Stillwater Mining Company Jobs and Profile

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Overview -

Keywords   USA   palladium   underground

Stillwater Mining Company is one of the world's leading producers of platinum group metals and the only significant primary producer of palladium in the Western Hemisphere. Properties covered here include the Stillwater and East Boulder Mines near Nye, Montana and the smelter and refinery complex at Columbus, Montana. The Stillwater Mine began underground mining in 1986. The East Boulder Mine, some 15 miles west of Stillwater, began commercial production in 2002.

Stillwater is one of the world's leading producers of platinum group metals ...

The 28-mile long JM Reef ore deposit is located in the Beartooth Mountains along the northern edge of the Beartooth Uplift and Plateau, which rise to elevations in excess of 10,000 feet above sea level. The surface outcrops of the reef have been examined, mapped and sampled for approximately 28 miles along its east-southeasterly course and over a known expression of over 8,200 feet vertically. The PGMs in the J-M Reef consist primarily of palladium and platinum. The reef also contains significant amounts of iron, copper and nickel.

In 2007 the company produced over a half million ounces of PGMs while producing another 372,000 ounces from recycling. More than 80% of mining at the Stillwater Mine is mechanized, employing ramp and fill mining, sub-level stoping and cut and fill mining.

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Location - The Stillwater and East Boulder Mines are located in the Beartooth Mountains in South-central Montana, SW of Billings, a city of 100,000.. This is a prime recreational area, close to Yellowstone National Park. The area has excellent facilities for skiing, fly fishing, rafting, hiking and horseback riding. Stillwater and Sweet Grass Counties have a combined population of approximately 12,000. The area is accessible from Interstate 90.

Location Summary:Stillwater Mine Nearest Landmark: BILLINGS Distance from Landmark: 136km Direction from Landmark: SW Latitude: 45 deg 22 min N Longitude: 109 deg 52 min W

Stillwater County is located in south-central Montana. Its geographic features range from the Beartooth Mountains at the southern end of the county, to the Stillwater and Yellowstone River valleys in the central section, to the lake basins and coulees at the northern end. Elevations are from 3,400 feet above sea level near Park City, in the east-central part of the county, to over 12,000 feet above sea level near Granite Peak.

Average monthly temperatures range from over 60° in the summer to around 20° in the winter, depending upon location and elevation. The sun shines throughout the year and Fall has colorful foliage. Sweet Grass County reaches into the Crazy Mountains on the north and west. To the south lies the Absaroka Range. Granite Peak, located in the Absaroka Mountain Range, is the highest mountain in Montana at 12,799 ft. The Gallatin National Forest and Absaroka Beartooth Wilderness act as a boundary between the county and Yellowstone National Park.

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