EXHIBIT 23


            CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS


We consent to the incorporation by reference in the:

1.   Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 2-76789) pertaining to the
     Reynolds Metals Company 1982 Nonqualified Stock Option Plan;

2.   Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 33-13822) pertaining to the
     Reynolds Metals Company 1987 Nonqualified Stock Option Plan;

3.   Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 33-44400) pertaining to the
     Reynolds Metals Company 1992 Nonqualified Stock Option Plan;

4.   Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 33-20498) pertaining to the
     Reynolds Metals Company Savings and Investment Plan for Salaried
     Employees;

5.   Registration Statement (Form S-3 No. 33-43443) pertaining to the shelf
     registration of debt securities of Reynolds Metals Company;

6.   Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 33-66032) pertaining to the
     Reynolds Metals Company Savings Plan for Hourly Employees;

7.   Registration Statement (Form S-3 No. 33-51153) pertaining to the offer
     and resale of shares of Reynolds Metals Company Common Stock by the
     Trustee of the Reynolds Metals Company Pension Plans Master Trust;

8.   Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 33-53847) pertaining to the
     Employees Savings Plan;

9.   Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 33-53851) pertaining to the
     Reynolds Metals Company Restricted Stock Plan for Outside Directors;

10.  Registration Statement (Form S-3 No. 33-59168) pertaining to the
     registration of debt securities of Canadian Reynolds Metals Company
     Ltd.; and

11.  Registration Statement (Form S-3 No. 33-51631) pertaining to the
     registration of convertible preferred stock of Reynolds Metals Company

and in the related prospectuses of our report dated February 17, 1995, with
respect to the consolidated financial statements of Reynolds Metals Company
included in this Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31,
1994.


Ernst & Young LLP

Richmond, Virginia
March 1, 1995