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 7, 2006

                            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

                                 Not applicable
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          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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ITEM 8.01   STILLWATER MINING COMPANY ANTICIPATES REOPENING OF EAST BOULDER
            MINE ON FRIDAY

        On September 7, 2006, the Company issued a press release that
anticipates reopening of East Boulder Mine on Friday September 8th, 2006 at its
East Boulder Mine following a wildfire in the mine vicinity.

ITEM 9.01.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

(d) Exhibits

99.1  Press Release dated September 7, 2006



                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

EXHIBIT 99.1  Press Release dated September 7, 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 7, 2006                               By:    /s/ John Stark
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                                                       Name:  John Stark
                                                       Title: General Counsel

EX-99.1

                                                                    EXHIBIT 99.1

 STILLWATER MINING COMPANY ANTICIPATES REOPENING OF EAST BOULDER MINE ON FRIDAY

    BILLINGS, Mont., Sept. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- STILLWATER MINING
COMPANY (NYSE: SWC)

    Following consultation with emergency personnel, Stillwater Mining Company
announced today that the Company expects to resume operations at the East
Boulder Mine, located south of Big Timber, Montana, as early as Friday morning
if fire conditions remain stable. A small crew is scheduled to visit the site on
Thursday afternoon to complete advance preparations for the resumption of mining
activities. Full crews could then return to the mine beginning with the day
shift on Friday morning, contingent upon fire conditions and receiving clearance
from fire officials.

    An evacuation order in Sweet Grass County associated with the massive Derby
wildfire led the Company to suspend operations at the mine on the evening of
September 3rd. The fire has posed no imminent threat to the East Boulder Mine
itself, but smoke and shifting winds have created hazardous conditions along
access roads to the mine.

    Stillwater Mining Company employees who are scheduled to work can call (406)
932-8177 or (406) 322-8777 for updated work schedule information.

    As previously announced, the Company's Stillwater Mine resumed full
operations on Saturday, September 2, 2006, after its operations were suspended
for 2 1/2 days as a result of the same fire. All access restrictions reportedly
have now been lifted in the area of the Stillwater Mine.

    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 Russia. 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 Web site: 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 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" above in the Company's 2005 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
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    /CONTACT:  Dawn E. McCurtain of Stillwater Mining Company,
+1-406-373-8787/
    /Web site:  http://www.stillwatermining.com /
    (SWC)