Exhibit 23.1









                  Independent Auditors' Consent


We   consent  to  the  incorporation  by  reference  in  (i)  the
Registration  Statement  No.  33-34196  on  Form  S-8,  (ii)  the
Registration  Statement No. 33-25569 on Form S-8/S-3,  and  (iii)
the  Registration  Statement No. 33-54600 on  Form  S-8  of  Nord
Resources  Corporation of our report dated April 5, 2000  on  the
consolidated balance sheets of Nord Resources Corporation  as  of
December  31,  1999  and  1998, and  the  related  statements  of
operations, stockholders' equity and cash flows for each  of  the
years  in  the three-year period ended December 31,  1999,  which
report appears in the December 31, 1999 Annual Report on Form 10-
K of Nord Resources Corporation.




                         KPMG LLP


Denver, Colorado
April 13, 2000