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                                                                 EXHIBIT 23.1

                                


INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT


We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement of
Century Aluminum Company on Form S-8 for the Century Aluminum Company
Non-Employee Directors Stock Option Plan of our reports dated February 19,
1996, appearing in Amendment No. 4 to Registration Statement No. 33-95486 of
Century Aluminum Company on Form S-1.



/s/Deloitte & Touche LLP

DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

November 4, 1996