CONSENT OF E&Y
Published on August 25, 1998
Exhibit 23.1
Consent of Ernst & Young, LLP
Independent Auditors
We consent to the incorporation by reference in each Prospectus constituting
part of each Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 on Form S-3 to Form S-16
Registration Statement (Registration Nos. 2-62247 and 2-65638) and in each
Prospectus constituting part of each Form S-3 Registration Statement or
Post-Effective Amendment (Registration Nos. 33-3027, 33-16674, 33-19035,
33-40196 and 33-58741) and in each Form S-8 Registration Statement or
Post-Effective Amendment (Registration Nos. 33-21506, 33-40199, 33-37548,
33-28064, 33-15639, 33-61986, 33-51121, 333-26361 and 333-32393) of Ball
Corporation of our report dated April 28, 1998, with respect to the combined
financial statements of North American Can Operations (a component of
Reynolds Metals Company) that are included in Ball Corporation's Current
Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
August 25, 1998.
/s/ Ernst & Young, LLP
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Richmond, Virginia
August 25, 1998