Announcement: McEwen Mining First Quarter 2013 Conference Call May 9, 11:30 AM EST


TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - May 7, 2013) - McEwen Mining Inc. ("McEwen Mining") (NYSE:MUX)(TSX:MUX) Chief Owner, Rob McEwen, along with senior management, will be hosting a conference call Thursday, May 9, 2013 at 11:30 AM EST to provide the first quarter Company update.

WEBCAST:
http://www.gowebcasting.com/4353
TELEPHONE:
Participant dial-in number(s): 416-340-2217/866-696-5910
Participant pass code: 5834978
REPLAY:
Dial-in number(s): 905-694-9451/800-408-3053
Pass code: 2278899

ABOUT MCEWEN MINING (www.mcewenmining.com)

The goal of McEwen Mining is to qualify for inclusion in the S&P 500 by 2015 by creating a high growth gold producer focused in the Americas. McEwen Mining's principal assets consist of the San José mine in Santa Cruz, Argentina (49% interest); the El Gallo complex in Sinaloa, Mexico; the Gold Bar project in Nevada, US; the Los Azules project in San Juan, Argentina and a large portfolio of exploration properties in Argentina, Mexico and Nevada.

McEwen Mining has 297,090,359 shares issued and outstanding. Rob McEwen, Chairman, President and Chief Owner, owns 25% of the shares of the Company (assuming all outstanding Exchangeable Shares are exchanged for an equivalent amount of Common Shares).

The NYSE and TSX have not reviewed and do not accept responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of the contents of this news release, which has been prepared by management of McEwen Mining Inc.

Contact Information:

McEwen Mining Inc.
Jenya Meshcheryakova
Investor Relations
(647) 258-0395 ext 410 or Toll Free: (866) 441-0690
(647) 258-0408 (FAX)

McEwen Mining Inc.
Mailing Address
181 Bay Street Suite 4750
Toronto, ON M5J 2T3
PO box 792
info@mcewenmining.com

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