Exhibit 5.1
KPMG LLP
PO Box 10426 777 Dunsmuir Street
Vancouver BC V7Y 1K3
Canada
Telephone (604) 691-3000
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Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The Board of Directors
NexGen Energy Ltd.
We, KPMG LLP, consent to the use in this Registration Statement on Form F-10 (the “Registration Statement”) of
| • | our Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm dated March 3, 2020, on the consolidated financial statements of NexGen Energy Ltd., which comprise the consolidated statements of financial position as at December 31, 2019 and 2018, the related consolidated statements of loss (profit) and comprehensive loss (profit), changes in equity and cash flows for the years then ended, and the related notes; |
which is incorporated by reference herein and to the reference to our firm under the heading “Auditors, Transfer Agent and Registrar” in the prospectus included as part of the Registration Statement.
Our report on the consolidated financial statements refers to changes in the accounting policy for leases in 2019 due to the adoption of IFRS 16, Leases.
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Chartered Professional Accountants |
February 25, 2021 |
Vancouver, Canada |
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