# Stillwater Critical Minerals More Than Doubles Stillwater West Inferred Mineral Resource and Establishes Maiden Indicated Resource Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/stillwater-critical-minerals-more-than-doubles-stillwater-west-inferred-mineral--2605b1bc-a3fe-4cd2-b6ae-c16e42eb731f Original source: https://orestocks.com/company/PGE.V/press-releases/7657367039605757 Publisher: orestocks Original announcement: 2026-08-27T11:30:00.000Z Analysis by Minestarters Atlas Atlas analysis published: Unknown date Atlas analysis updated: Unknown date - 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 Narrative sentiment: 0.90 · Bullish ## Minestarters Atlas 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 factor: Establishment of maiden Indicated resource - Positive factor: Substantial tonnage growth in Inferred category - Positive factor: Significant contained metal scale - Positive factor: Expansion of rhodium resource - Positive factor: NI 43-101 compliant with QP sign-off Facts used in scoring: 3 ## Classification and evidence **Indicated Resource** Polarity: positive Definition: 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 Resource** Polarity: neutral Definition: 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 Signed** Polarity: positive Definition: 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 Compliant** Polarity: positive Definition: 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 Disclosed** Polarity: positive Definition: 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) ### indicated [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/stillwater-critical-minerals-more-than-doubles-stillwater-west-inferred-mineral--2605b1bc-a3fe-4cd2-b6ae-c16e42eb731f#fact-resource-facts-0) nickel #### 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 factor: Maiden Indicated resource Evidence · text > 29.4 million tonnes of Indicated Mineral Resources grading 0.38% NiTEq ### inferred [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/stillwater-critical-minerals-more-than-doubles-stillwater-west-inferred-mineral--2605b1bc-a3fe-4cd2-b6ae-c16e42eb731f#fact-resource-facts-1) nickel #### 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 factor: Substantial tonnage expansion Evidence · text > 805.1 million tonnes of Inferred Mineral Resources grading 0.34% total nickel equivalent \("NiTEq"\) ### inferred [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/stillwater-critical-minerals-more-than-doubles-stillwater-west-inferred-mineral--2605b1bc-a3fe-4cd2-b6ae-c16e42eb731f#fact-resource-facts-2) chromium #### 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 factor: Large scale chromium resource - Negative factor: No economic or recovery assumptions made Evidence · text > Expansion of Inferred chromium resource to 6.6 Blbs ## How Atlas produces this analysis Minestarters Atlas uses automated extraction to summarize mining announcements, identify reported measurements, and classify supporting evidence. Sentiment reflects the extracted narrative and classification rules; it is an interpretation, not a reported measurement. Evidence quotes and context are provided where available. Missing data, low-confidence results, and review flags indicate limitations. Check the original publisher announcement before relying on an interpretation.