EXHIBIT 23.1


               CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS


We have  issued out report  dated  March 30,  2001  accompanying  the  financial
statements of Arete Industries,  Inc. which appears in the annual report on Form
10-KSB for the year ended December 31, 2000. We consent to the  incorporation by
reference  in this  Registration  Statement  on Form  S-8 of the  aforementioned
report.



Date:  April 19, 2001                             /s/ CAUSEY DEMGEN & MOORE INC.
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