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                                                                      Exhibit 23


                          Independent Auditors' Consent



The Board of Directors and Stockholders
Stillwater Mining Company:

We consent to incorporation by reference in the registration statements (Nos.
333-12455, 333-12419 and 333-58251) on Form S-3 and in the registration
statements (Nos. 33-97358 and 333-70861) on Form S-8 of Stillwater Mining
Company of our report dated June 29, 2001, relating to the statements of net
assets available for benefits of the Stillwater Mining Company 401(k) Plan and
Trust as of December 31, 2000 and 1999 and the related statement of changes in
net assets available for benefits for the year ended December 31, 2000, the
supplemental schedule of assets (held at end of year) as of December 31, 2000
and the supplemental schedule of nonexempt transactions for the year ended
December 31, 2000, which report appears in the December 31, 2000 report on Form
11-K of Stillwater Mining Company.


/s/KPMG LLP


Billings, Montana
July 12, 2001