EXHIBIT
23.1
INDEPENDENT
REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM CONSENT
We
hereby
consent to the incorporation by reference in the prospectus constituting
a part
of the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated February
17, 2005, appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-KSB of the Company
for the
year ended December 31, 2004.
Our
report contains an explanatory paragraph regarding Veridium Corporation’s
ability to continue as a going concern.
/s/
WithumSmith & Brown, P.C.
WithumSmith+Brown,
P.C.
New
Brunswick, New Jersey
December
6, 2005