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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, Registration Statement No. 333-07239
for the Ravenswood Aluminum Corporation Salaried Employee Defined Contribution
Retirement Plan, and Registration Statement No. 333-28827 for the Ravenswood
Aluminum Corporation United Steelworkers of America Savings Plan on Forms S-8 of
our reports dated February 13, 1998 appearing in this Annual Report on Form 10-K
of Century Aluminum Company for the year ended December 31, 1997.
 
DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
 
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
March 24, 1998