<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> THE SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE GOLDEN NORTHWEST ALUMINUM, INC. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. </LEGEND> <NAME> Golden Northwest Aluminum, Inc. <CIK> 0001079177 <MULTIPLIER> 1000 <PERIOD-TYPE> 9-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1999 <PERIOD-END> SEP-30-1999 <CASH> 5,056 <SECURITIES> 0 <RECEIVABLES> 52,836 <ALLOWANCES> 1,000 <INVENTORY> 60,391 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 122,529 <PP&E> 131,232 <DEPRECIATION> 16,271 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 352,939 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 67,143 <BONDS> 170,000 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 29,663 <COMMON> 0 <OTHER-SE> 65,504 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 352,939 <SALES> 323,065 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 323,065 <CGS> 311,121 <TOTAL-COSTS> 311,121 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 10,215 <LOSS-PROVISION> 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> (16,836) <INCOME-PRETAX> (14,500) <INCOME-TAX> (1,219) <INCOME-CONTINUING> (13,281) <DISCONTINUED> 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> (13,281) <EPS-BASIC> (16,016) <EPS-DILUTED> (16,016)