EX-23.1 4 mux-20151231ex231a829bf.htm EX-23.1

Exhibit 23.1

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

The Board of Directors

McEwen Mining Inc.

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the r egistration s tatement s: Nos. 333-144563, 333-144569, 3 33-112269, 333-179143, 333-179144 and 333-204693 on Form S-8; No. 333-2 04688 on Form S-3; and No. 333-178306 on Form S-4 of McEwen Mining Inc. of our reports dated March 11, 201 6 on the consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 201 5 and December 31, 201 4, and the related consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss, changes in shareholders’ equity and cash flows for each of the years in the three-yea r period ended December 31, 201 5, and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, which reports appear in the annual report on Form 10-K of McEwen Mining Inc. for the year ended December 31, 2015.

/s/ KPMG LLP

Chartered Professional Accountants, Licensed Public Accountant s

Toronto, Canada

March 11, 201 6