Exhibit 23.2


                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS


We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement 
(Form S-8 No. 333-23313) pertaining to the Canmax Inc. Stock Option Plan and 
the Registration Statement (Form S-3 No. 333-33523) pertaining to 863,364 
shares of Canmax, Inc. common stock, of our report dated December 18, 1997, 
with respect to the consolidated financial statements of Canmax Inc. included 
in the Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended October 31, 1998.


                                       /s/ Ernst & Young LLP


                                       Ernst & Young LLP


Dallas, Texas
January 29, 1999