EXHIBIT 23.2 CONSENT OF GORDON, HUGHES & BANKS, LLP CONSENT OF GORDON, HUGHES & BANKS, LLP INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS We consent to the inclusion in the registration statement on Form SB-2 of Mentor Capital Consultants, Inc. (a development stage enterprise), relating to the registration of 4,296,000 shares of common stock and 2,196,000 warrants, of our report, dated January 21, 2002, on the consolidated balance sheet of Mentor Capital Consultants, Inc. as of December 31, 2001, and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders' equity, and cash flows for the year then ended, for the cumulative period from March 13, 2000 (inception) to December 31, 2001. We also consent to the references to us under the captions "Prospectus Summary - Summary Financial Data," "Selected Financial Data" and "Experts" in the prospectus. /s/ GORDON, BANKS & HUGHES, LLP _______________________________ Gordon, Banks & Hughes, LLP Greenwood Village, Colorado February 5, 2002