Type: Public
On the web: http://www.stillwatermining.com
Employees: 1,354
Employee growth: 6.4%

Stillwater Mining has staked a claim to one of the few significant sources of platinum and palladium outside South Africa and Russia. The company extracts, processes, and refines platinum group metals (PGMs) -- platinum, palladium, and associated minerals -- at mines and a smelter in Montana. PGMs are used in catalytic converters for automobiles, as well as in jewelry and other applications. It also owns exploratory properties of PGM and copper in Canada and copper and gold in Argentina. Stillwater Mining produces about 385,000 ounces of palladium and 115,000 ounces of platinum annually. By-products include copper, gold, nickel, and silver. The company has 20 million ounces of proved and probable PGM reserves.

Key numbers for fiscal year ending December, 2010:
Sales: $555.9M
One year growth: 40.9%
Net income: $50.4M

Officers:
Chairman and CEO: Francis R. (Frank) McAllister
VP and CFO: Gold & Silver Mining

Competitors:
Anglo American Platinum
Impala Platinum
North American Palladium

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