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SEC Comment Letter for Coeur Mining, Inc. (CDE) (CIK 0000215466) (CDE) — Dec 6, 2013

Coeur Mining, Inc. (CDE) (CIK 0000215466)
Date: Dec. 6, 2013 · CIK: 0000215466 · Accession: 0000000000-13-066662

Financial Reporting Regulatory Compliance Risk Disclosure

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Date
December 6, 2013
Author
/s/Tia L. Jenkins
Form
UPLOAD
Company
Coeur Mining, Inc. (CDE) (CIK 0000215466)

Letter

December 6, 2013 Via E -mail Peter C. Mitchell Chief Financial Officer Coeur Mining, Inc. 104 S. Michigan Ave., Suite 900 Chicago, IL 60603

Re: Coeur Mining, Inc. Form 10-K for the Year Ended December 31, 2012 Filed February 21 , 2013 Form 10 -Q for the Quarter Ended September 30, 2013 Filed November 6, 2013 File No. 001 -08641

Dear Mr. Mitchell :

We have reviewed your filing an d have the following comments. In some of our comments, we may ask you to provide us with information so we may better understand your disclosure.

Please respond to this letter within ten business days by amending your filing, by providing the requested information, or by advising us when you will pr ovide the requested response. If you do not believe our comments apply to your facts and circumstances or do not believe an amendment is appropriate, please tell us why in your response.

After reviewing any amendment to your filing and the information you provide in response to these comments, we may have additional comments.

Form 10 -K for the Year Ended December 31, 2012

Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, page 40 Liquidity and C apital Resources, page 54 Cash Provided by Operating Activities, page 55

1. We note your use of a non -GAAP measure disclosed as “ operating cash flow.” In future filings , please provide the disclosures required by Item 10(e) of Regulation S -K for thi s non-GAAP measure.

Peter C. Mitchell Coeur Mining, Inc. December 6, 2013 Page 2

Form 10 -Q for the Quarter Ended September 30, 2013

2. Your average realized prices for silver and gold were $21.06 per ounce and $1,329 per ounce in the third quarter 2013, respectively, which are significantly decreased from the average realize d prices of $30.92 per silver ounce and $1,665 per gold ounce in 2012. Please tell us whether you considered the decline in silver and gold prices to be a triggering event for mineral asset impairment testing pursuant to FASB ASC 360 -10-35- 21, and if so, please provide us with your impairment testing results for each mine considered. In your response, please tell us the estimated long -term silver and gold prices you used in your impairment testing in each of the mine.

We urge all persons who are responsible for the accuracy and adequacy of the disclosure in the filing to be certain that the filing includes the information the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and all applicable Exchange Act rules require. Since the compa ny and its management are in possession of all facts relating to a company’s disclosure, they are responsible for the accuracy and adequacy of the disclosures they have made.

In responding to our comments, please provide a written statement from the company acknowledging that:

 the company is responsible for the adequacy and accuracy of the disclosure in the filing;

 staff comments or changes to disclosure in response to staff comments do not foreclose the Commission from taking any action with respect to the filing; and

 the company may not assert staff comments as a defense in any proceeding initiated by the Commission or any person under the federal securities laws of the United States.

You may contact Suying Li at (202) 551 -3335 or Angela Halac at (202) 551 -3398 if you have questions regarding comments on the financial statements and related matters.

Sincerely,
/s/Tia L. Jenkins

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December 6, 2013

Via E -mail
Peter C. Mitchell
Chief Financial Officer
Coeur Mining, Inc.
104 S. Michigan Ave., Suite 900
Chicago, IL 60603

Re: Coeur Mining, Inc.
 Form 10-K for the Year Ended December 31, 2012
Filed February 21 , 2013
Form 10 -Q for the Quarter Ended September 30, 2013
Filed November 6, 2013
File No. 001 -08641

Dear Mr. Mitchell :

We have reviewed your filing an d have the following comments.  In some of our
comments, we may ask you to provide us with information so we may better understand your
disclosure.

Please respond to this letter within ten business days by amending your filing, by
providing the requested information, or by advising us when you will pr ovide the requested
response.   If you do not believe our comments apply to your facts and circumstances or do not
believe an amendment is appropriate, please tell us why in your response.

After reviewing any amendment to your filing and the information you provide in
response to these  comments, we may have  additional comments.

Form 10 -K for the  Year Ended December 31, 2012

Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations, page 40
Liquidity and C apital Resources, page 54
Cash Provided by Operating Activities, page 55

1. We note your use of a non -GAAP measure disclosed as “ operating cash flow.”  In future
filings , please provide the disclosures required by Item 10(e) of Regulation S -K for thi s
non-GAAP measure.

Peter C. Mitchell
Coeur Mining, Inc.
December 6, 2013
Page 2

 Form 10 -Q for the  Quarter Ended September 30, 2013

2. Your average realized prices for silver and gold were $21.06 per ounce and $1,329 per
ounce in the third quarter 2013, respectively, which are significantly decreased from the
average realize d prices of $30.92 per silver ounce and $1,665 per gold ounce in 2012.
Please tell us whether you considered the decline in silver and gold prices to be a
triggering event for mineral asset impairment testing pursuant to FASB ASC 360 -10-35-
21, and if so, please provide us with your impairment testing results for each mine
considered.  In your response, please tell us the estimated long -term silver and gold prices
you used in your impairment testing in each of the mine.

We urge all persons who are responsible for the accuracy and adequacy of the disclosure
in the filing to be certain that the filing includes the information the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 and all applicable Exchange Act rules require.   Since the compa ny and its management are
in possession of all facts relating to a company’s disclosure, they are responsible for the accuracy
and adequacy of the disclosures they have made.

In responding to our comments, please provide  a written statement from the company
acknowledging that:

 the company is responsible for the adequacy and accuracy of the disclosure in the filing;

 staff comments or changes to disclosure in response to staff comments do not foreclose
the Commission from  taking any action with respect to the filing; and

 the company may not assert staff comments as a defense in any proceeding initiated by
the Commission or any person under the federal securities laws of the United States.

You may contact Suying Li  at (202) 551 -3335 or Angela Halac  at (202) 551 -3398  if you
have questions regarding comments on the financial statements and related matters.

Sincerely,

/s/Tia L. Jenkins

Tia L. Jenkins
Senior Assistant Chief Accountant
Office of Beverages, Apparel , and
Mining