EXHIBIT 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS
We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-8 of our
reports dated March 26, 2010 relating to the consolidated financial statements of Terra Nova
Royalty Corporation (formerly KHD Humboldt Wedag International Ltd.)
or “the Company” (which report expresses an unqualified
opinion and includes a separate report titled Comments by Independent
Registered Chartered Accountants on Canada — United States of America
Reporting Difference relating to changes in accounting principles)
and the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over
financial reporting appearing in
the Annual Report on Form 20-F of the Company for the year ended December 31, 2009.
“Deloitte & Touche LLP”
Independent Registered Chartered Accountants
Vancouver, Canada
December 6, 2010