[ANDERSEN LETTERHEAD]


                                                                    Exhibit 23.1


CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS


As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the use in this Form
S-4 registration statement of our report dated January 24, 2002 included herein
(in Weirton Steel Corporation's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001)
and to all references to our Firm included in this registration statement.


                                                         /s/ Arthur Andersen LLP


Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania,
  March 11, 2002