EXHIBIT 23.1





INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement of
Kinark Corporation on Form S-3 of our report dated February 27, 1996, except as
to the second paragraph of the Long-Term Debt footnote, for which the date is
April, 1996 (which expresses an unqualified opinion and includes explanatory
paragraphs discussing Kinark Corporation's change in accounting for income
taxes and the acquisition of Rogers Galvanizing Company and the related private
placement financing) appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Kinark
Corporation for the year ended December 31, 1995, as amended, and to the
reference to us under the heading "Experts" in the Prospectus, which is a part
of this Registration Statement.



                                        /s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
                                        Tulsa, Oklahoma
                                        May 30, 1996