EXHIBIT 23.3

                         INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

    We consent to the use in this Registration Statement of U.S. Aggregates,
Inc., on Form S-1 of our report dated March 31, 1998, appearing in the
Prospectus, which is part of this Registration Statement. We also consent to the
reference to us under the heading "Experts" in such Prospectus.

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
Salt Lake City, Utah
May 18, 1999