Exhibit 23.1




Consent of Independent Accountants

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statement of 
Commonwealth Aluminum Corporation on Form S-4 of our report, which includes 
an explanatory paragraph with respect to the Company's change in its method 
of accounting for postretirement benefits other than pensions, dated 
January 16, 1996, on our audits of the consolidated financial statements 
and the financial statement schedule of Commonwealth Aluminum Corporation 
as of December 31, 1995 and 1994 and for the three years in the period ended 
December 31, 1995. We also consent to the reference to our firm under the 
caption "Experts."

COOPERS & LYBRAND LLP

Louisville, Kentucky
October 4, 1996