8-K

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                    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 2, 2007

                            Stillwater Mining Company
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

          Delaware                      1-13053                  81-0480654
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(State or Other Jurisdiction          (Commission              (IRS Employer
     of Incorporation)                File Number)           Identification No.)

1321 Discovery Drive, Billings, Montana                             59102
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                          (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code (406) 373-8700
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                                 Not applicable
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          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 8.01 Other Events

      On July 2, 2007, Stillwater Mining Company (the "Company") issued a press
release regarding the status of the Company's discussions with USW International
Union, Local 1, relating to the union contract for the Company's Stillwater Mine
which had been due to expire on July 1, 2007. A copy of the press release is
attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1

      The information, including the exhibit attached hereto, in this Current
Report is being furnished and shall not be deemed "filed" for the purposes of
Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise
subject to the liabilities of that Section. The information in this Current
Report shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or
other document pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as
otherwise expressly stated in such filing.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

99.1  Press release issued on July 2, 2007, by Stillwater Mining Company.



                                   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 hereunto duly authorized.

                                                STILLWATER MINING COMPANY


Dated: July 2, 2007                             By: /s/ John Stark
                                                    Name: John Stark
                                                    Title: Vice President



                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

Number            Title

99.1              Press release issued on July 2, 2007, by Stillwater Mining
                  Company.

EX-99.1

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[STK] SWC [IN] MNG [SU] LBR
TO BUSINESS EDITOR:

Agreement Reached on Labor Contract at Stillwater Mine and Processing Facilities

    BILLINGS, Mont., July 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- STILLWATER MINING COMPANY
(NYSE: SWC) reported today that it has reached a tentative agreement with the
USW International Union on the terms of a new labor agreement. As previously
announced, the parties have agreed to extend the expiration of the existing
agreement until 12:01 a.m. on Wednesday, July 11, 2007, to allow adequate time
to complete final drafting of the contract and present it to the union
membership for consideration. In the meantime, the company's operations continue
as normal.

    Although the company and the union have now reached a tentative agreement
satisfactory to both parties, there can be no assurance at this time that the
agreement will be approved by the union membership. If the agreement is not
approved, the company's ability to continue its normal operations could be
affected.

    Stillwater Mining Company is the only U.S. producer of palladium and
platinum and is the largest primary producer of platinum group metals outside of
South Africa and the Russian Federation. The Company's shares are traded on the
New York Stock Exchange under the symbol SWC. Information on Stillwater Mining
can be found at its Website: www.stillwatermining.com.

    Some statements contained in this news release are forward-looking
statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
and, therefore, involve uncertainties or risks that could cause actual results
to differ materially. These statements may contain words such as "believes,"
"anticipates," "plans," "expects," "intends," "estimates" or similar
expressions. These statements are not guarantees of the Company's future
performance and are subject to risks, uncertainties and other important factors
that could cause our actual performance or achievements to differ materially
from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Such
statements include, but are not limited to, comments regarding expansion plans,
costs, grade, production and recovery rates, permitting, financing needs, the
terms of future credit facilities and capital expenditures, increases in
processing capacity, cost reduction measures, safety, timing for engineering
studies, and environmental permitting and compliance, litigation, labor matters
and the palladium and platinum market. Additional information regarding factors,
which could cause results to differ materially from management's expectations,
is found in the section entitled "Risk Factors" in the Company's 2006 Annual
Report on Form 10-K. The Company intends that the forward-looking statements
contained herein be subject to the above-mentioned statutory safe harbors.
Investors are cautioned not to rely on forward-looking statements. The Company
disclaims any obligation to update forward-looking statements.



SOURCE  Stillwater Mining Company
    -0-                             07/02/2007
    /CONTACT:  John R. Stark of Stillwater Mining Company, +1-406-373-8700;
or Steven Gentry of USW, +1-406-656-1439/
    /First Call Analyst: /
    /FCMN Contact: dmccurtain@stillwatermining.com /
    /Web site:  http://www.stillwatermining.com /
    (SWC)

CO:  Stillwater Mining Company; USW International Union
ST:  Montana
IN:  MNG
SU:  LBR