PVR Partners, L. P. (PVR) 10-K 2004 FY Annual report

Exhibit 23.1

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Partners of Penn Virginia Resource Partners, L.P.:

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statements on Form S-8 (No. 333-74212) and on Form S-3 (File Nos. 333-106195 and 333-106239) of Penn Virginia Resource Partners, L. P. of our reports dated February 25, 2005, with respect to the following:

• the consolidated balance sheets of Penn Virginia Resource Partners, L. P. as of December 31, 2004 and 2003, and the related consolidated statements of income, partners’ capital, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2004, and management’s assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2004 and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2004, and

• the balance sheet of Penn Virginia Resource GP, LLC as of December 31, 2004,

which reports appear in the December 31, 2004 annual report on Form 10-K of Penn Virginia Resource Partners, L. P.

Our report with respect to the consolidated balance sheets of Penn Virginia Resource Partners, L. P. as of December 31, 2004 and 2003, and the related consolidated statements of income, partners’ capital, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2004, dated February 25, 2005, contains an explanatory paragraph that states that the Partnership changed its method of accounting for asset retirement obligations effective January 1, 2003.

KPMG LLP

Houston, Texas

February 25, 2005