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Exhibit 23.1

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

The Board of Directors

Midway Gold Corp.

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statements on Form S-3 (Nos. 333-186230, 333-184475, 333-172009 and 333-165842) and on Form S-8 (No. 333-190569) of Midway Gold Corp. of our reports dated March 13, 2014, with respect to the consolidated balance sheets of Midway Gold Corp. as of December 31, 2013 and 2012, and the related consolidated statements of operations, cash flows, comprehensive (income) loss, and changes in stockholders’ equity (deficit) for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2013 and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2013, which reports appear in the December 31, 2013 annual report on Form 10-K of Midway Gold Corp.

Chartered Accountants

Vancouver, Canada

March 13, 2014

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