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