Stillwater Critical Minerals More Than Doubles Stillwater West Inferred Mineral Resource and Establishes Maiden Indicated Resource
Original announcement by orestocks on
- Company
- Stillwater Critical Minerals Corp.
- Ticker
- PGE
- Exchange
- Unavailable
- Region
- Montana, USA
- Primary commodity
- Nickel
- Secondary commodities
- Copper, Cobalt, Platinum, Palladium, Gold, Rhodium, Chromium
- Document categories
- Resource update
- Extracted
- 2026-08-27 12:23:23 UTC
Analysis by Minestarters Atlas
Minestarters Atlas analysis
Summary
Stillwater Critical Minerals has released an updated Mineral Resource estimate for the Stillwater West project, establishing its first Indicated resource of 29.4 Mt at 0.38% NiTEq. The Inferred resource has expanded to 805.1 Mt at 0.34% NiTEq, significantly increasing the total contained nickel, copper, cobalt, and platinum group metals.
Reasoning: The update establishes a maiden Indicated resource and more than doubles the Inferred tonnage, significantly increasing the project's scale and geological confidence.
Positive factors
- Establishment of maiden Indicated resource
- Substantial tonnage growth in Inferred category
- Significant contained metal scale
- Expansion of rhodium resource
- NI 43-101 compliant with QP sign-off
Facts used in scoring: 3
Classification and evidence
Indicated Resourcepositive
Reasonable geological confidence based on adequate drilling; continuity can be assumed. Basis for Probable Reserves.
Why it applies: The company established its first Indicated Mineral Resource of 29.4 Mt.
Evidence · text
“First definition of an Indicated Mineral Resource”
Maiden Resourceneutral
First formal MRE for the project — establishes baseline but typically exploration-stage with high Inferred component.
Why it applies: This is the first Indicated resource for the project.
Evidence · text
“Establishes Maiden Indicated Resource”
QP/CP Signedpositive
Qualified Person (QP) or Competent Person (CP) named and signed off — a member of a recognized professional association (e.g., AusIMM, SME, AIG, P.Geo) with relevant experience.
Why it applies: Timothy O. Kuhl and Dr. Ted Eggleston are named as independent Qualified Persons.
Evidence · text
“The Qualified Person for the estimate is Mr. Timothy O. Kuhl”
NI 43-101 Compliantpositive
Resource estimate prepared in compliance with NI 43-101 (Canada) — high reporting standard.
Why it applies: The estimate was prepared in accordance with NI 43-101.
Evidence · text
“in accordance with National Instrument 43-101”
Cut-off Disclosedpositive
Cut-off grade used for resource reporting is clearly stated, enabling like-for-like comparison.
Why it applies: The base-case NiTEq cut-off grade of 0.20% is clearly stated.
Evidence · text
“using a 0.20% NiTEq cut-off grade”
Extracted facts
Stored fact records: 3. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.
Resource Estimates (3)
indicatednickelTonnes: 29400000Grade: 0.38Grade Unit: % NiTEqView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Commodity
- nickel
- Ticker
- PGE
Resource Data
- Category
- indicated
- Tonnes
- 29400000
- Grade
- 0.38
- Grade Unit
- % NiTEq
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-08-27T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: First definition of an Indicated resource for the project.
Positive factors
- Maiden Indicated resource
Evidence · text
“29.4 million tonnes of Indicated Mineral Resources grading 0.38% NiTEq”
inferrednickelTonnes: 805100000Grade: 0.34Grade Unit: % NiTEqView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Commodity
- nickel
- Ticker
- PGE
Resource Data
- Category
- inferred
- Tonnes
- 805100000
- Grade
- 0.34
- Grade Unit
- % NiTEq
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-08-27T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Significant expansion of the Inferred resource tonnage.
Positive factors
- Substantial tonnage expansion
Evidence · text
“805.1 million tonnes of Inferred Mineral Resources grading 0.34% total nickel equivalent ("NiTEq")”
inferredchromiumView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Commodity
- chromium
- Ticker
- PGE
Resource Data
- Category
- inferred
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-08-27T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Expansion of chromium resource to 6.6 Blbs.
Positive factors
- Large scale chromium resource
Negative factors
- No economic or recovery assumptions made
Evidence · text
“Expansion of Inferred chromium resource to 6.6 Blbs”
How Atlas produces this analysis
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