INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S CONSENT

          We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
          Statement  of Hitox  Corporation of  America on  Form S-8  of the
          report of Deloitte &  Touche LLP dated March 15,  1995, appearing
          in  the  Annual Report  on Form  10-KSB  of Hitox  Corporation of
          America for the year ended December 31, 1994.

          DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

          San Antonio, Texas

          July 21, 1995