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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

         Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 27, 2005

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                            CENTURY ALUMINUM COMPANY
             (EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)


   DELAWARE                         0-27918                        13-3070826
(State or other              (Commission File Number)             (IRS Employer
jurisdiction of                                                   Identification
 Incorporation)                                                          No.)

          2511 GARDEN ROAD
        BUILDING A, SUITE 200
         MONTEREY, CALIFORNIA                                            93940
(Address of principal executive offices)                              (Zip Code)

                                 (831) 642-9300
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

                                       N/A
          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the
following provisions:

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      CFR 230.425)

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      240.14a-12)

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      Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

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      Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))


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ITEM 2.02. RESULTS OF OPERATION AND FINANCIAL CONDITION

ITEM 7.01 REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE

      On July 27, 2005, Century Aluminum Company (the "Company") issued an
earnings release announcing its results of operations for the quarter ended June
30, 2005. A copy of the Company's earnings release is attached hereto as Exhibit
99.1.

      The Company will hold a conference call on Thursday, July 28, at 1:00 p.m.
Eastern Time. The dial-in number within the United States is (800) 230-1766 and
the International dial-in number is (612) 288-0318. These telephone numbers
operate in the listen-only mode.

      A playback number has been established for those unable to participate 
in the conference call. The recorded conference call will be available for
playback beginning at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, July 28, 2005, through
11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on Saturday, July 30, 2005. The playback number within
the United States is (800) 475-6701 and International (320) 365-3844, the access
code is 787502. After July 30, 2005, interested parties will be able to access
an archived transcript of the call that will be posted in the Investors section
of the Company's web site located at www.centuryaluminum.com. The transcript
will remain available on the Company's website for six months.

      The information in this Form 8-K and Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto shall
not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing made by
the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, whether made before or after the
date hereof, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in
such filing.

      The information in this Form 8-K and Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto may
contain "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of U.S. federal
securities laws. The Company has based its forward-looking statements on current
expectations and projections about the future, however, these statements are
subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions, any of which could cause the
Company's actual results to differ materially from those expressed in its
forward-looking statements. More information about these risks, uncertainties
and assumptions can be found in the risk factors and forward-looking statements
cautionary language contained in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K and in
other filings made with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company does
not undertake, and specifically disclaims, any obligation to revise any
forward-looking statements to reflect the occurrence of anticipated or
unanticipated events or circumstances after the date such forward-looking
statements are made.

ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

      (C) EXHIBITS

      The following exhibit is being furnished with this report pursuant to
Items 2.02 and 7.01:


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Exhibit Number    Description
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    99.1          Press Release, dated July 27, 2005, announcing the Company's
                  results of operations for the quarter ended June 30, 2005.



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                                   SIGNATURES


      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.


                                        CENTURY ALUMINUM COMPANY

Date: July 28, 2005                     By: /s/ Gerald J. Kitchen
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                                            Name:  Gerald J. Kitchen
                                            Title: Executive Vice President,
                                                   General Counsel, Chief
                                                   Administrative Officer and
                                                   Secretary


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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX



Exhibit Number    Description
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     99.1         Press Release, dated July 27, 2005, announcing the Company's
                  results of operations for the quarter ended June 30, 2005.



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