EXHIBIT 23.15

                                CONSENT OF EXPERT

                  Reference is made to the Registration Statement on Form 40-F
(the "Registration Statement") of Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. (the "Company") to be filed
with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

                  We hereby consent to (i) the use of and reference to our name
and our reports, and the inclusion of information derived from our reports,
under the heading "Item 4 - Narrative Description of Business - Oyu Tolgoi Gold
and Copper Project, Mongolia - Sampling & Analysis" in the Company's Annual
Information Form for the year ended December 31, 2001, dated May 16, 2002; (ii)
the use of and reference to our name and our reports, and the inclusion of
information derived from our reports, under the heading "Summary Description of
Business - Recent Developments - Oyu Tolgoi Exploration Project - Sampling and
Analysis" in the Company's Final Short Form Prospectus dated March 25, 2002
relating to the issuance by the Company of approximately 9.3 million of its
common shares; and (iii) the use of and reference to our name and our reports,
and the inclusion of information derived from our reports, under the heading
"Summary Description of Business - Recent Developments - Oyu Tolgoi Exploration
Project - Sampling and Analysis" in the Company's Final Short Form Prospectus
dated March 25, 2002 relating to the issuance by the Company of 17.5 million of
its common shares, each incorporated by reference into the Registration
Statement.

Sincerely,

CHEMEX LABS

By: ________________________
Name:
Title:

Date: November 17, 2003