EXHIBIT 23.1



                    CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS


We hereby  consent  to the  inclusion  in the  Prospectus  of this  Registration
Statement  on Form SB-2 of our  report  dated  March 23,  1996  (except as noted
therein) on the financial  statements of Franklin  Consolidated Mining, Co, Inc.
as of December 31, 1995, and for the year and period then ended. We also consent
to the  reference to our firm under the caption  "Experts" in the  Prospectus of
the Registration Statement.




                                       J. H. COHN LLP
Roseland, New Jersey
November 13, 1996








EXHIBIT 23.2



               CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS


We hereby  consent  to the  inclusion  in the  Prospectus  of this  Registration
Statement  on Form  SB-2 of our  report  dated  March 8, 1995  (except  as noted
therein) on the financial  statements of Franklin  Consolidated Mining, Co, Inc.
for the year ended  December 31, 1994.  We also consent to the  reference to our
firm  under  the  caption  "Experts"  in  the  Prospectus  of  the  Registration
Statement.



                                    /S/ WOLINETZ, GOTTLIEB & LAFAZAN, P.C.
                                    --------------------------------------
                                    WOLINETZ, GOTTLIEB & LAFAZAN, P.C.

Rockville Centre, New York
November 13, 1996