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    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="mux-20111231.xsd#mux_GoldAndSilverBullionDisclosureAbstact" xlink:label="GoldAndSilverBullionDisclosureAbstact" xlink:title="GoldAndSilverBullionDisclosureAbstact" />
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    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_EntityPublicFloat" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_EntityPublicFloat" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_EntityPublicFloat">Entity Public Float</link:label>
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    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_DocumentFiscalYearFocus" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_DocumentFiscalYearFocus" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_DocumentFiscalYearFocus">Document Fiscal Year Focus</link:label>
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    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_DocumentFiscalPeriodFocus" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_DocumentFiscalPeriodFocus" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_DocumentFiscalPeriodFocus">Document Fiscal Period Focus</link:label>
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    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue" xlink:to="label_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue_2" xlink:title="label: CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue to label_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue" />
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    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_PaymentsToSuppliersAndEmployees" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_PaymentsToSuppliersAndEmployees" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_PaymentsToSuppliersAndEmployees">Payments to Suppliers and Employees</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="PaymentsToSuppliersAndEmployees" xlink:to="label_PaymentsToSuppliersAndEmployees" xlink:title="label: PaymentsToSuppliersAndEmployees to label_PaymentsToSuppliersAndEmployees" />
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    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_SegmentReportingDisclosureTextBlock_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_SegmentReportingDisclosureTextBlock" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_SegmentReportingDisclosureTextBlock_2">OPERATING SEGMENT REPORTING</link:label>
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    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_SignificantAccountingPoliciesTextBlock_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_SignificantAccountingPoliciesTextBlock" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_SignificantAccountingPoliciesTextBlock_2">Significant Accounting Policies [Text Block]</link:label>
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    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_AssetsCurrentAbstract" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_AssetsCurrentAbstract" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_AssetsCurrentAbstract">Current assets:</link:label>
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    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding_2">- diluted (in shares)</link:label>
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    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueAcquisitions_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueAcquisitions" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueAcquisitions_2">Stock Issued During Period, Value, Acquisitions</link:label>
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    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesAcquisitions_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesAcquisitions" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesAcquisitions_2">Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Acquisitions</link:label>
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    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesStockOptionsExercised" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesStockOptionsExercised" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesStockOptionsExercised">Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercises in Period</link:label>
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    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesPeriodIncreaseDecrease" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesPeriodIncreaseDecrease" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesPeriodIncreaseDecrease">Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Period Increase (Decrease)</link:label>
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    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_ComprehensiveIncomeMember_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_ComprehensiveIncomeMember" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_ComprehensiveIncomeMember_2">Comprehensive Income [Member]</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ComprehensiveIncomeMember" xlink:to="label_ComprehensiveIncomeMember_2" xlink:title="label: ComprehensiveIncomeMember to label_ComprehensiveIncomeMember" />
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    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="CostsAndExpensesAbstract" xlink:to="label_CostsAndExpensesAbstract_2" xlink:title="label: CostsAndExpensesAbstract to label_CostsAndExpensesAbstract" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2011/elts/us-gaap-2011-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_CostsAndExpenses" xlink:label="CostsAndExpenses" xlink:title="CostsAndExpenses" />
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    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="CostsAndExpenses" xlink:to="label_CostsAndExpenses" xlink:title="label: CostsAndExpenses to label_CostsAndExpenses" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_CostsAndExpenses_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel" xlink:title="label_CostsAndExpenses" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_CostsAndExpenses_2">Total costs and expenses</link:label>
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