EXHIBIT 23.16

                               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.

                  I hereby consent to the use of and reference to my name and my
reports, and the inclusion of information derived from my reports, under the
headings "Item 4: Narrative Description of Business - Qualified Persons" and
"Item 4: Narrative Description of Business - Savage River Iron Ore Project,
Australia" in the Company's Annual Information Form for the year ended December
31, 2000, dated May 15, 2001, as incorporated by reference into the Registration
Statement.

Sincerely,

________________________________
Name: Malcolm Hancock
Title:

Date: November 17, 2003