Exhibit 23.2

                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

We consent to the  incorporation by reference in the  Registration  Statement on
Form S-8  dated  May 25,  2000  pertaining  to the 2000  Incentive  Plan for TOR
Minerals  International,  Inc.  (formerly  Hitox  Corporation of America) of our
report dated  February 18, 2000,  with respect to the  financial  statements  of
Hitox  Corporation of America  included in its Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the
year ended December 31, 1999, filed with the Securities Exchange Commission.

Ernst & Young LLP

May 23, 2000
San Antonio, Texas