Document and Entity Information	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013	Aug. 06, 2013
Document and Entity Information
Entity Registrant Name	McEwen Mining Inc.
Entity Central Index Key	0000314203
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Jun. 30, 2013
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		262,997,768
Exchangeable Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		34,116,591
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2013
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2