Exhibit 23.7 [Pincock, Allen & Holt Letterhead] August 22, 1997 Mr. Marcel F. DeGuire Vice President Project Development Apex Silver Mines Corporation 1700 Lincoln Street, Suite 3050 Denver, CO 80203 RE: CONSENT OF PINCOCK, ALLEN & HOLT Dear Mr. DeGuire: We hereby consent to references to our name and to any analyses performed by us in our capacity as an independent consultant to Apex Silver Mines Limited the ("Company") which are set forth in the Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed by the Company with the Securities Exchange Commission ("Commission") on August 22, 1997 or in any related, abbreviated registration statement filed by the Company with the Commission pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Sincerely, PINCOCK, ALLEN & HOLT /s/ John W. Rozelle John W. Rozelle Principal Geologist JWR/sp