Exhibit 23.1


                    CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS


          As independent accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation by
reference in the Registration Statement on Form S-8 of Kaiser Aluminum
Corporation (the "Company") registering 5,500,000 shares of the common stock of
the Company pursuant to the Kaiser 1997 Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan of our
report dated March 7, 2000, included in the Company's Form 10-K for the fiscal
year ending December 31, 1999.



                                /s/ Arthur Andersen LLP



                                Arthur Andersen LLP
                                Houston, Texas
                                May 2, 2000