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OPERATING SEGMENT REPORTING | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015
SEGMENTED INFORMATION |
SEGMENTED INFORMATION | NOTE 16 OPERATING SEGMENT REPORTING McEwen Mining is a mining and minerals exploration 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.
|  | For the year ended December 31, 2015 |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Corporate & |  |  |  |
|  | Argentina |  | Mexico |  | U.S. |  | Other |  | Total |
Gold and silver sales |  | $ | — |  | $ | 72,956 |  | $ | — |  | $ | — |  | $ | 72,956 |
Production costs applicable to sales |  |  | — |  |  | (34,607) |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (34,607) |
Mine construction costs |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Mine development costs |  |  | — |  |  | (761) |  |  | (408) |  |  | — |  |  | (1,169) |
Exploration costs |  |  | (1,481) |  |  | (4,526) |  |  | (2,517) |  |  | (274) |  |  | (8,798) |
General and administrative expenses |  |  | (647) |  |  | (3,953) |  |  | (203) |  |  | (7,242) |  |  | (12,045) |
Impairment of mineral property interests and property and equipment |  |  | (11,399) |  |  | (1,972) |  |  | (37,229) |  |  | — |  |  | (50,600) |
Impairment of Investment in Minera Santa Cruz S.A. |  |  | (11,777) |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (11,777) |
Income on investment in Minera Santa Cruz S.A. (net of amortization) |  |  | 2,414 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 2,414 |
Operating (loss) income |  |  | (23,434) |  |  | 23,864 |  |  | (41,975) |  |  | (7,775) |  |  | (49,320) |
Income tax recovery (expense) |  |  | 10,759 |  |  | 1,292 |  |  | 12,952 |  |  | (443) |  |  | 24,560 |
As at December 31, 2015 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investment in Minera Santa Cruz S.A. |  | $ | 167,107 |  | $ | — |  | $ | — |  | $ | — |  | $ | 167,107 |
Mineral property interests |  |  | 191,490 |  |  | 9,408 |  |  | 36,347 |  |  | — |  |  | 237,245 |
Total assets |  |  | 361,023 |  |  | 62,983 |  |  | 36,983 |  |  | 14,096 |  |  | 475,085 |
|  | For the year ended December 31, 2014 |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Corporate & |  |  |  |
|  | Argentina |  | Mexico |  | U.S. |  | Other |  | Total |
Gold and silver sales |  | $ | — |  | $ | 45,303 |  | $ | — |  | $ | — |  | $ | 45,303 |
Production costs applicable to sales |  |  | — |  |  | (40,608) |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (40,608) |
Mine construction costs |  |  | — |  |  | (1,723) |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (1,723) |
Mine development costs |  |  | — |  |  | (1,829) |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (1,829) |
Exploration costs |  |  | (2,453) |  |  | (5,468) |  |  | (3,060) |  |  | (351) |  |  | (11,332) |
General and administrative expenses |  |  | (969) |  |  | (3,194) |  |  | (211) |  |  | (7,695) |  |  | (12,069) |
Impairment of mineral property interests and property and equipment |  |  | (255,313) |  |  | — |  |  | (98,423) |  |  | — |  |  | (353,736) |
Impairment of Investment in Minera Santa Cruz S.A. |  |  | (21,162) |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (21,162) |
Loss on investment in Minera Santa Cruz S.A. (net of amortization) |  |  | (5,284) |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (5,284) |
Operating loss |  |  | (285,800) |  |  | (10,101) |  |  | (105,797) |  |  | (8,467) |  |  | (410,165) |
Income tax recovery |  |  | 74,952 |  |  | 371 |  |  | 31,632 |  |  | 215 |  |  | 107,170 |
As at December 31, 2014 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investment in Minera Santa Cruz S.A. |  | $ | 177,018 |  | $ | — |  | $ | — |  | $ | — |  | $ | 177,018 |
Mineral property interests |  |  | 202,889 |  |  | 10,696 |  |  | 74,227 |  |  | — |  |  | 287,812 |
Total assets |  |  | 382,637 |  |  | 58,936 |  |  | 74,806 |  |  | 6,579 |  |  | 522,958 |
|  | For the year ended December 31, 2013 |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Corporate & |  |  |  |
|  | Argentina |  |  | Mexico |  |  | U.S. |  |  | Other |  |  | Total |
Gold and silver sales |  | $ | — |  | $ | 45,982 |  | $ | — |  | $ | — |  | $ | 45,982 |
Production costs applicable to sales |  |  | — |  |  | 34,594 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 34,594 |
Mine construction costs |  |  | — |  |  | (1,383) |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (1,383) |
Mine development costs |  |  | — |  |  | (847) |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (847) |
Exploration costs |  |  | (14,776) |  |  | (6,658) |  |  | (2,952) |  |  | (443) |  |  | (24,829) |
General and administrative expenses |  |  | (1,267) |  |  | (2,858) |  |  | (314) |  |  | (9,562) |  |  | (14,001) |
Income on investment in Minera Santa Cruz S.A. |  |  | 846 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 846 |
Impairment of investment in Minera Santa Cruz S.A. |  |  | (95,878) |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (95,878) |
Impairment of mineral property interests and property and equipment |  |  | (27,729) |  |  | — |  |  | (35,234) |  |  | — |  |  | (62,963) |
(Loss) gain on sales of assets |  |  | (316) |  |  | — |  |  | (6,430) |  |  | 3 |  |  | (6,743) |
Operating loss |  |  | (139,784) |  |  | (2,998) |  |  | (47,422) |  |  | (10,193) |  |  | (200,397) |
Income tax recovery |  |  | 38,015 |  |  | 495 |  |  | 14,855 |  |  | — |  |  | 53,365 |
As at December 31, 2013 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investment in Minera Santa Cruz S.A. |  | $ | 212,947 |  | $ | — |  | $ | — |  | $ | — |  | $ | 212,947 |
Mineral property interests |  |  | 458,203 |  |  | 11,984 |  |  | 172,781 |  |  | — |  |  | 642,968 |
Total assets |  |  | 674,269 |  |  | 54,131 |  |  | 177,284 |  |  | 17,418 |  |  | 923,102 |

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