UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): December 5, 2011
Coeur d’Alene Mines Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| IDAHO |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
| 1-8641 (Commission File Number) |
| 82-0109423 (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 505 Front Ave., P.O. Box “I” Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, 83816 |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) |
(208) 667-3511
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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| Item 7.01. | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
Coeur d’Alene Mines Corporation (the “Company”) has been notified that Rye Patch Gold Corp. has challenged the Company’s ownership of a substantial portion of its unpatented claims at its Rochester property located in northern Nevada. On December 5, 2011, Coeur filed a legal complaint in Pershing County, Nevada asserting that its unpatented claims are valid and that it has a valid possessory interest in such claims. The complaint requests damages and an injunction preventing Rye Patch Gold from interfering with its claims.
The Company continues to review this matter and intends to vigorously defend its rights. The Company cannot predict the outcome of this matter, including legal outcomes and the likelihood of diminishment of its Rochester property package. However, the Company preliminarily estimates that the disputed claims may involve up to 20 percent of the Rochester property’s mineral reserves and a substantial amount of the property’s mineralized material.
At this time, operating activities at Rochester continue. Through the first nine months of 2011, Rochester produced approximately 1.0 million ounces of silver and 4,283 ounces of gold.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits: |
| Exhibit |
Description of Exhibit | |
| 99.1 | Press release issued by the Company on December 5, 2011. | |
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| Coeur d’Alene Mines Corporation | ||||||
| Date: December 5, 2011 | By: | /s/ Mitchell J. Krebs | ||||
| Name: | Mitchell J. Krebs | |||||
| Title: | President, Chief Executive Officer and Director | |||||
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EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit |
Description of Exhibit | |
| Number |
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| 99.1 | Press release issued by the Company on December 5, 2011. | |
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