McEwen Mining New Financial Management Appointments

TORONTO, Dec. 15, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- McEwen Mining Inc. (NYSE: MUX ) (TSX: MUX ) is pleased to announce that Andrew Elinesky has been promoted to Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer, and Andrew Iaboni has been promoted to Vice President, Finance.

“I’m delighted to announce these two key appointments. Andrew Elinesky and Andrew Iaboni bring a great deal of knowledge and experience about our current and future operations, a strong work ethic, and technical financial expertise necessary for these demanding finance positions,” said Rob McEwen, Chairman and Chief Owner.

Mr. Elinesky currently serves as Vice President, Argentina with responsibility for administrative and financial oversight of the San José Mine, as well as exploration and development of our other Argentine assets. Mr. Elinesky holds CPA, CGA and FCCA (UK) designations and received a Bachelor of Science degree in Applied Accounting from Oxford Brookes University.  He has worked in progressively senior roles within McEwen Mining as Accounting Manager for US Gold Inc. from 2008 to 2010 and then Corporate Controller for Minera Andes Inc. from 2010 to 2012 prior to the merger of those companies to form McEwen Mining in 2012.  Prior to working for the Company and its predecessors, Mr. Elinesky worked in the United Kingdom for various multi-national companies including MCI WorldCom, Penspen Ltd., HJ Heinz Ltd and SafetyKleen UK Ltd.

Mr. Iaboni has been a part of the McEwen Mining team since 2010, taking on progressively more senior roles, and since 2013 has been serving as Corporate Controller. Mr. Iaboni started his professional career with Ernst & Young LLP in 2004, followed by serving as the Finance Manager for Central Sun Mining between 2007 and 2009, before joining McEwen Mining. Mr. Iaboni holds a CPA, CA designation and graduated with distinction from the University of Toronto with a Bachelor of Commerce degree.

ABOUT MCEWEN MINING ( www.mcewenmining.com )

McEwen Mining has an ambitious goal of qualifying for inclusion in the S&P 500 index by creating a high growth gold and silver producer focused in the Americas. McEwen Mining's principal assets consist of the San José Mine in Santa Cruz, Argentina (49% interest), the El Gallo Mine and El Gallo Silver project in Sinaloa, Mexico, the Gold Bar project in Nevada, USA, and the Los Azules copper project in San Juan, Argentina.

McEwen Mining has total of 300 million shares outstanding. Rob McEwen, Chairman and Chief Owner, owns 25% of the Company.

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