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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1
 
                  CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS
 
POTASH CORPORATION OF SASKATCHEWAN INC.
 
     We hereby consent to (a) the use, through incorporation by reference in
Registration Statement No. 33-57920, of our report dated February 10, 1999,
which is incorporated by reference in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 1998, and (b) the reference to us under the
heading "Experts" in such Registration Statement.
 
/s/
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DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
April 28, 1999