Document and Entity Information	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013	Nov. 04, 2013
Document and Entity Information
Entity Registrant Name	McEwen Mining Inc.
Entity Central Index Key	0000314203
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Sep. 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		264,295,775
Exchangeable Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		32,863,584
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2013
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3