EXHIBIT 32.2

                                CERTIFICATION OF
                          PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING OFFICER
                          OF STILLWATER MINING COMPANY
                       PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350

Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 and in connection with the accompanying
report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2003 that is being filed
concurrently with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the
"Report"), I, Thomas T. Angelos, Controller of Stillwater Mining Company (the
"Company") hereby certify that, to my knowledge:

     1.   The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or
          15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

     2.   The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
          material respects, the financial condition and results of operations
          of the Company.

March 15, 2004,

                                     /s/ Thomas T. Angelos

                                     Thomas T. Angelos
                                     Controller and Principal Accounting Officer

The above certification is furnished solely to accompany the Report pursuant to
Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (18 U.S.C. 1350) and is not being
filed as part of the Form 10-Q/A or as a separate disclosure statement.