EXHIBIT 23.1





INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
   
We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Pre-Effective Amendment
No. 1 to the Registration Statement No 333-4937 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 1, 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
                                        Deloitte & Touche LLP
                                        Tulsa, Oklahoma
                                        June 7, 1996