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NON-CONTROLLING INTERESTS (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands, $ in Billions |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12 Months Ended |
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Oct. 20, 2023 USD ($) shares | Oct. 11, 2023 USD ($) shares | Oct. 11, 2023 ARS ($) shares | Mar. 15, 2023 USD ($) shares | Feb. 23, 2023 USD ($) shares | Feb. 23, 2023 ARS ($) shares | Aug. 31, 2022 USD ($) $ / shares shares | Jun. 21, 2022 USD ($) $ / shares shares | Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($) shares | Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) shares | Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) shares | Oct. 10, 2023
Noncontrolling Interest |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Non-controlling interests |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 33,465 |  |
Deferred tax liability |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 40,572 | 155 |  |
Issuance of equity by subsidiary (Note 20) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 41,350 | $ 40,000 |
Net loss attributed to non-controlling interests |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (22,122) | (5,019) | (172) |
Derecognition of cash on the date of deconsolidation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 45,700 |  |  |
Derecognition of investments on the date of deconsolidation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 44,200 |  |  |
Derecognition of mineral property interests and plant and equipment on the date of deconsolidation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 171,900 |  |  |
Derecognition of accounts payable and accrued liabilities on the date of deconsolidation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7,900 |  |  |
McEwen Copper deconsolidation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 86,800 |  |  |
Gain on Deconsolidation of McEwen Copper |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 222,157 |  |  |
McEwen Copper |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Noncontrolling Interest |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Initial carrying amount of the equity investment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 383,968 |  |  |
Deferred tax liability |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 37,800 |  |  |
Noncontrolling Interest |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Noncontrolling Interest |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Issuance of equity by subsidiary (Note 20) |  |  |  | $ 75,500 |  |  |  |  |  | $ 23,707 | $ 14,949 |
Common Shares and Additional Paid-in Capital |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Noncontrolling Interest |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sale of flow-through shares (Note 13) (in shares) | shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,903,000 | 1,450,000 | 1,260,000 |
Issuance of equity by subsidiary (Note 20) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 109,900 | $ 17,643 | $ 25,051 |
McEwen Copper |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Noncontrolling Interest |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of ownership by company before private placement |  |  |  | 68.10% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage decrease of stock owned by parent of subsidiary's or equity investee |  |  |  | 16.20% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of ownership by company after private placement |  |  |  | 51.90% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
McEwen |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Noncontrolling Interest |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of shares of the company owned |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 47.70%
Company's non-redeemable non-controlling interests (as a percent) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 47.70%
McEwen | Nuton LLC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Noncontrolling Interest |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of shares of the company owned |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 14.50%
McEwen | Stellantis |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Noncontrolling Interest |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of shares of the company owned |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 19.40%
Series B Private Placement Offering - Tranche One |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Noncontrolling Interest |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of ownership by company before private placement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 81.40% |  |  |  |
Series B Private Placement Offering - Tranche Two |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Noncontrolling Interest |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Non-controlling interests |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7,600 |  |
Additional paid-in-capital |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7,400 |  |
Percentage of ownership by company before private placement |  |  |  |  |  |  | 76.09% |  |  |  |  |
Percentage decrease of stock owned by parent of subsidiary's or equity investee |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5.31% |  |  |  |
Percentage of ownership by company after private placement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 76.09% |  |  |  |
Series B Private Placement Offering - Tranche Two | McEwen Copper |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Noncontrolling Interest |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Shares sold by the subsidiary | shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,500,000 |  |  |  |
Share price | $ / shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 10.00 |  |  |  |
Gross proceeds from private placement offering |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 15,000 |  |  |  |
Company's non-redeemable non-controlling interests (as a percent) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 23.91% |  |  |  |
Series B Private Placement Offering - Third and final Tranche |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Noncontrolling Interest |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Non-controlling interests |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 16,100 |  |
Additional paid-in-capital |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 10,800 |  |
Percentage decrease of stock owned by parent of subsidiary's or equity investee |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7.96% |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of ownership by company after private placement |  |  |  |  |  |  | 68.13% |  |  |  |  |
Series B Private Placement Offering - Third and final Tranche | McEwen Copper |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Noncontrolling Interest |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Shares sold by the subsidiary | shares |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,685,000 |  |  |  |  |
Share price | $ / shares |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 10.00 |  |  |  |  |
Gross proceeds from private placement offering |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 26,900 |  |  |  |  |
Company's non-redeemable non-controlling interests (as a percent) |  |  |  |  |  |  | 31.87% |  |  |  |  |
Stellantis Private Placement | McEwen |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Noncontrolling Interest |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sale of flow-through shares (Note 13) (in shares) | shares |  | 1,900,000 | 1,900,000 |  | 2,850,000 | 2,850,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Gross proceeds from private placement offering |  |  |  |  | $ 108,000 | $ 20.9 |  |  |  |  |  |
Stellantis Secondary Transaction | McEwen |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Noncontrolling Interest |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sale of flow-through shares (Note 13) (in shares) | shares |  |  |  |  | 1,250,000 | 1,250,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Gross proceeds from private placement offering |  | $ 119,600 | $ 42.0 |  | $ 47,400 | $ 9.1 |  |  |  |  |  |
Nuton LOI | McEwen | Nuton LLC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Noncontrolling Interest |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sale of flow-through shares (Note 13) (in shares) | shares | 152,615 |  |  | 350,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gross proceeds from private placement offering | $ 4,000 |  |  | $ 6,600 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Nuton Secondary LOI | McEwen | Nuton LLC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Noncontrolling Interest |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sale of flow-through shares (Note 13) (in shares) | shares | 232,000 |  |  | 1,250,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gross proceeds from private placement offering | $ 6,000 |  |  | $ 23,400 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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