EXHIBIT 25.2
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
We have issued our report dated March 30, 2000 accompanying the financial
statements of Arete Industries, Inc. which appears in the annual report on Form
10-KSB for year ended December 31, 1999. We consent to the incorporation by
reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-8 of the aforementioned
report.
Date: June 8, 2000
/s/ Causey Demgen & Moore, Inc.
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