EXHIBIT 23.1

CHERRY
BEKAERT &
HOLLAND
CERTIFIED PUBLIC
ACCOUNTANTS &
CONSULTANTS





               CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS




We consent to incorporation  by reference in the Registration  Statement of Ruby
Mining  Company on Form S-8 relating to various  consulting  agreements  of Ruby
Mining  Company of our report  dated July 16,  2001,  relating to the  financial
statements of Admiralty  Corporation as of December 31, 2000 and the years ended
December  31, 2000 and 1999,  and the  from-inception  period of January 1, 1998
through  December 31, 2000,  included in the Ruby Mining Company Amended Current
Report on Form 8-K/A filed on August 3, 2001.


                                  /s/      Cherry, Bekaert & Holland, L.L.P.

August 13, 2001
Atlanta, Georgia












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