Exhibit 23.1

INDEPENDENT  REGISTERED  PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM CONSENT

We hereby consent to the inclusion in the prospectus constituting a part of this
Registration  Statement on Form S-8, of our report dated April 19, 2004,  except
for the first paragraph of Note 10, Legal Proceedings,  which is dated September
23,  2004,  relating  to  the  consolidated  financial  statements  of  Veridium
Corporation as of and for the years ended December 31, 2003 and 2002,  which are
contained  in that  prospectus.  We also hereby  consent to the  reference to us
under the heading "Experts" in such Registration Statement.

Our report contains an explanatory  paragraph regarding the Company's ability to
continue as a going concern.

/s/ WithumSmith+Brown, P.C.
New Brunswick, New Jersey
February 8, 2005