TORONTO, ONTARIO -- (Marketwire) -- 11/22/12 -- McEwen Mining Inc. ("McEwen Mining") (NYSE:MUX)(TSX:MUX) announces that in connection with its ongoing rights offering it has extended the time period for which holders of MUX.RT are able to use the subscription agent (Computershare Trust Company N.A.) to sell such rights to 11:00 a.m. (EST) on Thursday, November 29, 2012. There is no change to the expiry of the rights offering which remains 5:00 PM (EST) on December 4, 2012.

In order to provide holders of the MUX.RT subscription rights additional time to use the subscription agent to sell their MUX.RT subscription rights the time period has been extended for delivering such holders' duly executed subscription rights certificate, with appropriate instructions, to Computershare Trust Company N.A. to 11:00 a.m. (EST) on Thursday, November 29, 2012, from the previous deadline of 11:00 a.m. (EST) on November 23, 2012. This extension is being provided due to the delay by certain intermediaries in providing rights offering materials in a timely fashion.

If you are a holder of MAQ.RT (Exchangeable Shares) subscription rights this announcement does not impact you.

As previously announced, the Rights Offerings will continue to remain open until 5:00 p.m. (EST) on December 4, 2012. Holders of both MUX.RT and MAQ.RT subscription rights will need to exercise their subscription rights prior to that time and date.

ABOUT MCEWEN MINING (www.mcewenmining.com)

The goal of McEwen Mining is to qualify for inclusion in the S&P 500 by 2015 by creating a high quality, high growth, low-cost, mid-tier gold producer focused in the Americas. McEwen Mining's principal assets consist of the San Jose mine in Santa Cruz, Argentina (49% interest); the El Gallo complex in Sinaloa, Mexico; the Gold Bar project in Nevada, US; the Los Azules Copper project in San Juan, Argentina and a large portfolio of exploration properties in Argentina, Nevada and Mexico.

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