<ARTICLE>                     5
<LEGEND>
THIS  SCHEDULE  CONTAINS  SUMMARY  FINANCIAL   INFORMATION  EXTRACTED
FROM  THE FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS  FOR THE THREE MONTHS  ENDED  JANUARY  31,  1998
AND AS OF
JANUARY  31,  1998 AND IS  QUALIFIED  IN ITS  ENTIRETY  BY  REFERENCE  TO
SUCH
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
</LEGEND>
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<NAME> GAENSEL GOLD MINES, INC.
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