NATURE OF OPERATIONS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION (Details)	Sep. 30, 2023
Gold Bar
Nature of operations
Subsidiary ownership interest (as a percent)	100.00%
McEwen Copper Inc.
Nature of operations
Subsidiary ownership interest (as a percent)	51.90%
Minera Santa Cruz S.A.
Nature of operations
Subsidiary ownership interest (as a percent)	49.00%

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-Topic 808
-SubTopic 10
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (d)
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org//1943274/2147479402/808-10-50-1

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