Exhibit 5.17

CONSENT OF EXPERT

Ladies and Gentlemen:

he undersigned company hereby consents to (1) the references to the undersigned company’s name included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement on Form F-10 of Denison Mines Corp. in connection with the report entitled “Technical Report with an Updated Mineral Resource Estimate for the Waterbury Lake Property, Northern Saskatchewan” dated December 21, 2018, and (2) all other references to the undersigned company included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement on Form F-10 of Denison Mines Corp.

Dated: June 2, 2020

By:	/s/ Paul Burry
	Paul Burry, P.Geo.
	Denison Mines Corp.