EXHIBIT 23.3
 
                      CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
   
We hereby consent to the use in the Prospectus constituting part of this
Amendment No. 6 to the 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
   
November 19, 1997