Coeur Recognized with Five Safety Awards

Coeur d′Alene Mines Corporation (NYSE:CDE)(TSX:CDM) today announced that
it has been recognized by the International Society of Mine Safety
Professionals (ISMSP) with five national and international safety awards
for its operations in North and South America.

The awards were presented this week at the Annual ISMSP Conference in
recognition of the safety milestones set at the Company′s Palmarejo Mine
in Mexico, the Rochester Mine in Nevada and Coeur′s exploration groups
in Chile, Argentina and Mexico. The awards are for the period through
December 31, 2011.

Safety Achievement Awards for 2011 operations
include:

• 
  Palmarejo Mine, Chihuahua, Mexico - 1,233,880 employee hours worked
  without a lost time accident.
  
• 
  Rochester Mine, Lovelock, Nevada - 4 years and 813,036 employee hours
  worked without a lost time accident.
  
• 
  Coeur South America Exploration, Santiago, Chile - 6 years and 532,354
  employee hours worked without a lost time accident.
  
• 
  Coeur Argentina Exploration, Gregores, Santa Cruz, Argentina - 3 years
  and 45,096 employee hours worked without a lost time accident.
  
• 
  Coeur Exploration, Temoris, Chihuahua, Mexico - 4 years and 213,465
  employee hours worked without a lost time accident.
  

'We are honored that the ISMSP has once again recognized Coeur for its
dedication to worker safety,? said Mitchell J. Krebs, Coeur′s President
and Chief Executive Officer. 'Nothing is more important to us than the
well-being of our workforce and we are committed to maintaining the
highest health and safety standards at all of our operations,? he said.

The International Society of Mine Safety Professionals is an
organization dedicated to promoting the development of health and safety
professionals throughout the international mining community. The
achievements in safety are awarded at the ISMSP annual professional
conference.

About Coeur

Coeur d'Alene Mines Corporation is the largest U.S.-based primary silver
producer and a growing gold producer. The Company built and commenced
production from three wholly owned, long-lived mines between 2008 and
2010: the San Bartolom? silver mine in Bolivia, the Palmarejo
silver-gold mine in Mexico and the Kensington gold mine in Alaska.
Further production has commenced from a new heap leach pad at Coeur's
long-time Rochester silver-gold mine in Nevada. The Company also owns
and operates the Martha silver-gold mine in Argentina and owns a
non-operating interest in a silver-base metal mine in Australia. Coeur
conducts ongoing exploration activities near and within its operating
properties in Argentina, Mexico, Alaska, Nevada and Bolivia. In
addition, Coeur owns strategic minority shareholdings in five silver
development companies in North and South America.

Coeur d′Alene Mines Corporation

Stefany Bales, 208-667-8263

Director
of Corporate Communications

www.coeur.com