UNITED STATES
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: May 28, 2015 
(Date of earliest event reported)


Stillwater Mining Company
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware 001-13053 81-0480654
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
(Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.)

1321 Discovery Drive, Billings, Montana 59102
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(406) 373-8700
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

On May 28, 2015, Stillwater Mining Company issued a press release reporting that a tentative agreement had been reached between the Company and the United Steel Workers International Union on the terms of a new labor agreement at the Stillwater Mine and Columbus processing facility. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

    Exhibit 99.1.       Press release dated May 28, 2015


SIGNATURE

    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
(Registrant)


May 28, 2015
(Date)
  /s/   BRENT R. WADMAN
Brent R. Wadman
Corporate Secretary


  Exhibit Index
  99.1 Press release dated May 28, 2015








EXHIBIT 99.1

Tentative Agreement Reached on Labor Contract at Stillwater Mine and Columbus Processing Facility

BILLINGS, Mont., May 28, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Stillwater Mining Company (NYSE:SWC) reported today that the Company has reached a tentative agreement with the United Steel Workers International Union on the terms of a new labor agreement at the Stillwater Mine and Columbus processing facility.

The current contract, scheduled to expire on June 1, 2015, has been extended for one week. The members of United Steel Workers Local 11-001 will vote on the proposed agreement on June 4 and June 5, 2015.

The Negotiating Committee for the Union and the representative for USW International are unanimously recommending ratification of the tentative agreement to members of the United Steel Workers Local 11-001. Approval by the union membership is required to ratify the tentative agreement.

About Stillwater Mining Company

Stillwater Mining Company is the only U.S. miner of platinum group metals (PGMs) and the largest primary producer of PGMs outside of South Africa and the Russian Federation. PGMs are rare precious metals used in a wide variety of applications, including automobile catalysts, fuel cells, hydrogen purification, electronics, jewelry, dentistry, medicine and coinage. The Company is engaged in the development, extraction and processing of PGMs from a geological formation in south-central Montana known as the J-M Reef. The J-M Reef is the only known significant source of PGMs in the U.S. and the highest-grade PGM resource known in the world. The Company also recycles PGMs from spent catalytic converters and other industrial sources. The Company owns the Marathon PGM-copper deposit in Ontario, Canada, and the Altar porphyry copper-gold deposit located in the San Juan province of Argentina. The Company's shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol SWC. Information about the Company can be found at its website: www.stillwatermining.com.

CONTACT: Mike Beckstead (406) 373-8971 investor-relations@stillwatermining.com
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