Announcement: McEwen Mining Fourth Quarter & Full Year 2012 Conference Call March 11, 2 PM EST

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - March 8, 2013) - McEwen Mining Inc. ("McEwen Mining") (NYSE:MUX)(TSX:MUX) Chief Owner, Rob McEwen, along with senior management, will be hosting a conference call Monday, March 11, 2013 at 2:00 PM EST to provide the fourth quarter and full-year Company update. McEwen Mining's fourth quarter production results can be accessed here: http://www.mcewenmining.com/Media-Events/News-Releases/News-Releases-Details/2013/McEwen-Mining-Celebrates-Its-First-Year-of-Production1132653/default.aspx.

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 296,024,859 shares issued and outstanding. Rob McEwen, Chairman, President and Chief Owner, owns 25% of the shares of the Company. As of December 31, 2012, McEwen Mining had cash and liquid assets of approximately US$70 million and is debt free.