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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.4


                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

   
We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" and to the
use of our report dated March 8, 1996, in the Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2 to
Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 333-53791) and related
Prospectus of SIMCALA, Inc. for the registration of $75,000,000 of 9 5/8% Series
B Senior Notes due 2006.
    

Our audit also included the financial statement schedule of SIMCALA, Inc. listed
in Item 16 for the period from February 10, 1995 (date of inception) to December
31, 1995. This schedule is the responsibility of the Company's management. Our
responsibility is to express an opinion based on our audits. In our opinion, the
financial statement schedule referred to above, when considered in relation to
the basic financial statements taken as a whole, presents fairly in all material
respects the information set forth therein.

   
                                        /s/ Ernst & Young LLP
    

   
Cleveland, Ohio
July 14, 1998