The

Difference

PROSPECTORS &

DEVELOPERS

ASSOCIATION

OF CANADA

PDAC 2024

March 3 - 6, 2024

Cautionary Statement

This presentation and the information included herein do not constitute an offer to buy or the solicitation of an offer to subscribe for or to buy any of the securities described herein, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction.

This presentation contains certain forward-looking statements and information, including "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 ("Forward-looking Statements"). The Forward-looking Statements are intended to be subject to the safe harbor provided by Section 27a of the Securities Act of 1933, Section 21e of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The Forward-looking Statements express, as at the date of this presentation, McEwen Mining Inc. (the "Company") estimates, forecasts, projections, expectations or beliefs as to future events and results. Forward-looking Statements are necessarily based upon a number of estimates and assumptions that, while considered reasonable by management, are inherently subject to significant business, economic and competitive uncertainties, risks and contingencies. There can be no assurance that such statements and information will prove to be accurate. Therefore, actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements and information. Risks and uncertainties that could cause results or future events to differ materially from current expectations expressed or implied by the Forward-looking Statements include, but are not limited to, factors associated with fluctuations in the market price of precious metals, mining industry risks, political, economic, social and security risks associated with foreign operations, the ability of the corporation to receive or receive in a timely manner permits or other approvals required in connection with operations, risks associated with the construction of mining operations and commencement of production and the projected costs thereof, risks related to litigation, the state of the capital markets, environmental risks and hazards, uncertainty as to calculation of mineral resources and reserves, risk of delisting from a public exchange, and other risks. Readers should not place undue reliance on Forward-looking Statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. The Company undertakes no obligation to reissue or update Forward-looking Statements as a result of new information or events after the date hereof, except as required by law. See McEwen Mining's Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023, the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2023, June 30, 2023, September 30, 2023 and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), under the caption "Risk Factors", for additional information on risks, uncertainties and other factors relating to the Forward-looking Statements. All Forward-looking Statements made in this presentation are qualified by this cautionary statement. Unless otherwise stated, all currency information quoted in this presentation is in U.S. dollars.

The technical contents of this presentation, including reserves, have been reviewed and approved by William Shaver, COO; the exploration technical contents of this presentation including resources content have been reviewed and approved by Luke Willis, P. Geo., Director of Resource Modelling; all are Qualified Persons as defined by Canadian Securities Administrators National Instrument 43-101 "Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects".

Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC").We are subject to the reporting requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act") and applicable Canadian securities laws, and as a result, we have reported our mineral reserves and mineral resources according to two different standards. U.S. reporting requirements are governed by Item 1300 of Regulation S-K("S-K 1300"), as issued by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). Canadian reporting requirements for disclosure of mineral properties are governed by National Instrument 43-101 Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects ("NI 43-101"), as adopted from the definitions provided by the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum. Both sets of reporting standards have similar goals in terms of conveying an appropriate level of confidence in the disclosures being reported, but the standards embody slightly different approaches and definitions. All disclosure of mineral resources and mineral reserves in this report are reported in accordance with S-K 1300.

Investors should be aware that the estimation of measured resources and indicated resources involve greater uncertainty as to their existence and economic feasibility than the estimation of proven and probable reserves, and therefore investors are cautioned not to assume that all or any part of measured or indicated resources will ever be converted into S- K 1300 compliant reserves. The estimation of inferred resources involves far greater uncertainty as to their existence and economic viability than the estimation of other categories of resources. It is generally assumed that the majority of Inferred resources will be later upgraded to the Indicated or Measured categories with further exploration. Investors are cautioned not to assume that all or any part of inferred resources exist, or that they can be mined legally or economically.

MUX's Portfolio: Gold, Silver, Copper

McEwen Mining

Gold

Gold & Silver

McEwen Copper

Copper

Elder Creek

Nevada

Gold Bar Mine

Nevada

Fenix Project

Mexico

Los Azules

Argentina

Fox Mine Complex

Timmins, Canada

San José Mine

Argentina (49%)

MUX Escaping Hell

$25

$20

Cost of Missing Guidance

$15

Road to Redemption

$10

$5

Sept 2018 - Aug 2022

Sept 2022 - Present

$0

Sep-2021Mar-2022Sep-2022Mar-2023Sep-2023Mar-202

Sep-2018Mar-2019Sep-2019Mar-2020Sep-2020Mar-2021

Source: Bloomberg. Chart from Sep 2018 to Feb 29, 2024. Adjusted for a 10 for 1 consolidation July 2022.

MUX

Trading at a Big Discount

Based on The Sum of Its Parts @ Feb 29, 2024

MUX's Assets

Range of Estimated Value Per MUX Share1

Low

Mid

High

McEwen

Los

$4.533

$7.484

$20.785

Copper (48%)2

Azules

Royalty Portfolio

$0.696

$0.696

$0.696

Gold & Silver

$2.738

$5.467

$8.199

Total

$7.95

$13.63

$29.66

Notes

  1. McEwen Mining has 51M fully diluted shares, estimated by McEwen Mining management.
  2. McEwen Mining owns 47.7% of McEwen Copper which owns 100% of Los Azules and Elder Creek
  3. Josemaria purchase price was US$485 million. (US$485M x 0.5) / 51M
  4. McEwen Copper market value is US$800 million (US$800M x 47.7%) / 51M
  5. Filo Mining market capitalization US$2.12 billion. (US$2.12B x 0.5) / 51M (As of Feb 29, 2024)
  6. Royalties: 1.25% NSR on Los Azules and Elder Creek, plus three other royalties. Est. $35M / 51M
  7. Peer group (Jaguar Mining, Silvercorp, Fortitude, Endeavour Silver) average EV/GEO = US$1,589/GEO, MUX = $1,884/GEO
  8. 50% discount to peer group EV/GEO
  9. 50% premium to peer group EV/GEO

Current

Share Price

$6.14

2 Drivers of Value for MUX

Gold &

Copper

Silver

3 Existing Mines

1 Restart

Los Azules

Amongst the World´s Largest Copper Deposits

Chile & Peru Produce 40% of World's Annual Copper Production

Rank* PERU

Antamina Teck

6

Las Bambas MMG

8

Antapaccay Glencore

5

Cerro Verde Freeport-McMoRan

Taca Taca First Quantum

Escondida BHP/Rio Tinto 1

Lindero Fortuna Silver

MARA Yamana Glencore & Newmont

CHILE

Los Pelambres Antofagasta

11

Andina Codelco

Los Bronces Anglo American

11

San Juan

ARGENTINA

Legend

MINE

DEVELOPMENT

Josemaria Lundin Mining Filo del Sol Filo Mining (BHP) Pascua Lama Barrick Veladero Barrick/Shandong

Los Azules McEwen Copper

(MUX, Rio Tinto, Stellantis)

Altar Aldebaran Resources (S32)

El Pachón Glencore

*Rank based on 2021 top 20 largest copper mines in the world by production capacity. https://elements.visualcapitalist.com/the-largest-copper-mines-in-the-world-by-capacity/

MUX's Copper Unicorn McEwen Copper's Los Azules 2023 Mineral Resource Increase vs. 2017 Study

Los Azules 2023 Mineral Resources Estimate

Tonnes

Avg Cu Grade

Contained Metal

Indicated

1.2 B

0.40%

10.94 B lbs Cu

Inferred

4.5 B

0.31%

26.70 B lbs Cu

The 2023 PEA added 51 drillholes for 21,777 m to the database of the 2017 PEA. Coupled with an increase in the copper price used from $2.75 to $4.00/ lb, it resulted in an improved resource model in each category:

Increased Tonnage:

+28% Indicated

&

+69% Inferred

Increased

Contained Cu:

+7.3% Indicated

&

+38.3% Inferred

Since the Dec 2022 database cut off to the end of the June 2023 drilling season, 30,023 meters from 110 additional holes are available to be included in the next resource model update.

Los Azules Copper Is Equivalent to a Giant Gold Deposit1

Using prices2 of $2,043/ oz gold & $3.81 / lb copper

Value of 1 oz gold = 536 lbs copper

Copper

Gold Equivalent

37.6 Billion lbs

Total Resources

70 Million oz

321 Million lbs

Avg Annual Cathode Production

600,000 oz

$1.07/ lb

Production Cash Costs

$574/ oz

PEA Headline Numbers

$2.5 Billion

Initial Capex

3.2 Years

Payback Period

27 Years

Mine Life (mining only 1/3 of the resource)

$2.7 Billion

After Tax NPV (8%)

21.2 %

IRR

1 - Based on June 2023 PEA @ $3.75 / lb Copper. 2- As of Feb 29, 2024.

Los Azules Is BIG!

World's 8th Largest Undeveloped Copper Project

(based on the 2017 PEA resource estimate, significantly expanded since then)

Project

Country

Majority Owner

Development Status

Geology

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

Pebble

United States

Resolution

United States

La Granja

Peru

Kerr-Sulphurets-Mitchell (KSM)

Canada

Nueva Union

Chile

Tampakan

Philippines

El Pachon

Argentina

Los Azules

Argentina

Northern Dynasty Minerals Rio Tinto

Rio Tinto

Seabridge Gold

Teck Resource/Newmont Sagittarius

Glencore

McEwen Copper

Preliminary Economic Assessment

Porphyry, Supergene Copper

Feasibility Study

Porphyry

Advanced Exploration

Porphyry

Prefeasibility Study

Porphyry, Skarn

Prefeasibility Study

Porphyry

Feasibility Study

Porphyry

Advanced Exploration

Porphyry

Preliminary Economic Assessment

Porphyry, Supergene Copper

9

Twin Metals Minnesota

United States

Antofagasta

Prefeasibility Study

Magmatic Sulfide

10

Frieda River

Papua New Guinea Guangdong Rising

Feasibility Study

Epithermal, Porphyry

Mining Intelligence 2022 https://www.mining.com/featured-article/ranked-worlds-top-10-copper-mining-projects-2022/

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