Coeur Plans to Nominate New Board Member.

COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho -- Coeur d'Alene Mines Corporation (NYSE:CDE)(TSX:CDM) announced today that it plans to nominate Sebastian Edwards, 53, to stand for election to the company's board of directors at the annual meeting of its stockholders on May 8, 2007.

Mr. Edwards is Henry Ford II Professor of International Business Economics at the Anderson Graduate School of Management at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). He has more than 30 years of varied experience in international finance and economics. In addition to his professorship at UCLA, he is Chairman of the Inter American Seminar on Economics; is a member of the Scientific Advisory Council of the Kiel Institute of World Economics in Germany; and is a research associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research. He is the author of numerous books and articles and regularly speaks before groups interested in world economic affairs.

Mr. Edwards previously served as Chief Economist for the World Bank for the Latin America and Caribbean Region and as President of the Latin American and Caribbean Economic Association. He also previously taught at IAE Universidad Austral in Argentina and at the Kiel Institute.

A native of Santiago, Chile, Mr. Edwards holds Ph.D and M.A. degrees in Economics from the University of Chicago and completed his undergraduate work at the Universidad Catolica in Chile.

Dennis E. Wheeler, Coeur's Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer, said, "With the depth and breadth of his international experience and his particular focus on South America - where Coeur has three major investments - we believe Sebastian will provide an added dimension to our board. We look forward to working with him and appreciate his decision to join the board."

Coeur d'Alene Mines Corporation is one of the world's leading primary silver producers and has a strong presence in gold. The company has mining interests in Alaska, Argentina, Australia, Bolivia, Chile, Nevada and Tanzania.

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