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                                                                   Exhibit 23(a)




                    CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS



As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation of our
report included in this Form 10-K, into Coeur d'Alene Mines Corporation's
previously filed S-8 Registration Statement No. 33-60163.




Denver, Colorado,                  ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP
     March 17, 2000.



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