8-K

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                       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): September 1, 2006

                            STILLWATER MINING COMPANY
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             (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

                                 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

            STILLWATER MINING COMPANY EXTENDS STILLWATER MINE CLOSURE DUE TO
            WILDFIRE

        On September 1, 2006, the Company issued a press release regarding
extension of Stillwater Mine closure due to wildfire.

                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

EXHIBIT 99.1  Press Release dated September 1, 2006



                                   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: September 1, 2006                             By:     /s/ John R. Stark
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                                                     Name:   John Stark
                                                     Title:  General Counsel

EX-99.1

                                                                    Exhibit 99.1

    STILLWATER MINING COMPANY EXTENDS STILLWATER MINE CLOSURE DUE TO WILDFIRE

    BILLINGS, Mont., Sept. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- STILLWATER MINING
COMPANY (NYSE: SWC)

    The Derby fire in south central Montana has continued to burn, creating
thick smoke and hazardous driving conditions that have led to the temporary
closure of access roads to the Stillwater Mining Company's Stillwater Mine,
located near the town of Nye. Consequently, the Company has cancelled all
production activities at the mine until the fire danger passes.

    None of the Company's facilities have sustained any damage from the massive
blaze. The mine closure was not driven by any imminent threat to the Stillwater
Mine facilities, but resulted from road closures in the vicinity of the mine and
concern for the general safety of the Company's employees on the roads and at
the operations. A mandatory evacuation order is currently in effect for the
general area. Company officials believe this evacuation order will be rescinded
in the near future.

    Stillwater Mining Company has maintained a small group of management
personnel at the Stillwater Mine to monitor the fire situation. Management is
working with officials to secure approval to return to work at the mine as soon
as is safely possible.

    Normal operations and work schedules have not been affected at the Company's
East Boulder Mine and Columbus processing facilities.

    The Company will provide further updates on this matter as information
becomes available.

    The media contact number for Stillwater Mining Company Public Affairs is
(406) 373-8727.

    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
Company can be found at its website, www.stillwatermining.com .

SOURCE  Stillwater Mining Company
    -0-                             09/01/2006
    /CONTACT:  Dawn E. McCurtain of Stillwater Mining Company,
+1-406-373-8787/
    /Web site:  http://www.stillwatermining.com/
    (SWC)