Ian Ball Promoted to President of McEwen Mining

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - Sep 13, 2013) - McEwen Mining Inc. (NYSE:MUX) (TSX:MUX) is pleased to announce the promotion of Ian Ball from Senior Vice President to President of the company. Ian has been with the company since late 2005 and has been instrumental in advancing the development of our Mexican assets. In particular, the discovery of El Gallo 2 silver deposit and restarting of El Gallo 1 gold mine and its current expansion. All work has been completed under budget and on schedule.

"It is my pleasure to announce Ian's promotion to President. This is a well earned promotion. Having worked closely with him since 2004, I have watched him grow into a capable leader of both people and projects. I believe this is a timely promotion as McEwen Mining will be entering into an exciting period of growth," stated Rob McEwen, Chairman and Chief Owner.

About McEwen Mining (www.mcewenmining.com)

The goal of McEwen Mining is to qualify for inclusion in the S&P 500 by creating a high growth gold producer focused in the Americas. McEwen Mining's principal assets consist of the San José mine in Santa Cruz, Argentina (49% interest); the El Gallo 1 mine and El Gallo 2 project in Sinaloa, Mexico; the Gold Bar project in Nevada, US; the Los Azules project in San Juan, Argentina and a large portfolio of exploration properties in Argentina, Mexico and Nevada.

McEwen Mining has 297,114,359 shares issued and outstanding at September 13, 2013. Rob McEwen, Chairman and Chief Owner, owns 25% of the shares of the Company (assuming all outstanding Exchangeable Shares are exchanged for an equivalent amount of Common Shares).

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