EXHIBIT 23.19

                                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 (i) the use of my name in the section
entitled "Full Description of Material Change" in the Company's Material Change
Report dated July 31, 2003; and (ii) the use of my name in the section entitled
"Full Description of Material Change" in the Company's Material Change Report
dated August 18, 2003, each as incorporated by reference into the Registration
Statement.

Sincerely,

________________________________
Name: Dale Sketchley, M.Sc.
Title: P.Geo.

Date: November 17, 2003