Stillwater Mining Company (SWC): Mining Palladium and Platinum
Founded in 1992, Stillwater Mining Company engages in the development, extraction, processing, smelting, refining, and marketing of palladium, platinum, and associated metals. Palladium and platinum are precious metals that are part of the platinum group of metals or PGM's. The other metals that comprise the PGM group are rhodium, ruthenium, osmium, and iridium. Trading on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), Stillwater Mining Company has a market capitalization of $345.55 million. Headquartered in Billings, Montana, Stillwater Mining Company is the only United States producer of palladium and platinum. Their Stillwater Mine is near Nye, Montana in the Stillwater Valley. The…