INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT


We  consent  to the  incorporation  by  reference  in this  Amendment  No.  1 to
Registration  Statement  No.  333-111416  of Altair  Nanotechnologies  Inc.  and
subsidiaries  on Form S-3 of our report dated March 11,  2003,  appearing in the
Annual  Report on Form 10-K as  amended  by  Amendment  No. 1 on Form  10-K/A of
Altair  Nanotechnologies  Inc. and  subsidiaries for the year ended December 31,
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) and to the  reference to us under the heading  "Experts" in
the Prospectus, which is part of this Registration Statement.


/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
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Salt Lake City, Utah
January 22, 2004