Exhibit 23.1





INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT


We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Amendment 1 to Registration
Statement No.  333-102592 of Altair  Nanotechnologies  Inc.  (formerly  known as
"Altair  International,  Inc.") on Form S-2 of our report  dated  March 25, 2002
(which  report  expresses an  unqualified  opinion and  includes an  explanatory
paragraph referring to the uncertainty that the Company will be able to continue
as a going  concern),  appearing  in the  Annual  Report  on Form 10-K of Altair
International, Inc. for the year ended December 31, 2001 and to the reference to
us  under  the  heading  "Experts"  in the  Prospectus,  which  is  part of this
Registration Statement.



DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

Salt Lake City, Utah
February 6, 2003