EXHIBIT 23.1

               CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

     We have issued our report dated April 17, 2002  accompanying  the financial
statements of Arete Industries, Inc., which appears in the annual report on Form
10-KSB for year ended  December 31,  2001.  We consent to the  incorporation  by
reference  in this  Registration  Statement  on Form  S-8 of the  aforementioned
report.

Date: August 8, 2002                    By: /s/ Causey Demgen & Moore Inc.
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                                            Causey Demgen & Moore Inc.
                                            1801 California Street
                                            Denver, Colorado 80222