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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1
 
                         INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
 
     We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement
of Giant Industries, Inc. on Form S-4 of our reports dated March 2, 1998,
appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Giant Industries, Inc. for the
year ended December 31, 1997, and to the reference to us under the heading
"Experts" in the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus, which is part of this
Registration Statement.
 
DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
 
/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
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Phoenix, Arizona
May 1, 1998