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Exhibit 23.1
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 33-52660)
pertaining to the Non-Employee Directors’ Equity Compensation Plan of NACCO Industries, Inc. and in
the Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-139268) pertaining to the NACCO Industries, Inc.
Executive Long-Term Incentive Compensation Plan of NACCO Industries, Inc. of our reports dated
March 2, 2010, with respect to the consolidated financial statements and schedules of NACCO
Industries, Inc. and Subsidiaries, and the effectiveness of internal control over financial
reporting of NACCO Industries, Inc. and Subsidiaries, and of our report dated March 2, 2010, with
respect to the Combined Financial Statements of The Unconsolidated Mines, included in this Annual
Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 2009.
| /s/ Ernst & Young LLP | ||||
Cleveland, Ohio
March 2, 2010
March 2, 2010