CDE Coeur Mining Inc

Coeur Announces Public Offering COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho, Nov. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Coeur d'Alene Mines Corporation (NYSE:CDE) announced today that it will be filing a preliminary prospectus supplement with the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to a proposed public offering of 25,000,000 shares of its common stock. Coeur has also granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 3,750,000 shares of common stock at the public offering price to cover over allotments, if any. CIBC World Markets and JPMorgan are acting as joint book-running managers for the common stock offering with Bear Stearns & Co., Inc. and Harris Nesbitt acting as co-managers. A copy of the prospectus related to the offering can be obtained, when available, from CIBC World Markets Corp., 417 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10016, by fax at 212-667-6136 or by e-mail at , or J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., Prospectus Department, One Chase Manhattan Plaza, Floor 5B, New York, NY 10081, Ph. 212-552-5164. The company currently intends to use the proceeds of the offering to fund accelerated exploration and development at the Cerro Bayo and Martha mine properties, the expansion program at Silver Valley, definition drilling at Kensington to upgrade the reserve and mine life beyond current levels, potential acquisition of new mining projects or companies and/or general corporate purposes. Coeur d'Alene Mines Corporation is the world's largest primary silver producer, as well as a significant, low-cost producer of gold. The Company has mining interests in Nevada, Idaho, Alaska, Argentina, Chile and Bolivia. This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of any offer to buy the securities described above, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state in which such an offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of such a state. Contact: Tony Ebersole Director of Investor Relations 208-665-0335 Cautionary Statement This document contains numerous forward-looking statements relating to the Company's silver and gold mining business. Such statements are subject to numerous assumptions and uncertainties, many of which are outside the Company's control. Operating, exploration and financial data, and other statements in this document are based on information the Company believes reasonable, but involve significant uncertainties as to future gold and silver prices, costs, ore grades, estimation of gold and silver reserves, mining and processing conditions, the completion and/or updating of mining feasibility studies, changes that could result from the Company's future acquisition 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 the Company's filings from time to time with the SEC, including, without limitation, the Company's reports on Form 10-K and Form 10-Q. Actual results and timetables could vary significantly from the estimates presented. Readers are cautioned not to put undue reliance on forward-looking statements. The Company disclaims any intent or obligation to update publicly these forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. DATASOURCE: Coeur d'Alene Mines Corporation CONTACT: Tony Ebersole, Director of Investor Relations of Coeur d'Alene Mines Corporation, +1-208-665-0335 Web site: http://www.coeur.com/

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