Coeur d'Alene Mines Announces Appointment of Managing Director for Australian Subsidiary

COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho, Feb. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Coeur d'Alene Mines Corporation , the world's largest primary silver producer and a growing gold producer, announced today the appointment today of Richard M. Weston to the position of Managing Director of CDE Australia Pty. Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Coeur based in Sydney, Australia.

Mr. Weston has over 30 years of mine development and operations experience in Australia, New Zealand, and Indonesia. Most recently, he was the General Manager for Barrick Australia Ltd.'s Cowal Gold Project in New South Wales. Mr. Weston was previously employed by Coeur as the General Manager of the company's Golden Cross mine in New Zealand from 1994 to 1998.

Dennis E. Wheeler, Coeur's Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer, stated, "We are delighted that Richard has decided to re-join Coeur as Managing Director of CDE Australia Pty. Ltd. He is a highly seasoned mining professional, having worked for several of the world's leading mining companies during his career. Coeur is actively seeking to build on its Australian presence that it established last year and, with Richard's leadership and presence, I am confident that we can maximize the value of our existing investments while building a pipeline of new Australian silver opportunities."

Coeur d'Alene Mines Corporation is the world's largest primary silver producer and a growing gold producer. The Company has mining interests in Alaska, Argentina, Australia, Bolivia, Chile, Nevada, and Idaho.

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