8-K

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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              Washington, DC 20549



                                    FORM 8-K



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


                        Date of report: November 3, 1997
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               (Date of earliest event reported: October 30, 1997)


                            STILLWATER MINING COMPANY
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


        Delaware                    0-25090                      81-0480654
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(State of Incorporation)   (Commission File Number)          (I.R.S. Employer
                                                            Identification No.)


          536 E Pike Avenue
          Post Office Box 1330
          Columbus, Montana                                    59019
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(Address of principal executive offices)                     (Zip code)


                                 (303) 978-2525
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              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

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ITEM 5.  OTHER EVENTS.

         Reference is hereby made to the Press Release dated October 30, 1997, a
         copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.A and incorporated
         herein by reference in its entirety.



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  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 hereunto duly authorized.

                                     STILLWATER MINING COMPANY



Date: November 3, 1997               By: /s/  William E. Nettles
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                                         William E. Nettles
                                         Chairman and Chief Executive Officer



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                                 EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.         Description                             Page
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   99.A             Press Release                  

EX-99.A

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                                                                    EXHIBIT 99.A

NEWS RELEASE
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:     October 30, 1997
CONTACT:                   Gina Wilson
                           303-978-3101

                CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER LEAVES STILLWATER MINING

DENVER, COLORADO - STILLWATER MINING COMPANY (AMEX:SWC) announced that R. Daniel
Williams, 50, Chief Financial Officer, is leaving the Company to pursue other
interests. His responsibilities will be assumed on an interim basis by William
E. Nettles, 53, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Nettles was previously
Chief Financial Officer for Engelhard Corporation before joining Stillwater
Mining.

"We wish Dan every success in his new endeavors and thank him for his efforts
during his tenure at Stillwater," said Nettles. "We have identified a number of
qualified candidates for this vacancy and will be making a decision in the near
future."

Stillwater Mining Company is the only U.S. producer of platinum and palladium
and the only significant primary source of platinum group metals outside of
South Africa. The Company is traded on the American Stock Exchange under the
symbol SWC.

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