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                                                                    Exhibit 23.1



                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-3 of our reports dated February 9, 1999 relating to the
consolidated financial statements of USX Corporation, the financial statements
of the Marathon Group, and the financial statements of the U.S. Steel Group,
appearing on pages U-1, M-1, and S-1, respectively, in USX Corporation's Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1998. We also consent to the
reference to us under the heading "Experts" in such Registration Statement.


/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP


Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
October 13, 1999