TORONTO, ONTARIO–(Marketwired – Aug. 30, 2013) – McEwen Mining Inc. (NYSE:MUX)(TSX:MUX) announces that the technical report titled “Resource Estimate for the El Gallo Complex, Sinaloa State, Mexico” dated June 30, 2013 has been filed under the company’s profile on SEDAR (www.sedar.com) pursuant to the requirements of Canadian National Instrument 43-101 and is also available on the company’s website – www.mcewenmining.com. The technical report, prepared by John Read , CPG, McEwen Mining’s Senior Consultant, and Luke Willis , P.Geo, McEwen Mining’s Director, Resource Modeling, includes the updated resource estimates previously announced by the company in a press release dated July 17, 2013 and August 7, 2013. Mr. Read and Mr. Willis are both Qualified Persons as defined in Canadian National Instrument 43-101 and have reviewed and approved the contents of this news release.
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, profitable, 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 August 6, 2013. Rob McEwen , Chairman and Chief Owner, owns 25% of the shares of the Company.
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