McEwen Mining: CFO on Temporary Medical Leave

TORONTO, Jan. 11, 2022 - McEwen Mining Inc. (NYSE: MUX) (TSX: MUX) reports that Anna Ladd-Kruger, the Company's Chief Financial Officer, is temporarily on leave for health reasons. She is expected to return to regular duties in the near future. During Mrs. Ladd-Kruger's absence, other executive officers of the Company will assume her duties, including Segun Odunuga CPA, CA, MBA, Vice President, Corporate Controller, who will take responsibility for the management of the financial team and who will act as temporary principal financial officer until further notice.

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This news release contains certain forward-looking statements and information, including "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. See McEwen Mining's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020 and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, under the caption "Risk Factors", for additional information on risks, uncertainties and other factors relating to the forward-looking statements and information regarding the Company. All forward-looking statements and information made in this news release are qualified by this cautionary statement.

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ABOUT MCEWEN MINING
McEwen Mining is a diversified gold and silver producer and explorer focused in the Americas with operating mines in Nevada, Canada, Mexico and Argentina. It also has a large exposure to copper through its subsidiary McEwen Copper, owner of the giant Los Azules copper deposit in Argentina.

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