EXHIBIT 23

                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements
(Form S-8 Nos. 33-58352, 33-59011, and 333-41208) pertaining to 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 March
4, 2004, 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, 2003.

/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
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Detroit, Michigan
March 10, 2004