Exhibit 23.2

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

   We hereby consent to the use in this Registration Statement on Form S-4 of
Better Minerals & Aggregates Company (formerly USS Intermediate Holdco, Inc.)
of our reports dated March 9, 2000 relating to the financial statements and
financial statement schedule of Better Mineral & Aggregates Company, which
appear in such Registration Statement. We also consent to the reference to us
under the heading "Experts" in such Registration Statement.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

New York, New York
March 14, 2000

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                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

   We hereby consent to the use in this Registration Statement on Form S-4 of
Better Materials Corporation of our report dated August 25, 1999 relating to
the financial statements of Better Materials Corporation, which appears in such
Registration Statement. We also consent to the reference to us under the
heading "Experts" in such Registration Statement.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
March 14, 2000