Exhibit 23

The Board of Directors
AMCOL International Corporation:

We consent to incorporation  by reference in the  registration  statements (Nos.
33-34109,  33-55540,  33-73350,  333-56017  and  333-00581) on Form S-8 of AMCOL
International Corporation of our report dated February 28, 2003, relating to the
consolidated balance sheets of AMCOL International  Corporation and subsidiaries
as of December 31, 2002 and 2001,  and the related  consolidated  statements  of
operations,  comprehensive income, stockholders' equity, and cash flows for each
of the years in the  three-year  period ended December 31, 2002, and the related
schedule,  which report  appears in the December 31, 2002 annual  report on Form
10-K of AMCOL International Corporation.

Our report refers to a change in the method of accounting for goodwill.

                                                     KPMG LLP

Chicago, Illinois
March 14, 2003


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