CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

   We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Amax Gold Inc.'s 
Registration Statements (File Nos. 33-43076, 33-43383 and 33-36612) of our 
reports, which include an explanatory paragraph regarding a change in the method
of accounting for exploration expenditures and postemployment benefits in 1993, 
and a change in the method of accounting for precious metals inventory, 
postretirement benefits and income taxes in 1992, dated February 4, 1994, except
for Note 8, for which the date is March 18, 1994, on our audits of the 
consolidated financial statements and financial schedules of Amax Gold Inc., as 
of December 31, 1993 and 1992, and for the three years ended December 31, 1993, 
1992 and 1991.

COOPERS & LYBRAND

Denver, Colorado
March 18, 1994