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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-16-111080
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K/A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		4
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20151127
ITEM INFORMATION:		Changes in Registrant's Certifying Accountant
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20160412
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20160412

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/A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-33190
		FILM NUMBER:		161567931

	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;">Pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d)&nbsp;of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</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>November&nbsp;27, 2015</b></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;">150 King Street West, Suite&nbsp;2800</font></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;">This Amendment No.&nbsp;1 on Form&nbsp;8-K/A is being filed for the purpose of amending and restating the information originally reported in the Form&nbsp;8-K dated November&nbsp;27, 2015 (&#147;Original 8-K&#148;) regarding a change in the registrant&#146;s independent registered public accountant.&#160; On November&nbsp;27, 2015, the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of McEwen Mining Inc. (the &#147;Company&#148;) approved the engagement of Ernst&nbsp;&amp; Young LLP (&#147;EY&#148;) as the Company&#146;s independent registered public accountant and on November 30, 2015, notified KPMG LLP (&#147;KPMG&#148;) that it would be dismissed as the Company&#146;s independent registered public accountant upon the completion of its&#160; audit of the Company&#146;s financial statements for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2015.&#160; This Amendment No.&nbsp;1 to Form&nbsp;8-K amends the Original 8-K to confirm that KPMG has completed all activities related to its independent audit of the Company&#146;s financial statements for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2015, and that KPMG&#146;s dismissal as the Company&#146;s independent auditor was effective April&nbsp;6, 2016. This Amendment No.&nbsp;1 also updates the disclosures provided in the Original 8-K through the completion of services by KPMG.</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;">(a)&nbsp;On November&nbsp;27, 2015, the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company approved the engagement of EY as the Company&#146;s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December&nbsp;31, 2016.&#160; On April&nbsp;6, 2016, the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors dismissed KPMG.</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;">The audit reports of KPMG on the Company&#146;s consolidated financial statements as of and for the years ended December&nbsp;31, 2015 and 2014 did not contain any adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion and were not qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope or accounting principles.</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;">During the fiscal years ended December&nbsp;31, 2015 and 2014, and the subsequent interim period through April&nbsp;6, 2016, there were (i)&nbsp;no disagreements between the Company and KPMG on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedures, which disagreements if not resolved to its satisfaction would have caused KPMG to make reference in connection with its opinion to the subject matter of the disagreement and (ii)&nbsp;no &#147;reportable events&#148; within the meaning of Item 304(a)(1)(v)&nbsp;of Regulation S-K.</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;">The Company provided KPMG with a copy of disclosures it is making in this Form&nbsp;8-K/A and requested that KPMG furnish a letter addressed to the Securities and Exchange Commission stating whether or not it agrees with the statements made herein. A copy of KPMG&#146;s letter dated April&nbsp;12, 2016 is filed as Exhibit&nbsp;16.1 to this report.</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;">(b)&nbsp; During the two most recent years ended December&nbsp;31, 2015 and 2014, and the subsequent interim period through April&nbsp;6, 2016, the Company has not consulted with EY regarding either (i)&nbsp;the application of accounting principles to a specified transaction, either completed or proposed, or the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on the Company&#146;s financial statements, and no written or oral advice was provided to the Company by EY that EY concluded was an important factor considered by the Company in reaching a decision as to any accounting, auditing, or financial reporting issue; or (ii)&nbsp;any matter that was the subject of a disagreement, as that term is defined in Item 304(a)(1)(iv)&nbsp;of Regulation S-K, or other reportable event of the types described in Item 304(a)(1)(v)&nbsp;of Regulation S-K.</font></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">SIGNATURE</font></u></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;">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 style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">April&nbsp;12, 2016</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Ladies and Gentlemen:</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">We were previously principal accountants for McEwen Mining Inc. (the &#147;Company&#148;) and, under the date of March&nbsp;11, 2016, we reported on the consolidated financial statements of the Company as of and for each of the years in the three-year period ended December&nbsp;31, 2015, and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December&nbsp;31, 2015. On November&nbsp;30, 2015, we were notified that the Company approved the engagement of Ernst&nbsp;&amp; Young LLP (&#147;EY&#148;) as its principal accountant for the year ending December&nbsp;31, 2016 and that the auditor-client relationship with KPMG LLP will cease upon completion of the audit of the Company&#146;s consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2015, and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December&nbsp;31, 2015, and the issuance of our reports thereon. On March&nbsp;11, 2016, we completed our audits and the auditor-client relationship ceased on April 16, 2016 when we were dismissed by the Board of Directors of the Company. We have read the Company&#146;s statements included under Item 4.01 of its Form&nbsp;8-K/A proposed to be filed on April&nbsp;12, 2016, and we agree with such statements, except that we are not in a position to agree or disagree with the Company&#146;s statements that during the two most recent years ended December&nbsp;31, 2015 and 2014, and the subsequent interim period through April&nbsp;6, 2016, the Company has not consulted with EY regarding either (i)&nbsp;the application of accounting principles to a specified transaction, either completed or proposed, or the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on the Company&#146;s financial statements, or that no written or oral advice was provided to the Company by EY that EY concluded was an important factor considered by the Company in reaching a decision as to any accounting, auditing, or financial reporting issue; or (ii)&nbsp;any matter that was subject of a disagreement, as that term is defined in Item 304(a)(1)(iv)&nbsp;of Regulation S-K, or other reportable event of the types described in Item 304(a)(1)(v)&nbsp;of Regulation S-K.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Very truly yours,</font></p>
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