Coeur Announces Promotion of Stuart O'Brien to General Manager of San Bartolome Mine.

COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho -- Coeur d'Alene Mines Corporation (NYSE:CDE) (TSX:CDM) (ASX:CXC) today announced the appointment of Stuart O'Brien as General Manager for the Company's San Bartolome in Bolivia, Coeur's largest silver producer and the largest pure silver mine in the world.

Mr. O'Brien was most recently General Manager at the Cerro Bayo Mine in Chile prior to being named interim Technical Services Manager at San Bartolome in March of this year. Prior to joining Coeur in 2008, he worked for Minera Hecla (Venezuela); Crew Development Corporation (Greenland); and Gulf-International Minerals (Tajikistan) as well as several mines in Australia. Stuart received his Bachelor degree in Mining Engineering from the University of New South Wales. He and his wife make their home in Potosi, Bolivia.

About Coeur

Coeur d'Alene Mines Corporation is one of the world's leading silver companies and also a significant gold producer. Coeur, which has no silver production hedged, will see its first full year of production this year at the world's largest pure silver mine - San Bartolome in Bolivia - and is now in production at its newest operation - the Palmarejo silver/gold mine in Mexico. The Company also operates underground mines in southern Chile and Argentina and one surface mine in Nevada; and owns non-operating silver interest a low-cost mine in Australia. The Company also owns a major gold project - Kensington in Alaska - and conducts exploration activities in Argentina, Chile and Mexico. Coeur common shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol CDE, the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol CDM, and its CHESS Depositary Interests are traded on the Australian Securities Exchange under symbol CXC.

Cautionary Statement

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of securities legislation in the United States, Canada, and Australia, including statements regarding anticipated operating results. Such statements are subject to numerous assumptions and uncertainties, many of which are outside the control of Coeur. Operating, exploration and financial data, and other statements in this presentation are based on information that Coeur believes is reasonable, but involve significant uncertainties affecting the business of Coeur, including, but not limited to, future gold and silver prices, costs, ore grades, estimation of gold and silver reserves, mining and processing conditions, construction schedules, currency exchange rates, and the completion and/or updating of mining feasibility studies, changes that could result from future acquisitions of new mining properties or businesses, the risks and hazards inherent in the mining business (including environmental hazards, industrial accidents, weather or geologically related conditions), regulatory and permitting matters, risks inherent in the ownership and operation of, or investment in, mining properties or businesses in foreign countries, as well as other uncertainties and risk factors set out in filings made from time to time with the SEC, the Canadian securities regulators, and the Australian Securities Exchange, including, without limitation, Coeur's reports on Form 10-K and Form 10-Q. Actual results, developments and timetables could vary significantly from the estimates presented. Readers are cautioned not to put undue reliance on forward-looking statements. Coeur disclaims any intent or obligation to update publicly such forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Additionally, Coeur undertakes no obligation to comment on analyses, expectations or statements made by fourth parties in respect of Coeur, its financial or operating results or its securities.