Exhibit 23.1

Consent of Qualified Person

I consent to:

a.the filing of the Technical Report Summary, dated October 20, 2021, with respect to the Piedmont Lithium Project (the “TRS”) as an exhibit to this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (the “Form 10-Q”);

b.the incorporation by reference of the TRS in the Registration Statements on Form S-8 (No. 333-256454) and Form S-3 (No. 333-259798) (the “Registration Statements”); and

c.being named as a Qualified Person in the Form 10-Q and the Registration Statements.

Date:	November 12, 2021
By:	/s/ Lamont Leatherman
Name:	Lamont Leatherman
Title:	Vice President and Chief Geologist, Piedmont Lithium