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                                                                   EXHIBIT 23.3




         With respect to the Registration Statements on Form S-3 (No.'s
333-16239 and 333-71) and on Form S-8 (No. 33-49889) filed by Kaiser Aluminum
Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the "Registration Statements"), we hereby
consent to use of our name, and to references to advice rendered by our firm,
incorporated by reference into the Registration Statements from Kaiser Aluminum
Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1996,
under the headings (i) Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operation - Liquidity and Capital resources - Asbestos
Contingencies and (ii) Note 8 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.



                                       THELEN, MARRIN, JOHNSON &
                                             BRIDGES LLP




March 26, 1997