[LETTERHEAD OF BEHRE DOLBEAR & COMPANY, INC.]

                               October 12, 1998

                                                                    Exhibit 23.1

Stillwater Mining Company
1200 Seventeenth Street
Suite 900
Denver, CO  80202

Ladies and Gentlemen:

We hereby authorize the reference to Behre Dolbear & Company, Inc. ("Behre 
Dolbear") and the Mineral Inventory of Stillwater Mining Company as of January 
1, 1998 prepared by Behre Dolbear, in the Prospectus Supplement to the 
Prospectus contained in the Registration Statement on Form S-3 of Stillwater 
Mining Company, to be filed with the United States Securities and Exchange 
Commission.

We also confirm that we have read the description of the Stillwater Mining 
Company ore reserves as contained in the Prospectus Supplement and have no 
reason to believe that there is any misrepresentation in the information 
contained therein that is derived from our report or known to us as a result of 
services we performed in connection with the preparation of such report.

Sincerely,

BEHRE DOLBEAR & COMPANY, INC.

/s/ SIGNATURE ILLEGIBLE

Bernard J. Guarnera
President, Chief Executive Officer and
Chief Operating Officer

BJG/tfr


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