EXHIBIT 23.1






               CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
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We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on
Form S-8 of our report dated March 20, 2003, which appears on page 22 of the
Annual Report on Form 10-KSB of Atlas Minerals Inc. for the year ended December
31, 2002.


/s/ Horwath Gelfond Hochstadt Pangburn, P.C.

Horwath Gelfond Hochstadt Pangburn, P.C.

Denver, Colorado
November 13, 2003