EXHIBIT 23.1 CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS We consent to the reference to our firm under Item 3 in the Registration Statement (Form S-8) and under the caption "Experts" in the related Prospectus, pertaining to the Employees Savings Plan and to the incorporation by reference therein of our report dated February 18, 1994, with respect to the consolidated financial statements and schedules of Reynolds Metals Company included in its Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1993, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Ernst & Young May 23, 1994 Richmond, Virginia