EXHIBIT 23.1









               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.



January 23, 2002
Atlanta, Georgia