EXHIBIT 5.2
(PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS-LOGO)
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PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS
PO Box 82
Royal Trust Tower, Suite 3000
Toronto Dominion Centre
Toronto, Ontario
July 18, 2003 Canada M5K 1G8
Telephone +1 416 863 1133
Facsimile +1 416 365 8215
Securities and Exchange Commission
We refer to the Short Form Base Shelf Prospectus (the "Prospectus") and
Amendment No.1 to Form F-10 registration statement under the Securities Act of
1933 (the "Form F-10") filing of Pan American Silver Corp. (the "Company") dated
JULY 18, 2003 relating to the sale and issue of common shares, debt securities
or warrants to purchase common shares or debt securities of the Company or any
combination thereof up to an aggregate initial offering price of US$100,000,000,
during the 25 month period that the Prospectus remains valid.
We consent to the use in the above-mentioned Prospectus and Amendment No.1 to
Form F-10 of our report dated September 6, 2002 relating to the following
consolidated financial statements of Corner Bay Silver Inc.:
o Balance sheets as at June 30, 2002 and 2001; and
o Statements of operations and deficit and cash flows for each of the
years in the three-year period ended June 30, 2002.
We also consent to the reference to our Firm under the heading "Experts" in the
Prospectus and Form F-10.
Yours very truly,
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
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Chartered Accounts
PricewaterhouseCoopers refers to the Canadian firm of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
and the other member firms of PricewaterhouseCoopers International Limited, each
of which is a separate and independent legal entity.