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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1
 
                         INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
 
   
     We consent to the use in this Post-effective Amendment No. 1 to
Registration Statement No. 333-30683 of Pioneer Americas Acquisition Corp. of
our report dated March 7, 1997 in the Prospectus, which is a part of such
Registration Statement, and to the reference to us under the heading "Experts"
in such Prospectus.
    
 
                                          Deloitte & Touche LLP
 
Houston, Texas
   
October 15, 1997