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                                                               EXHIBIT 23.(i)



The Board of Directors
Nevada Manhattan Mining, Incorporated


We consent to the use of our reports included herein and to the reference to
our firm under the heading "Experts" in the Prospectus and the Registration
Statement on Form SB-2.



                                            /s/ JACKSON & RHODES P.C.

                                                Jackson & Rhodes P.C.


Dallas, Texas
April 28, 1997