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BUSINESS ACQUISITION (Details) (Minera Andes, USD $) In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	1 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	1 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		1 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2012	Sep. 30, 2012	Jan. 31, 2012 Replacement options	Sep. 30, 2012 Replacement options	Jun. 30, 2011 Robert R. McEwen	Sep. 30, 2012 Robert R. McEwen	Jan. 31, 2012 McEwen Mining
BUSINESS ACQUISITION
Exchange ratio	0.45
2012 Exchangeable Shares received by shareholders of acquiree	127,331,498				38,700,000
Shareholding of combined company (as a percent)	48.00%						52.00%
Shareholding of combined company on a diluted basis (as a percent)	47.00%						53.00%
Percentage of shares of the company owned						25.10%
Ratio for exchange of 2012 exchangeable shares		1
Estimated fair value of the vested portion of the replacement options				$ 3.2
Principal assumptions used in applying the Black-Scholes option pricing model
Risk-free interest rate, low end of range (as a percent)			0.02%
Risk-free interest rate, high end of range (as a percent)			0.39%
Volatility factor of the expected market price of common stock, low end of range (as a percent)			46.00%
Volatility factor of the expected market price of common stock, high end of range (as a percent)			77.00%
Weighted-average expected life of option			1 year 4 months 24 days

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The equity interest of noncontrolling shareholders, partners or other equity holders in consolidated entity.

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Expected term of share-based compensation awards, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Fair value of options vested. Excludes equity instruments other than options, for example, but not limited to, share units, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock.

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