 
PRICE WATERHOUSE LLP
 
Denver, Colorado
August 29, 1997