MORGENSTERN & ALEXANDER CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS 350 Broadway, 4th Floor New York, NY 10013-3911 TEL: (212) 925-9490 FAX: (212)226-9134 CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS Shareholders and Board of Directors Maxam Gold Corporation and subsidiary We have issued our report dated May 20, 1997, accompanying the consolidated financial statements of Maxam Gold Corporation and subsidiary contained in the SB-2 Registration Statement. We consent tot eh use of the aforementioned report in the SB-2 Registration Statement and to the use of our name as it appears under the caption "Experts". /s/ Morgenstern & Alexander Morgenstern & Alexander Certified Public Accountants New York, New York October 20, 1997