POWER OF ATTORNEY


KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS that the person whose signature appears below
hereby constitutes and appoints Jay W. Freedman, Arthur Bill, Thomas L. James
and Arden T. Phillips, or any one of them, such person's true and lawful
attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and revocation, for
such person and in such person's name, place and stead, to sign any Report on
Form 4 or Form 5, in any such case with respect to his or her beneficial
ownership of shares of Coeur d'Alene Mines Corporation common stock, $1.00 per
share par value ("Common Stock"), and to file the same with the Securities and
Exchange Commission and any exchange or similar system for trading on which the
Common Stock is or hereafter becomes listed or qualified for trading or quoting.



Dated: June 30, 2003



                                        /s/ James R. Arnold
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                                        (Signature)

                                        James R. Arnold
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                                        (Printed Name)

                                        V.P. Technical Services and Projects
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                                        (Title)