Coeur Appoints Linda L. Adamany to Board of Directors; Kevin S. Crutchfield Nominated for Election to the Board

Coeur d′Alene Mines Corporation (the 'Company? or 'Coeur?)(NYSE:
CDE) (TSX: CDM) today announced that Linda L. Adamany has been appointed
to the Company′s Board of Directors as well as the Audit Committee and
the Environmental, Health, Safety and Social Responsibility (EHSSR)
Committee of the Board, effective March 11, 2013. In addition, Kevin S.
Crutchfield has been nominated for election to the Board at the
Company′s 2013 annual meeting of shareholders to be held May 14, 2013.
Upon his election, Mr. Crutchfield is expected to be appointed to the
Compensation Committee and the EHSSR Committee.

Ms. Adamany is a member of the Board of Directors of AMEC plc, a
multinational company that provides design, consulting and project
management services for the natural resources, nuclear, clean energy,
water and environmental sectors.

'We are pleased to have Linda join Coeur′s Board of Directors,? said
Robert E. Mellor, Coeur′s Chairman of the Board. 'With her 35 years′
experience in global industries, including as an executive and a
director, Ms. Adamany brings to the Board leadership, financial and
accounting expertise, familiarity with both business line and functional
support areas and public company board experience.?

Mr. Crutchfield is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Alpha Natural
Resources, Inc., a global coal company and the world′s third largest
metallurgical coal supplier.

'Kevin brings 25 years of mining industry experience to the Board and we
feel fortunate to have him join us,? Mellor said. 'Kevin brings to the
board significant experience in corporate leadership, financial and
operational management, government and regulatory oversight, health and
safety management, and industry expertise through his various executive
roles in global natural resource businesses, in addition to experience
in public company board leadership.?

Additional Information on Linda L. Adamany

Ms. Adamany is a member of the board of directors of AMEC plc, an
engineering, project management and consultancy company, since October
2012; member of the board of directors of National Grid plc, an
electricity and gas generation, transmission and distribution company,
from November 2006 to November 2012. Ms. Adamany served at BP plc in
several capacities from July 1980 until her retirement in August 2007,
most recently from April 2005 to August 2007 as a member of the
five-person Refining & Marketing Executive Committee responsible for
overseeing the day-to-day operations and human resource management of BP
plc′s Refining & Marketing segment, a $45 billion business at the time.
Ms. Adamany also served BP plc as Executive Assistant to the Group Chief
Executive from October 2002 to March 2005 and Chief Executive, BP
Shipping from October 1999 to September 2002. Ms. Adamany is a CPA and
holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a major in
Accounting, awarded Magna cum Laude from John Carroll University.

Additional Information on Kevin S. Crutchfield

Mr. Crutchfield is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Alpha
Natural Resources, Inc. (NYSE:ANR). He has been with Alpha Natural
Resources since its formation in 2003, serving as Executive
Vice-President, President, Director, Chief Executive Officer and most
recently the additional responsibility of Chairman. Mr. Crutchfield is a
25-year coal industry veteran with technical, operating and executive
management experience and is currently the Vice Chairman of the National
Mining Association and the American Coalition for Clean Coal
Electricity. Prior to joining Alpha, he was President of Coastal Coal
Co., LLC and Vice President of El Paso Corp. From 2000 to 2001, he
served as President and CEO of AMVEST Minerals Corp. and President of
the parent company, AMVEST Corp. Earlier in his career, he held senior
management positions at Pittston Coal Co. and Cyprus Amax Coal Co,
including a period in Australia as Chairman of Cyprus Australia Coal
Corporation.

About Coeur

Coeur d'Alene Mines Corporation is the largest U.S.-based primary silver
producer and a growing gold producer. The Company has four precious
metals mines in the Americas generating strong production, sales and
cash flow in continued robust metals markets. Coeur produces from its
wholly owned operations: the Palmarejo silver-gold mine in Mexico, the
San Bartolom? silver mine in Bolivia, the Rochester silver-gold mine in
Nevada and the Kensington gold mine in Alaska. The Company also owns a
non-operating interest in a low-cost mine in Australia, and conducts
ongoing exploration activities in Mexico, Argentina, Nevada, Alaska and
Bolivia.

Coeur d′Alene Mines Corporation

Wendy Yang, 208-665-0345

Vice
President, Investor Relations

or

Stefany Bales, 208-667-8263

Director,
Corporate Communications

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