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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-16-088416
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		8
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20151230
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20160106
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20160106

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			McEwen Mining Inc.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000314203
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	GOLD & SILVER ORES [1040]
		IRS NUMBER:				840796160
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			CO
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-33190
		FILM NUMBER:		161327057

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		SUITE 2800
		STREET 2:		150 KING STREET WEST, P.O. BOX 24
		CITY:			TORONTO
		STATE:			A6
		ZIP:			M5H 1J9
		BUSINESS PHONE:		647-258-0395

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		SUITE 2800
		STREET 2:		150 KING STREET WEST, P.O. BOX 24
		CITY:			TORONTO
		STATE:			A6
		ZIP:			M5H 1J9

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	U S GOLD CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19920703

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	U S SILVER STATE MINING CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19880706

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	SILVER STATE MINING CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19880629
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">CURRENT REPORT</font></b></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):&#160; <b>December&nbsp;30, 2015</b></font></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 5.02</font></b><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><b>Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.</b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">On January&nbsp;4, 2016, McEwen Mining Inc. (the &#147;Company&#148;) issued a press release announcing the appointment of Colin Sutherland as President of the Company, a role previously included in Nathan Stubina&#146;s responsibilities as Managing Director. Mr.&nbsp;Sutherland&#146;s appointment was effective December&nbsp;30, 2015. A copy of the press release is attached to this report as Exhibit&nbsp;99.1. Following the appointment of Mr.&nbsp;Sutherland, Mr.&nbsp;Stubina will remain Managing Director of the Company and focus on technology and productivity initiatives.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Prior to joining the Company, Mr.&nbsp;Sutherland served as Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of the Toka Tindung gold mine in Indonesia on behalf of the mine&#146;s major shareholder, a position he held from November&nbsp;2013 until December&nbsp;2015. From March&nbsp;2012 until November&nbsp;2013, Mr.&nbsp;Sutherland served as the Chief Executive Officer, Managing Director, and Chief Financial Officer of Archipelago Resources Plc, a gold mining company organized under the laws of the United Kingdom with securities formerly traded on AIM of the London Stock Exchange. Archipelago Resources was the owner of the Toka Tindung mine. From June&nbsp;2011 until March&nbsp;2012, Mr.&nbsp;Sutherland served as the Chief Financial Officer of Timmins Gold Corp., a Canadian gold mining company with securities traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) and NYSE MKT. From August&nbsp;2010 until June&nbsp;2011, Mr.&nbsp;Sutherland served as the President of Capital Gold Corp., a Delaware corporation engaged in gold mining with securities formerly traded on the TSX and NYSE Amex (now, NYSE MKT). Prior to working for Capital Gold, Mr.&nbsp;Sutherland held other financial and operational positions in the mining industry. Mr.&nbsp;Sutherland, age 44, holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from Saint Francis Xavier University in Nova Scotia and has been a Chartered Professional Accountant in Canada since 1997.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">In connection with his appointment, Mr.&nbsp;Sutherland will be paid a salary of Cdn $300,000 per year and is entitled to participate in all employee benefit plans consistent with other senior executives of the Company. Mr.&nbsp;Sutherland is also entitled to earn a performance bonus of Cdn $100,000 or greater annually in the discretion of the Board and based on achievement of certain key performance indicators.&#160; Mr. Sutherland's employment agreement provides certain severance benefits and change of control protections.&#160; Additionally, Mr.&nbsp;Sutherland was granted an option to purchase up to 400,000 shares of the Company&#146;s common stock at a price of $1.10 per share, on November&nbsp;27, 2015 (the &#147;Grant Date&#148;), subject to, among other things, his acceptance of and commencement of employment. The options expire five years from the Grant Date and vest one-third on the first anniversary of the Grant Date, one-third on the second anniversary of the Grant Date, and one-third on the third anniversary of the Grant Date, so long as Mr.&nbsp;Sutherland remains an employee of or consultant to the Company. The options are subject to the terms and conditions of the Amended and Restated McEwen Mining Inc. Equity Incentive Plan. A copy of Mr.&nbsp;Sutherland&#146;s employment agreement is attached to this report as Exhibit&nbsp;10.1 and the summary of such Exhibit&nbsp;in this report is expressly qualified by reference to such Exhibit.</font></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.5in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">10.1</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Employment Agreement between McEwen Mining Inc. and Colin Sutherland dated November 27, 2015</p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Pursuant to the requirements of Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d)&nbsp;of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.</font></p>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Exhibit 10.1</font></b></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">MCEWEN MINING INC.</font></b></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Colin Sutherland</font></b></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">OFFER OF EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT</font></b></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Dated November&nbsp;27, 2015</font></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">THIS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT</font></b> is made the 27th day of November&nbsp;2015, between McEwen Mining Inc., a Colorado corporation (the &#147;Employer&#148;) and Colin Sutherland (the &#147;Employee&#148;) (the &#147;Agreement&#148;). In consideration of the mutual covenants contained in this Agreement, the sufficiency of which are expressly acknowledged, the Employer and the Employee agree as follows:</p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&#147;Significant Change in Circumstances&#148; means:</font></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">A) Change of Control;</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">B) a substantial and detrimental change:</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1) To the Employee&#146;s remuneration, position, location or other terms and conditions of employment without his agreement;</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2) By the Company to the Employee&#146;s status within the Company without his agreement; or</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">3) To the contractual benefits to which the Employee is entitled under this Agreement without appropriate compensation or without his agreement.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4) Rob McEwen ceasing to be CEO or Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors.</font></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">TERM OF EMPLOYMENT</font></b></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1.1</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><b>Employment</b>.&#160; Effective with the date of this Agreement, the Employer agrees to employ the Employee and the Employee agrees to be employed by the Employer upon the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth.</p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1.2</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><b>Term</b>.&#160; The employment of the Employee by the Employer as provided herein shall commence on <b><i style="font-weight:bold;">December&nbsp;30, 2015</i></b> (the &#147;Commencement Date&#148;) and shall continue until the Agreement is terminated in accordance with Article&nbsp;4 herein.</p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">connection with the Employee&#146;s employment, travel to Mexico may be required and that such travel entails certain risks.</font></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1.4</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><b>Non-Solicitation.&#160; </b>Employee shall not, during the term of this Agreement and for a period of eighteen (18) months following the termination of this Agreement for any reason, on his own behalf or on behalf of or in connection with any other person or entity, without the prior written consent of the Employer, directly or indirectly, in any capacity whatsoever, alone, through or in connection with any person or entity, offer employment or engagement to or solicit the employment or engagement of or otherwise entice away from the employment or engagement of the Employer, any individual who is employed or engaged by the Employer.</p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2.1</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><b>Duties.</b>&#160; The Employee shall be employed with the title of President and shall be subject to the general direction and control of, and shall report to the CEO, <b>Rob McEwen</b>. The Employee shall have such duties as are customarily performed by the President (as listed below) plus senior responsibility for our operations.</p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The President shall have the following specific responsibilities set out below and Achieve the KPIs set out in Appendix A.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The President shall:</font></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Develop tools and systems to provide critical financial and operational information to the CEO and senior management and make actionable recommendations to both strategy and operations.</p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">5.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Ensure the hiring and retention of appropriate staff, and leading and managing such staff, to meet the financial and operational requirements of the Company and facilitate the achievement of the Company&#146;s financial strategies and objectives.</p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">6.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Provide leadership in assessing potential mergers and acquisition targets including due diligence review and co-ordination of regulatory strategies.</p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Compliance, Governance and Risk Management</font></b></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Ensure compliance with all reporting, accounting and audit requirements applicable to the Company, including under applicable law and under guidelines and policies adopted by securities regulators and stock exchanges that are applicable to the Company (US and Canadian regulators and exchanges). Also, ensure the company and its employees are compliance all Health&nbsp;&amp; Safety, Environmental, Foreign&nbsp;&amp; Corrupt Practices and in addition to following Good&nbsp;&amp; Prudent Management practices;</p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Ensure that:</p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">External Relationship Management</font></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">participate in charitable, civic and benevolent organizations and provided further that the Employee may participate in investments for his own account or for the account of entities in which he has an interest so long as none of these endeavors interfere with his obligations to the Employer.</font></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2.3</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><b>Disclosure of Information. </b>The Employee acknowledges that all records, data, materials and information and copies thereof and all information relating to any properties, procedures, suppliers, services, personnel, policies and practice, cost and expense structure, business, prospects and business/organizational opportunities and plans of the Employer and all financial information and other information or disclosure relating to the business and affairs of the Employer (all of which are hereinafter collectively called the &#147;<b>Confidential Information</b>&#148;) disclosed to, obtained or acquired by the Employee, is and shall remain the exclusive property of the Employer, the disclosure of which may be highly detrimental to the best interests of the Employer.&#160; Therefore, the Employee agrees that:</p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .75in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(i)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>The Employee will hold in strictest confidence and not disclose, reproduce, publish or use in any manner during his employment or at any time after termination for any reason, without the express authorization of the Employer, any Confidential Information, except as such disclosure or use may be required in connection with the Employee&#146;s work for the Employer.</p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">3.1</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><b>Salary and Perquisites.</b>&#160; (a)&nbsp;For his services under this Agreement, the Employee shall be entitled to receive a <b>base salary at the rate of Cdn. $300,000</b> per annum; (b)&nbsp;the base salary provided shall be paid in equal semi-monthly installments in accordance with the Employer&#146;s normal practices; (c)&nbsp;the Employee shall also be entitled to an <b>initial grant of 400,000 stock options in the Employer stock but only after the Employe<i>e</i> has shown proof of purchase of US$500,000 worth of the Employer stock</b>. <i>This purchase is expected to occur before joining the company on December&nbsp;30, 2015</i>. <i>Assuming</i> the purchase is made prior to commencing employment, the grant of stock options will be to be issued on December&nbsp;30, 2015, the commencement of employment, and priced at US$1.02 or higher based on the closing price on December&nbsp;30, 2015.</p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The options shall be subject to all the terms and conditions of the Employers Equity Incentive Plan; (d)&nbsp;the Employee shall also be entitled to participate in any other compensation and perquisite plans provided by the Employer to Employee employees of the Employer, subject to the applicable terms of such compensation and perquisite plan as are determined in the sole discretion of the Employer in relation to the Employee; and (e)&nbsp;Employer shall make and remit all required withholding and employment taxes on any compensation paid or payable to Employee hereunder.</font></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">3.3</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><b>Vacation and Public Holidays.</b> &#160;The Employee shall be entitled to twenty-one (21) days of paid vacation per year of employment (accrued on a monthly basis) provided that the Employee shall schedule such vacation time with the agreement of the CEO and shall use his best efforts to schedule such vacation time so as not to substantially interfere with the Employer&#146;s business. Vacation not used in any calendar year shall be deemed surrendered and shall have no monetary value.&#160; Any vacation not taken by such date shall be forfeited subject to the requirements of the Ontario <i>Employment Standards Act</i>.&#160; The Employee shall also be entitled to take all paid public holidays customarily extended by the Employer to Employee employees of the Employer. Notwithstanding, Vacation days accrued in any given year may be carried over only into the following year with the written permission of the CEO. In the event the Company implements a vacation policy or similar, such policy shall supersede the terms of this Agreement.</p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">3.5</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><b>Professional Fees and Courses.</b>&#160; The Employer will reimburse the Employee for the full cost of dues and fees associated with maintaining Employee&#146;s professional accounting designation.&#160; Courses will be approved by the CEO, and not exceed $1,000 per annum.</p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">3.6</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><b>Expense Reimbursement.</b> The Employee shall be entitled to prompt reimbursement for all reasonable and allocable expenses incurred by the Employee in the performance of his duties hereunder. The Employee shall provide the Employer with proper receipts and substantiation for such expenses.&#160; The Employer shall advance reasonable estimates of such expenses upon request of the Employee.</p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4.1</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><b>TERMINATION</b>.&#160; This Agreement and the Employee&#146;s employment hereunder may be terminated only as follows:</p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4.1.1</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><b>Death</b>.&#160; This Agreement shall automatically terminate upon the death of the Employee during the term of this Agreement.&#160; In such event, the Employer shall pay to the Employee&#146;s estate (i)&nbsp;any unpaid wages earned by the Employee to the date of his death, and (ii)&nbsp;any accrued and unpaid vacation pay earned by the Employee during the same calendar year. Upon payment of such amounts, the Employer shall have no further obligations to the Employee.</p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4.1.2</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><b>Termination by the Employer for Cause</b>.&#160; The Employer may terminate the Employee&#146;s employment hereunder at any time without notice for &#147;Cause.&#148;&#160; For purposes of this Agreement, &#147;Cause&#148; shall mean: (1)&nbsp;the willful and continued failure by the Employee substantially to perform his duties hereunder (other than any such failure resulting from the Employee&#146;s permanent disability as defined in Article&nbsp;4.1.2 herein), (2)&nbsp;the willful engaging by the Employee in misconduct which is materially injurious to the Employer, other than business decisions made in good faith; (3)&nbsp;the willful violation by the Employee of the provisions of this Agreement, (4)&nbsp;dishonesty of the Employee, or (5)&nbsp;the Employee&#146;s commission of an offence under criminal or quasi criminal legislation. In the event of a termination for Cause, the Employer shall pay to the Employee any unpaid wages earned by the Employee to the date of his termination and any accrued and unpaid vacation pay earned by the Employee during the same calendar year. The Employer shall have no further obligations to the Employee.</p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Employee agrees that any payment above and beyond such payment required under the <i>Employment Standards Act</i>,<i> 2000</i> is being accepted by the Employee in full and final settlement of any and all actions, causes of actions, suits, claims, demands and entitlements whatsoever which the Employee has or may have against the Employer, its affiliates and any of their respective directors, officers, employees, successors and assigns arising out the Employee&#146;s hiring, employment and the termination of Employee&#146;s employment or this Agreement.</font></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4.1.4.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><b>Other Termination by the Employee</b>.&#160; The Employee may terminate this Agreement by providing at least 30 days&#146; prior written notice to the Employer.&#160; Subject to the requirements of the <i>Employment Standards Act, 2000,</i> the Employer may in its discretion waive all or part of such period of notice.&#160; In the event of such termination of employment, the Employer shall pay to the Employee any unpaid wages earned by the Employee to the date of termination plus any accrued and unpaid vacation pay earned by the Employee during the same calendar year.</p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4.1.5</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><b>Transition Duties.&#160; </b>Upon termination of Employment in accordance with this Section&nbsp;4, the Employee agrees to provide reasonable transitional assistance to the Employer.&#160; The Employer agrees that a reasonable consulting fee should be paid to the Employee in this regard.</p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4.1.5</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><b>Notice of Termination to be in Writing</b>.&#160; Any termination of the Employee&#146;s employment by the Employer or by the Employee shall be communicated by written notice of termination to the other party.</p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">6.2</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><b>Entire Agreement</b>. This Agreement supersedes any and all other agreements, whether oral or in writing, between the parties with respect to the employment of the Employee by the Employer.&#160; Each party to this Agreement acknowledges that no representations, inducements, promises, or agreements, orally or otherwise, have been made by either party, or anyone acting on behalf of any party, that are not embodied in this Agreement, and that no agreement, statement, or proxies not contained in this Agreement shall be valid or binding.</p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">181   Bay Street, Suite&nbsp;4750</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">6.7</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><b>Amendments</b>.&#160; This Agreement may be amended only by written agreement signed by both the Employer and the Employee.</p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">6.8</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><b>Counterparts</b>.&#160; This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original but all of which, when taken together, shall constitute only one legal instrument.&#160; This Agreement shall become effective when an original or copy thereof bears the signatures of both parties hereto.&#160; It shall not be necessary in making proof of this Agreement to produce or account for more than one such counterpart instrument.</p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Robert   R. McEwen</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">McEWEN MINING ANNOUNCES MANAGEMENT APPOINTMENT &#151;</font></b></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">COLIN SUTHERLAND AS PRESIDENT</font></b></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">TORONTO, ONTARIO - (January&nbsp;4, 2016) - McEwen Mining Inc. (NYSE: MUX) (TSX: MUX)</font></b> is pleased to announce the appointment of Colin Sutherland as its President. Colin will be responsible for the financial and operational performance of the Company. Rob McEwen will remain the Chairman and CEO.</p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Colin is a Chartered Professional Accountant with over 20 years of financial and operational experience. Most recently he served as Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Archipelago Resources Plc, which operates a large producing gold mine in North Sulawesi,&nbsp;Indonesia. &nbsp;In 2013, Mr.&nbsp;Sutherland led the successful privatization of the Archipelago, and continued to deliver significant returns to its shareholder. &nbsp;During his tenure gold production grew to 200,000 ounces per annum, and costs were significantly reduced. &nbsp;Prior to this, Mr.&nbsp;Sutherland held senior financial and executive roles with Timmins Gold, Capital Gold, Nayarit Gold and Aurico Gold.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;">&#147;I am excited and honored to take on this role and look forward to partnering with Rob McEwen and the senior leadership team in delivering on our sole objective of creating shareholder value,&#148; commented Colin.</font></i></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;">&#147;We are very pleased to welcome Colin as our President. He comes with considerable experience with gold mines in Mexico and internationally, which I believe will better position us for our future growth. Equally important, Colin believes as I do that management interests needs to be economically aligned with all our shareowners. He joins us as a share owner with 454,834 shares of MUX,&#148; said Rob McEwen, Chairman and Chief Owner.</font></i></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">ABOUT MCEWEN MINING (www.mcewenmining.com)</font></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">McEwen Mining has an ambitious goal of qualifying for inclusion in the S&amp;P 500 Index by creating a high growth gold and silver producer focused in the Americas. McEwen Mining&#146;s principal assets consist of the San Jos&#233; Mine in Santa Cruz, Argentina (49% interest), the El Gallo Mine and El Gallo Silver project in Sinaloa, Mexico, the Gold Bar project in Nevada, USA, and the Los Azules copper project in San Juan, Argentina.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">McEwen Mining has total of 299 million shares outstanding. Rob McEwen, Chairman and Chief Owner, owns 25% of the Company.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">This news release contains certain forward-looking statements and information, including &#147;forward-looking statements&#148; within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The forward-looking statements and information expressed, as at the date of this news release, McEwen Mining Inc.&#146;s (the &#147;Company&#148;) estimates, forecasts, projections, expectations or beliefs as to future events and results. Forward-looking statements and information are necessarily based upon a number of estimates and assumptions that, while considered reasonable by management, are inherently subject to significant business, economic and competitive uncertainties, risks and contingencies, and there can be no assurance that such statements and information will prove to be accurate. Therefore, actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements and information. Risks and uncertainties that could cause results or future events to differ materially from current expectations expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements and information include, but are not limited to, factors associated with fluctuations in the market price of precious metals, mining industry risks, political, economic, social and security risks associated with foreign operations, the ability of the corporation to receive or receive in a timely manner permits or other approvals required in connection with operations, risks associated with the construction of mining operations and commencement of production and the projected costs thereof, risks related to litigation, the state of the capital markets, environmental risks and hazards, uncertainty as to calculation of mineral resources and reserves, the risk of delisting from a public exchange and other</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">risks. The Company&#146;s dividend policy will be reviewed periodically by the Board of Directors and is subject to change based on certain factors such as the capital needs of the Company and its future operating results. Readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements or information included herein, which speak only as of the date hereof. The Company undertakes no obligation to reissue or update forward-looking statements or information as a result of new information or events after the date hereof except as may be required by law. See McEwen Mining&#146;s Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 2014 and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, under the caption &#147;Risk Factors&#148;, for additional information on risks, uncertainties and other factors relating to the forward-looking statements and information regarding the Company. All forward-looking statements and information made in this news release are qualified by this cautionary statement.</font></p>
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