EXHIBIT 23.1


                         INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT


     We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statements No.
333-15689  and No.  333-42534  for  the  Century  Aluminum  Company  1996  Stock
Incentive Plan,  Registration  Statement No.  333-15671 for the Century Aluminum
Company  Non-Employee  Directors Stock Option Plan,  Registration  Statement No.
333-07239 for the Century  Aluminum of West  Virginia,  Inc.  Salaried  Employee
Defined Contribution  Retirement Plan, and Registration  Statement No. 333-28827
for the Century Aluminum of West Virginia,  Inc. United  Steelworkers of America
Savings Plan (all on Forms S-8) of our reports dated  February 5, 2003 appearing
in this  Annual  Report on Form 10-K of Century  Aluminum  Company  for the year
ended December 31, 2002.


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March 21, 2003