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): February 13, 2012
Coeur d’Alene Mines Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| IDAHO | 1-8641 | 82-0109423 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(Commission File Number) |
(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)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instructions A.2 below):
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| Item 1.04. | Mine Safety – Reporting of Shutdowns and Patterns of Violations |
On February 13, 2012, Coeur Alaska, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Coeur d’Alene Mines Corporation and the operator of the Kensington mine located north of Juneau, Alaska, received an imminent danger order under section 107(a) of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977. The order alleged that an individual had been observed working in an elevated storage container without a ladder or stairs for entering and exiting the container. The order was subsequently terminated.
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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: April 11, 2012 | By: | /s/ Frank L. Hanagarne Jr. | ||||||
| Name: | Frank L. Hanagarne Jr. | |||||||
| Title: |
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | |||||||
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