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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1
 
                         INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
 
     We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statement No.
333-15689 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, and Registration Statement No. 333-
07239 for the Ravenswood Aluminum Corporation Salaried Employee Defined
Contribution Retirement Plan on Forms S-8 of our reports dated February 11, 1997
appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Century Aluminum Company for the
year ended December 31, 1996.
 
DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
 
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
March 25, 1997
 
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