Stillwater Reports Rhodium Results and Highlights Defined Chromium at Stillwater West, Montana, USA
Original announcement by tmx on
- Company
- Stillwater Critical Minerals Corp.
- Ticker
- PGE
- Exchange
- TSX
- Region
- Montana, USA
- Primary commodity
- Rhodium
- Secondary commodities
- Chromium, Nickel, Copper, Cobalt, Platinum, Palladium, Gold
- Document categories
- Drill results, Resource update
- Extracted
- 2026-08-20 22:49:37 UTC
Analysis by Minestarters Atlas
Minestarters Atlas analysis
Summary
Stillwater Critical Minerals reported rhodium assay results from its 2025 drill campaign, confirming widespread mineralization at the Stillwater West project. The company also highlighted a significant chromium resource of 2.3 billion pounds, underscoring the project's strategic importance for US critical mineral supply.
Reasoning: The results confirm rhodium as a viable co-product and define a large chromium resource, supporting the project's strategic value as a critical minerals source.
Positive factors
- confirmation of widespread rhodium mineralization
- definition of significant chromium resource
- district-scale polymetallic potential
Facts used in scoring: 4
Classification and evidence
QA/QC Disclosedpositive
Release includes QA/QC disclosure — certified lab, QP sign-off, or stated methods (blanks, standards, duplicates).
Why it applies: Release mentions ACT Labs, blanks, duplicates, and certified standards.
Evidence · text
“Following industry QA/QC standards, blanks, duplicate samples, and certified standards were also assayed.”
Extracted facts
Stored fact records: 4. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.
Drill Results (4)
CM2025-01Stillwater West · rhodiumGrade: 0.167Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 1.22 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- CM2025-01
- Project
- Stillwater West
- Commodity
- rhodium
- Region
- usa_mt
- Reported Region
- Montana, USA
- Ticker
- PGE
Geometry
- Grade
- 0.167
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 1.22 m
- From
- 358 m
- To
- 359.22 m
Classification
- Program
- resource
- Sample Type
- drill
QA/QC
- Laboratory
- ACT Labs
- QA/QC Disclosed
- Yes
- Lab Certified
- Yes
- QP Signed
- Yes
- QA/QC Methods
- blanks, duplicates, standards
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Intercept of 0.167 g/t Rh over 1.22m supports rhodium as a co-product.
Positive factors
- confirms rhodium mineralization
CM2025-01Stillwater West · rhodiumGrade: 0.107Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 1.22 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- CM2025-01
- Project
- Stillwater West
- Commodity
- rhodium
- Region
- usa_mt
- Reported Region
- Montana, USA
- Ticker
- PGE
Geometry
- Grade
- 0.107
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 1.22 m
- From
- 388 m
- To
- 389.22 m
Classification
- Program
- resource
- Sample Type
- drill
QA/QC
- Laboratory
- ACT Labs
- QA/QC Disclosed
- Yes
- Lab Certified
- Yes
- QP Signed
- Yes
- QA/QC Methods
- blanks, duplicates, standards
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Second interval in CM2025-01 confirms continuity of rhodium.
IM2025-01Stillwater West · rhodiumGrade: 0.148Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 1.22 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- IM2025-01
- Project
- Stillwater West
- Commodity
- rhodium
- Region
- usa_mt
- Reported Region
- Montana, USA
- Ticker
- PGE
Geometry
- Grade
- 0.148
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 1.22 m
- From
- 272 m
- To
- 273.22 m
Classification
- Program
- resource
- Sample Type
- drill
QA/QC
- Laboratory
- ACT Labs
- QA/QC Disclosed
- Yes
- Lab Certified
- Yes
- QP Signed
- Yes
- QA/QC Methods
- blanks, duplicates, standards
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Intercept at Iron Mountain demonstrates the scale of the mineralized system.
Positive factors
- demonstrates district-scale nature
Fact 4Stillwater West · chromiumView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Stillwater West
- Commodity
- chromium
- Region
- usa_mt
- Reported Region
- Montana, USA
- Ticker
- PGE
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Definition of 2.3 billion pounds of chromium is a significant strategic asset.
Positive factors
- large scale chromium resource
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.