Exhibit 99.1

       STILLWATER MINING COMPANY RESUMES OPERATIONS AT ITS STILLWATER MINE

    BILLINGS, Mont., Sept. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- STILLWATER MINING
COMPANY (NYSE: SWC)

    Employees at the Stillwater Mining Company's Stillwater Mine, located near
Nye, Montana, returned to work this morning and normal mining operations are
resuming following closure of the facility from Wednesday evening through Friday
due to the Derby wildfire. Smoky conditions have abated in the mine area,
permitting fire officials to reopen access roads to the mine. The mine
facilities were not affected as a result of the fire.

    Frank McAllister, Stillwater Mining Company's Chairman and CEO, expressed
the Company's appreciation for the efforts of firefighters and other emergency
personnel. "We recognize the tireless efforts of all in protecting life and
property and in caring for those displaced by the fire. It is a credit to their
efforts that the consequences of this fire were not much worse. Many Stillwater
employees participated and continue to participate in the firefighting effort.
The Company is working with the Red Cross and other community organizations in
providing relief to those affected by this blaze."

    Addressing the effect of the fire on Company operations, Mr. McAllister
continued, "While clearly there has been some production loss during the period
of this fire and it may take a day or two to get the mine back into full
production, we do not expect any change in our production guidance for the year
at this time. Production to date for the third quarter at Stillwater has been
strong and should help offset the missed production during the shutdown."

    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: http://www.stillwatermining.com.

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