Exhibit 23.1
Patton Boggs LLP
1660 Lincoln Street
Suite 1900
Denver, Colorado 80264
(303) 830-1776
December 13, 2000
PYR Energy Corporation
1675 Broadway, Suite 1150
Denver, Colorado 80202
Gentlemen and Ladies:
We have acted as counsel for PYR Energy Corporation, a Delaware corporation
(the "Company"), in connection with preparation of the Company's Registration
Statement on Form S-3 (the "Registration Statement") under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, concerning registration of the issuance of up to $75,000,000
of Securities (as that phrase is defined in the Registration Statement).
We hereby consent to be named in the Registration Statement and in the
prospectus that constitutes a part of the Registration Statement as acting as
counsel in connection with the offering, including with respect to the issuance
of securities offered in the offering.
Very truly yours,
/s/ PATTON BOGGS LLP
PATTON BOGGS LLP
PB: ALT/FBB
