EXHIBIT 23


                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements
(Form S-8 Nos. 33-57665, 33-58354, 33-58352, 33-59011, and 333-41208) pertaining
to the INTERMET Corporation Director's Stock Option Plan, the INTERMET
Corporation Key Individual Stock Option Plan, the INTERMET 1997 Director's Stock
Option Plan, the INTERMET Corporation Executive Stock Option and Incentive Award
Plan, and the INTERMET 2000 Corporation Executive Stock Option and Incentive
Award Plan, respectively, of our report dated January 30, 2003, with respect to
the consolidated financial statements and schedule of INTERMET Corporation
included in the Annual Report on (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31,
2002.

/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
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Detroit, Michigan
February 25, 2003