EX-23 4 gniop080529_ex23.htm CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REG. PUBLIC ACCT. FIRM GREAT NORTHERN IRON ORE PROPERTIES EXHIBIT 23 TO FORM 10-K FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2007

Exhibit 23

 

 

 

Consent of Independent Registered

Public Accounting Firm

 

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Annual Report (Form 10-K) of Great Northern Iron Ore Properties of our reports dated February 1, 2008, with respect to the financial statements of Great Northern Iron Ore Properties, and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting of Great Northern Iron Ore Properties, included in the 2007 Annual Report to Certificate Holders of Great Northern Iron Ore Properties.

 

 

/s/ Ernst & Young LLP

 

Minneapolis, Minnesota

February 27, 2008