EXHIBIT 23.1

                              CONSENT OF KPMG LLP

We consent to the use of our report dated March 5, 2001, incorporated herein by
reference, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of AMCOL
International Corporation and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2000 and 1999 and
for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2000 and the
financial statement schedule for the three-year period ended December 31, 2000,
which financial statements, schedules, and report are incorporated by reference
to the December 31, 2000 Annual Report on Form 10-K of AMCOL International
Corporation.


/s/ KPMG LLP

Chicago, Illinois
August 27, 2001