SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
AMENDMENT NO. 6
TO
SCHEDULE 13D
Under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
COMMONWEALTH ALUMINUM CORPORATION
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(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock ($.01 par value)
_______________________________
(Title of Class of Securities)
20290410-8
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(CUSIP Number)
Ronald N. Graves, Esq.
John R. Simplot Self-Declaration of Revocable Trust
999 Main Street
Boise, Idaho 83702
Telephone: (208) 336-2110
________________________________________
(Names, addresses and telephone numbers of persons
authorized to receive notices and communications)
December 18, 1997
(Date of event which requires
filing of this Statement)
If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule
13G to report the acquisition which is the subject of this Schedule
13D, and is filing this statement because of Rule 13d-1(b)(3) or
(4), check the following box: [ ]
Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this statement:
[ ]
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CUSIP No. 20290410-8
1. Name of Reporting Person
S.S. or I.R.S. Identification No. of Above Person
John R. Simplot Self-Declaration of Revocable Trust
J.R. Simplot, Trustee ###-##-####
4. Source of Funds*
PF 00
6. Citizenship or Place of Organization
U.S.
7. Sole Voting Power
769,000
9. Sole Dispositive Power
769,000
11. Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person
769,000
13. Percent of class represented by amount in row (11)
4.8%
14. Type of Reporting Person*
IN
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This Amendment No. 5 amends the Schedule 13D originally
filed on September 13, 1995, as amended by Amendment No. 1 to
Schedule 13D filed on October 26, 1995, as amended by Amendment
No. 2 to Schedule 13D filed on November 17, 1995, as amended by
Amendment No. 3 to Schedule 13D filed on January 4, 1996, and as
amended by Amendment No. 4 to Schedule 13D filed on November 12,
1996, as amended by Amendment No. 5 to Schedule 13D filed on
February 3, 1997 (the "Schedule 13D") by John R. Simplot Self
Declaration of Revocable Trust dated December 21, 1989 (the
"Trust"), relating to the common stock, par value $.01 per share
(the "Stock") of Commonwealth Aluminum Corporation (the "Issuer").
The purpose of this Amendment is to report open market
sales of Stock by the Trust. As a result of such sales, the Trust
ceased to be an owner of 5% of the Stock on December 18, 1997.
This Amendment terminates the Schedule 13D filing for the Trust
with respect to the Issuer.
ITEM 5. INTEREST IN SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER.
(a - b) As of December 18, 1997, the Trust owned 769,000
shares of Stock. As trustee of the Trust, Mr. Simplot has the sole
power to vote and dispose of such shares. Based upon information
contained in the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Issuer filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the quarter ended
September 30, 1997 (the "10-Q"), the shares owned by the Trust
constitute approximately 4.8% of the 15,956,500 shares of Stock
outstanding, as reported in the 10-Q.
(c) In the 60 days prior to the filing of Amendment No.
6 to the Schedule 13D to and including December 18, 1997, the Trust
sold the shares of Stock described below in open market sales
through ordinary brokerage transactions:
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<CAPTION>
Sale No. of Price per Share
Date Shares (including commissions)
<S> <C> <C>
12/11/97 20,000 16.125
12/15/97 10,000 15.250
12/15/97 10,000 14.500
12/16/97 10,000 14.187
12/16/97 10,000 14.000
12/17/97 94,000 14.000
12/18/97 35,000 14.000
</TABLE>
(d - e) Not applicable.
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ITEM 7. MATERIAL TO BE FILED AS EXHIBITS.
None
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge
and belief, I certify the information set forth in this statement
is true, complete and correct.
John R. Simplot Self-Declaration of
Revocable Trust
/s/ John R. Simplot
By ________________________________
John R. Simplot, as Trustee
Date: December 22, 1997
