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SEGMENTED INFORMATION | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2013
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SEGMENTED INFORMATION | NOTE 11 SEGMENTED INFORMATION McEwen Mining is a mining and minerals exploration, development and production company focused on precious metals in Argentina, Mexico and the United States. The Company identifies its reportable segments as those consolidated operations that are currently engaged in the exploration for and production of precious metals. Operations not actively engaged in the exploration for, or production of precious metals, are aggregated at the corporate level for segment reporting purposes. The financial information relating to the Company’s segments is as follows:
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Corporate |  |  |
|  | Argentina |  | Mexico |  | U.S. |  | & Other |  | Total |
|  | (in thousands) |
For the three months ended September 30, 2013 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gold and silver sales |  | $ | — |  | $ | 11,778 |  | $ | — |  | $ | — |  | $ | 11,778 |
Income on investment in Minera Santa Cruz S.A. (net of amortization) |  | 2,040 |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | 2,040 |
Production costs applicable to sales |  | — |  | 7,907 |  | — |  | — |  | 7,907 |
Mine development costs |  | — |  | 747 |  | — |  | — |  | 747 |
Exploration costs |  | 631 |  | 1,148 |  | 634 |  | 162 |  | 2,575 |
Impairment of mineral property interests and property and equipment |  | — |  | — |  | 6,287 |  | — |  | 6,287 |
Gain on sale of assets |  | (10 | ) | — |  | (40 | ) | — |  | (50 | )
Operating income (loss) |  | 1,131 |  | 393 |  | (8,499 | ) | (1,870 | ) | (8,845 | )
For the nine months ended September 30, 2013 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gold and silver sales |  | $ | — |  | $ | 35,735 |  | $ | — |  | $ | — |  | $ | 35,735 |
Income on investment in Minera Santa Cruz S.A. (net of amortization) |  | 252 |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | 252 |
Production costs applicable to sales |  | — |  | 26,778 |  | — |  | — |  | 26,778 |
Mine development costs |  | — |  | 1,316 |  | — |  | — |  | 1,316 |
Exploration costs |  | 14,110 |  | 5,582 |  | 2,084 |  | 288 |  | 22,064 |
Impairment of investment in MSC |  | 95,878 |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | 95,878 |
Impairment of mineral property interests and property and equipment |  | 27,729 |  | — |  | 6,287 |  | — |  | 34,016 |
Loss (gain) on sale of assets |  | 316 |  | — |  | 6,428 |  | (3 | ) | 6,741 |
Operating income (loss) |  | (139,297 | ) | (2,627 | ) | (17,102 | ) | (7,840 | ) | (166,866 | )
As at September 30, 2013 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investment in Minera Santa Cruz S.A. |  | 177,080 |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | 177,080 |
Mineral property interests |  | 511,363 |  | 12,093 |  | 201,385 |  | — |  | 724,841 |
Total assets |  | 691,579 |  | 51,272 |  | 205,457 |  | 24,943 |  | 973,251 |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Corporate |  |  |
|  | Argentina |  | Mexico |  | U.S. |  | & Other |  | Total |
|  | (in thousands) |
For the three months ended September 2012 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gold and silver sales |  | — |  | 456 |  | — |  | — |  | 456 |
Income on investment in Minera Santa Cruz S.A. (net of amortization) (adjusted - note 6) |  | $ | 11,240 |  | $ | — |  | $ | — |  | $ | — |  | $ | 11,240 |
Production costs applicable to sales |  | — |  | 119 |  | — |  | — |  | 119 |
Mine development and operating costs |  | — |  | 2,406 |  | — |  | — |  | 2,406 |
Mine construction costs |  | — |  | 4,671 |  | — |  | — |  | 4,671 |
Exploration costs |  | 1,539 |  | 3,847 |  | 999 |  | 323 |  | 6,708 |
Operating income (loss) (adjusted - note 6) |  | 9,129 |  | (12,650 | ) | (4,234 | ) | (2,870 | ) | (10,625 | )
For the nine months ended September 30, 2012 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gold and silver sales |  | — |  | 456 |  | — |  | — |  | 456 |
Income on investment in Minera Santa Cruz S.A. (net of amortization) (adjusted - note 6) |  | $ | 14,968 |  | $ | — |  | $ | — |  | $ | — |  | $ | 14,968 |
Production costs applicable to sales |  | — |  | 119 |  | — |  | — |  | 119 |
Mine development and operating costs |  | — |  | 8,622 |  | — |  | — |  | 8,622 |
Mine construction costs |  | — |  | 13,306 |  | — |  | — |  | 13,306 |
Exploration costs |  | 11,369 |  | 12,394 |  | 3,905 |  | 897 |  | 28,565 |
Operating income (loss) (adjusted - note 6) |  | 1,440 |  | (38,733 | ) | (7,864 | ) | (11,451 | ) | (56,608 | )
As at December 31, 2012 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investment in Minera Santa Cruz S.A. |  | 273,948 |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | 273,948 |
Mineral property interests |  | 539,092 |  | 12,707 |  | 215,268 |  | — |  | 767,067 |
Total assets |  | 825,047 |  | 47,359 |  | 220,148 |  | 58,383 |  | 1,150,937

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