THE COMPANY	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
THE COMPANY
THE COMPANY	NOTE 1 THE COMPANY McEwen Mining Inc. (the “Company”) was organized under the laws of the State of Colorado on July 24, 1979. The Company is engaged in the exploration, development, production and sale of gold and silver. On January 24, 2012, the Company changed its name from U.S. Gold Corporation to McEwen Mining Inc. after the completion of the acquisition of Minera Andes Inc. by way of a statutory plan of arrangement under the laws of the Province of Alberta, Canada. The Company operates in Argentina, Mexico, the United States, and Canada. It owns a 49% interest in Minera Santa Cruz S.A. (“MSC”), owner of the producing San José silver-gold mine in Santa Cruz, Argentina, which is operated by the majority owner of the joint venture, Hochschild Mining plc. It owns and operates the El Gallo 1 mine in Sinaloa, Mexico and the Black Fox Complex in Timmins, Ontario, Canada. In addition, the Company owns the Los Azules copper deposit in San Juan, Argentina, the El Gallo 2 project in Sinaloa, Mexico, the Gold Bar project in Nevada in the United States, and a portfolio of exploration properties in Argentina, Mexico, Nevada, and Timmins.

THE COMPANY

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

NOTE 1 THE COMPANY

McEwen Mining Inc. (the “Company”) was organized under the laws of the State of Colorado on July 24, 1979. The Company is engaged in the exploration, development, production and sale of gold and silver. On January 24, 2012, the Company changed its name from U.S. Gold Corporation to McEwen Mining Inc. after the completion of the acquisition of Minera Andes Inc. by way of a statutory plan of arrangement under the laws of the Province of Alberta, Canada.

The Company operates in Argentina, Mexico, the United States, and Canada. It owns a 49% interest in Minera Santa Cruz S.A. (“MSC”), owner of the producing San José silver-gold mine in Santa Cruz, Argentina, which is operated by the majority owner of the joint venture, Hochschild Mining plc. It owns and operates the El Gallo 1 mine in Sinaloa, Mexico and the Black Fox Complex in Timmins, Ontario, Canada. In addition, the Company owns the Los Azules copper deposit in San Juan, Argentina, the El Gallo 2 project in Sinaloa, Mexico, the Gold Bar project in Nevada in the United States, and a portfolio of exploration properties in Argentina, Mexico, Nevada, and Timmins.