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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): July 7, 2005

                            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.  OTHER EVENTS.

Stillwater Mining Company announced July 7, 2005 that employees from East
Boulder mine ratified new three year labor agreement.

ITEM 9.01   FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

(c)     Exhibits

See Exhibit Index below.



                                   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:   July 7, 2005                                  By:    /s/ John Stark
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                                                       Name:  John Stark
                                                       Title: Vice President



                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

NUMBER   TITLE
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10.1     Press release issued on July 7, 2005 by Stillwater Mining Company.