Coeur d′Alene Mines Invests in International Northair Mines Ltd

Coeur d′Alene Mines Corporation ('Coeur?) (NYSE: CDE) (TSX: CDM)
announced that it subscribed by way of an agreement with International
Northair Mines Ltd. ('Northair?) (TSXV: INM) for the sale to Coeur of
10,750,000 units of Northair ('Units?) at a purchase price of C$0.28 per
unit, for total consideration of C$3,010,000, as part of a private
placement transaction of Northair issuing in the aggregate 12,536,000
Units.

Each Unit consists of one previously unissued common share in Northair
(a 'Share?) and one-half of one Share purchase warrant of Northair (a
'Warrant?). Each whole Warrant entitles Coeur to acquire one Share at an
exercise price of C$0.40 at any time during the 18 months following the
closing of the transaction. The Warrants are subject to an accelerated
exercise provision if the share price of Northair closes at or above
$0.85 for 10 or more consecutive trading days.

With closing of the transaction, Coeur now owns and controls 10,750,000
Shares (representing approximately 13.1% of the issued and outstanding
Shares in Northair) and owns and controls 10,750,000 Warrants
(representing approximately 85.7% of the issued and outstanding Warrants
in Northair). On a fully-diluted basis, this represents ownership and
control of 18.2% of all the issued and outstanding Shares of Northair.

Northair is a mineral exploration company engaged in the acquisition and
development of gold and silver properties in Mexico. Northair is
currently drilling its La Cigarra and Sierra Rosario projects in Mexico.

About Coeur

Coeur d′Alene Mines Corporation is the largest U.S.-based primary silver
producer and a growing gold producer. The Company has three new, large
precious metals mines generating significantly higher production, sales
and cash flow in continued strong metals markets. In 2011, Coeur
realized the first full year of production and cash flow from all three
of its new, 100%-owned mines: the San Bartolom? silver mine in Bolivia,
the Palmarejo silver-gold mine in Mexico, and the Kensington gold mine
in Alaska. In addition, the Company began producing silver and gold from
its long-time Rochester in Nevada in the fourth quarter of 2011. The
Company also owns a non-operating interest in a low-cost mine in
Australia, and conducts ongoing exploration activities near its
operations in Argentina, Mexico, Alaska and Nevada. Additional
information can be accessed through the Company′s website at www.coeur.com.

Coeur d′Alene Mines

Stefany Bales, 208-667-8263

Director
of Corporate Communications

or

Tom Angelos, 208-665-0337

Senior
Vice President & Chief Compliance Officer