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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>As filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on January 27, 2004 </FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN=RIGHT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Registration No.  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </FONT></P>


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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>UNITED STATES <BR>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION <BR>Washington, D.C. 20549 </FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>FORM S-8 <BR>REGISTRATION STATEMENT <BR>Under <BR>The Securities Act of
1933 </FONT></P>

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     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Coeur d'Alene Mines Corporation</FONT><HR WIDTH=40% SIZE=1 COLOR=BLACK NOSHADE></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD WIDTH=50% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Delaware</FONT><HR WIDTH=40% SIZE=1 COLOR=BLACK NOSHADE></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=50% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>59-0763055</FONT><HR WIDTH=40% SIZE=1 COLOR=BLACK NOSHADE></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(State or other jurisdiction of</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(IRS Employer Identification</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>incorporation or organization)</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Number)</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>400 Coeur d'Alene Mines Building, Post Office Box I</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>505 Front Avenue, Coeur D'Alene, Idaho 83814 </FONT><HR WIDTH=40% SIZE=1 COLOR=BLACK NOSHADE></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(Address of Principal Executive Offices including Zip Code)</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Coeur d'Alene Mines  Corporation 2003 Long-Term  Incentive Plan;  Executive  Compensation</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Program (Annual Incentive Plan and Long-Term Incentive Plan); Non-Employee Directors' Stock Option Plan </FONT><HR WIDTH=40% SIZE=1 COLOR=BLACK NOSHADE></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(Full title of plans)</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Dennis E. Wheeler</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Chairman and Chief Executive Officer</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Coeur d'Alene Mines Corporation</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>400 Coeur d'Alene Mines Building</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Post Office Box I</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>505 Front Avenue</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Coeur d'Alene Idaho 83814</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>208- 667-3511</FONT><HR WIDTH=40% SIZE=1 COLOR=BLACK NOSHADE></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Copies to: <BR>Arthur H. Bill, Esq. <BR>Foley &amp; Lardner <BR>3000 K Street, N.W.
(Suite 500) <BR>Washington, D.C. 20007 </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Pursuant to Rule 429 under the
Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement also relates to Registration Statement
No. 333-72524 </FONT></P>




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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>CALCULATION OF
REGISTRATION FEE </FONT></P>








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     <Td align=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Title of<BR>
Securities<BR>
to be<BR>
Registered</FONT><HR WIDTH=100% SIZE=1 COLOR=BLACK NOSHADE></Td>
     <Td align=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Amount<BR>
to be<BR>
registered (1)</FONT><HR WIDTH=100% SIZE=1 COLOR=BLACK NOSHADE></Td>
     <Td align=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Proposed Maximum<BR>
Offering Price<BR>
Per Share (2)</FONT><HR WIDTH=100% SIZE=1 COLOR=BLACK NOSHADE></Td>
     <Td align=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Proposed Maximum<BR>
Aggregate<BR>
Offering Price<BR>
(2)</FONT><HR WIDTH=100% SIZE=1 COLOR=BLACK NOSHADE></Td>
     <Td align=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Amount of<BR>
Registration<BR>
Fee</FONT><HR WIDTH=100% SIZE=1 COLOR=BLACK NOSHADE></Td></TR>
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     <TD WIDTH=30% ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Common Stock</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=19% ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>6,800,000</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=17% ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>$6.08</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=20% ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>$41,344,000</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=14% ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>$3,344.73</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>$1.00 par value</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>shares</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(1)&nbsp;&nbsp; Plus
an indeterminate number of shares of Common Stock that may be issuable by
          reason of stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions in accordance
          with Rule 416 under the Securities Act of 1933. (2)&nbsp;&nbsp; The amounts are based upon
          the average of the high and low sale prices for the Common Stock as reported on
          the New York Stock Exchange on January 23, 2004 and are used solely for the
          purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to paragraphs (c) and
          (h)(1) of Rule 457 under the Securities Act of 1933.  </FONT></P>

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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>PART I </FONT></H1>

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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>INFORMATION REQUIRED
IN PROSPECTUS  </FONT></H1>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>The information called for in Part I
of Form S-8 is not being filed with or included in this Form S-8 (by incorporation by
reference or otherwise) in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the &#147;SEC&#148;). </FONT></P>

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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>PART II </FONT></H1>

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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>INFORMATION REQUIRED
IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT </FONT></H1>

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<P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Item 3.&nbsp; <U>Incorporation of
Documents by Reference</U>. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
following documents previously filed by Coeur d&#146;Alene Mines Corporation (the
&#147;Company&#148;) (SEC File No. 1-8641) with the Securities and Exchange Commission
pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;) are
incorporated in this Registration Statement by reference and deemed to be a part hereof: </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;          The
Company&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,           2002;
..  </FONT></P>



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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;          The
Company&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March           31 (as amended),
June 30, and September 30, 2003; and  </FONT></P>



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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;          The
description of the Company&#146;s Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share           (the
&#147;Common Stock&#148;), contained in the Company&#146;s Registration
          Statement on Form S-1 in File No. 33-36645, as filed on August 31, 1990 under
          the Securities Act of 1933 (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;).  </FONT></P>



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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In
addition, all documents filed by the Company pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and
15(d) of the Exchange Act after the date of this Registration Statement and prior to the
filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered hereby
have been sold or which deregisters all such securities then remaining unsold, shall be
deemed to be incorporated in this Registration Statement by reference and to be a part
hereof from the date of filing of such documents; provided, however, that the documents
enumerated above or subsequently filed by the Company pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c),
14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act in each year during which the offering made by this
Registration Statement is in effect prior to the filing with the SEC of the Company&#146;s
Annual Report on Form 10-K covering such year shall not be deemed incorporated by
reference in this Registration Statement and shall not be a part hereof from and after the
filing of such Annual Report on Form 10-K. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Any
statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference
herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration
Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any subsequently filed
document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or
supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be
deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration
Statement. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
Company hereby undertakes to provide without charge to each person who has received a copy
of the prospectus to which this Registration Statement relates, upon the written or oral
request of any such person, a copy of any or all the documents that have been or may be
incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement, other than exhibits to such
documents (unless such exhibits are incorporated therein by reference). </FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Item 4. &nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Description
of Securities</U>.  </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not
Applicable. </FONT></P>



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<P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Item 5.  &nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Interests of
Named Experts and Counsel</U>. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not
Applicable. </FONT></P>


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<P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Item 6.  &nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Indemnification
of Directors and Officers</U>. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Under
Title 30, Section 30-1-5 of the Idaho Code and Article XIII of the Registrant&#146;s
By-Laws, the Registrant&#146;s directors and officers may be indemnified against certain
liabilities which they may incur in their capacities as such. The Registrant also has an
officers&#146; and directors&#146; liability insurance policy. Article XIII of the
Registrant&#146;s By-Laws provides as follows: </FONT></P>


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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a).&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The
corporation shall indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made
a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceedings, whether
civil, criminal, administrative, or investigative (other than an action by or in the
right of the corporation) by reason of the fact that he is or was a Director, officer,
employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the
corporation as a Director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation,
partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against expenses (including
attorneys&#146; fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and
reasonably incurred by him in connection with such action, suit or proceedings if he
acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the
best interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or
proceedings, had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful. The termination
of any action, suit or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, conviction, or upon a
plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not, of itself, create a presumption
that the person did not act in good faith and in a manner which he reasonably believed to
be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any
criminal action or proceeding, had reasonable cause to believe that his conduct was
unlawful.  </FONT></P>



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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b).&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;          The
corporation shall indemnify any person who was or is a party or is           threatened
to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or           suit by or
in the right of the corporation to procure a judgment in its favor by           reason of
the fact that he is or was a Director, officer, employee or agent of           the
corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a
          Director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint
          venture, trust or other enterprise against expenses (including attorneys&#146;          fees)
actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with the defense or
          settlement of such action or suit if he acted in good faith and in a manner he
          reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the
          corporation and except that no indemnification shall be made in respect of any
          claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be
          liable for negligence or misconduct in the performance of his duty to the
          corporation unless and only to the extent that the court in which such action
or           suit was brought shall determine upon application that, despite the
adjudication           of liability but in view of all circumstances of the case, such
person is fairly           and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses which
such court shall           deem proper.  </FONT></P>



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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c).&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;          To
the extent that a Director, officer, employee or agent of a corporation has
          been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any action, suit or
          proceeding referred to in subsections (a) or (b) hereof, or in defense of any
          claim, issue or matter therein, he shall be indemnified against expenses
          (including attorneys&#146; fees) actually and reasonably incurred by him in
          connection therewith.  </FONT></P>



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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d).&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Any
indemnification under subsections (a) or (b) of this section (unless ordered by a court)
shall be made by the corporation only as authorized in the specific case upon a
determination that indemnification of the Director, officer, employee or agent is proper
in the circumstances because he has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in
subsections (a) or (b). Such determination shall be made (1) by the Board of Directors by
a majority vote of a quorum consisting of Directors who were not parties to such action,
suit or proceeding, or (2) if such a quorum is not obtainable, or, even if obtainable a
quorum of disinterested Directors, so directs, by independent legal counsel in a written
opinion, or (3) by the shareholders.  </FONT></P>



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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e).&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;          Expenses
(including attorneys&#146; fees) incurred in defending a civil or           criminal
action, suit or proceeding be paid by the corporation in advance of the           final
disposition of such action, suit or proceeding as authorized in the manner
          provided in subsection (d) upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of
the           Director, officer, employee or agent to repay such amount unless it shall
          ultimately be determined that he is entitled to be indemnified by the
          corporation as authorized in this section.  </FONT></P>



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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(f).&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;          The
indemnification provided by this section shall not be deemed exclusive of           any
other rights to which those indemnified may be entitled under any by-law,
          agreement, vote of shareholders or disinterested Directors or otherwise, both
as           to action in his official capacity and as to action in another capacity
while           holding such office, and shall continue as to a person who has ceased to
be a           Director, officer, employee or agent and shall inure to the benefit of the
          heirs, executors and administrators of such a person.  </FONT></P>



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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(g).&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;          The
corporation may purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who           is
or was a Director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or           was
serving at the request of the corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust           or
other enterprise against any liability asserted against him and incurred by           him
in any such capacity or arising out of his status as such, whether or not           the
corporation would have the power to indemnify him against such liability           under
the provisions of this section; provided that banks, savings and loan
          associations and credit unions chartered under the laws of the State of Idaho
          may provide indemnification only by insurance.  </FONT></P>



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<P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Item 7.  &nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Exemption from
Registration Claimed</U>. </FONT></P>


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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not
Applicable. </FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Item 8. &nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Exhibits</U>.  </FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Exhibit <BR><U>Number</U> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Description</U> </FONT></P>

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<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>4(a)  </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=95%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Articles
of Incorporation of the Company and amendments thereto. (Incorporated
               herein by reference to Exhibit 3(a) to the Company&#146;s Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1988.) </FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=95%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Bylaws
of the Company and amendments thereto. (Incorporated herein by reference
               to Exhibit 3(b) to the Company&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
year ended December 31, 1988.) </FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=95%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>          Rights
Agreement, dated as of May 11, 1999, between the Company and ChaseMellon Shareholder
Services, LLC, as Rights Agent. (Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 1 to the
Company&#146;s Form 8-A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 12,
1999).</FONT></TD>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>5 </FONT></P>

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<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>4(d) </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=95%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>         2003
Long-Term Incentive Plan (Filed herewith.) </FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=95%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>          Executive
Compensation Program. (Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit           10(e) to the
Company&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended           December 31, 1989;
File No. 1- 8641.) </FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=95%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Long-Term
Incentive Plan, as amended on October 9, 2001. (Incorporated herein by
          reference to Exhibit 4(b) to the Company&#146;s Form S-8 filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on October 31, 2001). </FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=95%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>         1993
Annual Incentive Plan, as amended, and 1993 Long-Term Performance Plan, as
          amended. (Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10(jj) to the
          Company&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
1993.) </FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>4(h)  </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=95%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>         Non-Employee
Directors&#146; Stock Option Plan, as amended on October 9, 2001.           (Incorporated
herein by reference to Exhibit 4(d) to the Company&#146;s Form S-8 filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on October 31, 2001). </FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>5  </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=95%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Legal
opinion, dated January 27, 2004, of Foley &amp; Lardner,                             counsel
to the Company, as to the legality of shares offered.                            (Filed
herewith.)</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>23(a) </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=95%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>          Consent
of KPMG LLP. (Filed herewith.) </FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>23(b) </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=95%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>          Consent
of Foley &amp; Lardner. (Included in Exhibit 5 hereto.) </FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>24  </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=95%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Power
of Attorney. (Included on signature page of this Registration Statement.) </FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;          The
Company hereby undertakes:  </FONT></P>






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<TD WIDTH=95%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;          To
file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a
          post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:  </FONT>
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<TD WIDTH=90%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i)
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;           To include any prospectus required
by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act; </FONT>
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<TD WIDTH=90%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii)
To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the           effective
date of the  >Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment
thereof) which, individually, or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the
information set forth in the Registration Statement;  </FONT>
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<TD WIDTH=90%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;          To
include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not
          previously disclosed in the Registration Statement or any material change to
          such information in the Registration Statement;  </FONT>
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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Provided</U>,
<U>however</U>, that paragraphs (a)(i) and (a)(ii) do not apply if the information
required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in
periodic reports filed by the Company pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the
Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement. </FONT></P>

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<TD WIDTH=95%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;          That,
for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act,           each
such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration
          statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such
          securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering
          thereof.  </FONT>
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<TD WIDTH=95%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;          To
remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the
          securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the
          offering.  </FONT>
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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;          The
Company hereby undertakes that, for the purpose of determining any liability
          under the Securities Act, each filing of the Company&#146;s annual report
          pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that is
          incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a
          new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
          offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona
          fide offering thereof.  </FONT></P>



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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;          Insofar
as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may           be
permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Company
          pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Company has been
          informed that in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification is against public
          policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is therefore unenforceable. In
the           event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than
the           payment by the Company of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer
or           controlling person of the Company in the successful defense of any action,
suit           or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person
in           connection with the securities being registered, the Company will, unless in
the           opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling
precedent,           submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether
such           indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the
Securities           Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.  </FONT></P>


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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>SIGNATURES </FONT></H1>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has
reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all the requirements for filing on Form S-8
and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Coeur d&#146;Alene, State of Idaho
on this 27th day of January, 2004. </FONT></P>


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     <TD WIDTH=50% ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;COEUR D'ALENE MINES CORPORATION</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>By: &nbsp;DENNIS E. WHEELER</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>/s/ Dennis E. Wheeler</U></FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Dennis E. Wheeler</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Chairman and Chief Executive Officer</FONT></TD></TR>
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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>POWER OF ATTORNEY </FONT></H1>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;KNOW
ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and
appoints Dennis E. Wheeler and James A. Sabala his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and
agents, each acting alone, with full powers of substitution, for him and in his name,
place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any or all amendments (including
post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with
exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the SEC, granting unto
said attorneys-in-fact and agents, each acting alone, full power and authority to do and
perform to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying
and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, each acting alone, or his
substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue thereof. </FONT></P>


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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>8 </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement or
amendment thereto has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on
the dates indicated: </FONT></P>


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     <TD WIDTH=35% ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Signature</U></FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=43% ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Title</U></FONT></TD>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><BR><U>/s/ Dennis E. Wheeler</U></FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Chairman, Chief Executive</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>January 23, 2004</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Dennis E. Wheeler</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Officer and Director</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(Principal Executive Officer)</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><BR><U>/s/ James A. Sabala</U></FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Executive Vice President</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>January 23, 2004</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>James A. Sabala</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>and Chief Financial Officer</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2></FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(Principal Financial Officer)</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><BR><U>/s/ Wayne L. Vincent</U></FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Controller and Chief</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>January 23, 2004</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Wayne L. Vincent</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Accounting Officer</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(Principal Accounting Officer)</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><BR><U>/s/ Cecil D. Andrus</U></FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Director</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>January 23, 2004</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Cecil D. Andrus</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><BR><U>/s/ James J. Curran</U></FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Director</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>January 20, 2004</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>James J. Curran</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><BR><U>/s/ James A. McClure</U></FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Director</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>January 23, 2004</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>James A. McClure</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><BR><U>/s/ Robert E. Mellor</U></FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Director</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>January 23, 2004</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Robert E. Mellor</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><BR><U>/s/ John H. Robinson</U></FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Director</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>January 27, 2004</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>John H. Robinson</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><BR><U>/s/ J. Kenneth Thompson</U></FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Director</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>January 26, 2004</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>J. Kenneth Thompson</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><BR><U>/s/ Timothy R. Winterer</U></FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Director</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>January 26, 2004</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Timothy R. Winterer</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD WIDTH=95%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Articles
of Incorporation of the Company and amendments thereto. (Incorporated
               herein by reference to Exhibit 3(a) to the Company&#146;s Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1988.) </FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=95%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Bylaws
of the Company and amendments thereto. (Incorporated herein by reference
               to Exhibit 3(b) to the Company&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
year ended December 31, 1988.) </FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=95%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>          Rights
Agreement, dated as of May 11, 1999, between the Company and ChaseMellon Shareholder
Services, LLC, as Rights Agent. (Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 1 to the
Company&#146;s Form 8-A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 12,
1999).</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=95%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>         2003
Long-Term Incentive Plan (Filed herewith.) </FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=95%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>          Executive
Compensation Program. (Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit           10(e) to the
Company&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended           December 31, 1989;
File No. 1- 8641.) </FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=95%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Long-Term
Incentive Plan, as amended on October 9, 2001. (Incorporated herein by
          reference to Exhibit 4(b) to the Company&#146;s Form S-8 filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on October 31, 2001). </FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=95%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>         1993
Annual Incentive Plan, as amended, and 1993 Long-Term Performance Plan, as
          amended. (Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10(jj) to the
          Company&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
1993.) </FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=95%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>         Non-Employee
Directors&#146; Stock Option Plan, as amended on October 9, 2001.           (Incorporated
herein by reference to Exhibit 4(d) to the Company&#146;s Form S-8 filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on October 31, 2001). </FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=95%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Legal
opinion, dated January 27, 2004, of Foley &amp; Lardner,                             counsel
to the Company, as to the legality of shares offered.                            (Filed
herewith.)</FONT></TD>
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As filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on January 27, 2004
Registration No.
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Under
The Securities Act of
1933
Coeur d'Alene Mines Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
59-0763055
(State or other jurisdiction of
(IRS Employer Identification
incorporation or organization)
Number)
400 Coeur d'Alene Mines Building, Post Office Box I
505 Front Avenue, Coeur D'Alene, Idaho 83814
(Address of Principal Executive Offices including Zip Code)
Coeur d'Alene Mines  Corporation 2003 Long-Term  Incentive Plan;  Executive  Compensation
Program (Annual Incentive Plan and Long-Term Incentive Plan); Non-Employee Directors' Stock Option Plan
(Full title of plans)
Dennis E. Wheeler
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Coeur d'Alene Mines Corporation
400 Coeur d'Alene Mines Building
Post Office Box I
505 Front Avenue
Coeur d'Alene Idaho 83814
208- 667-3511
(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)
Copies to:
Arthur H. Bill, Esq.
Foley & Lardner
3000 K Street, N.W.
(Suite 500)
Washington, D.C. 20007
Pursuant to Rule 429 under the
Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement also relates to Registration Statement
No. 333-72524
CALCULATION OF
REGISTRATION FEE
Title of
Securities
to be
Registered
Amount
to be
registered (1)
Proposed Maximum
Offering Price
Per Share (2)
Proposed Maximum
Aggregate
Offering Price
(2)
Amount of
Registration
Fee
Common Stock
6,800,000
$6.08
$41,344,000
$3,344.73
$1.00 par value
shares
(1)   Plus
an indeterminate number of shares of Common Stock that may be issuable by
          reason of stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions in accordance
          with Rule 416 under the Securities Act of 1933. (2)   The amounts are based upon
          the average of the high and low sale prices for the Common Stock as reported on
          the New York Stock Exchange on January 23, 2004 and are used solely for the
          purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to paragraphs (c) and
          (h)(1) of Rule 457 under the Securities Act of 1933.
PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED
IN PROSPECTUS
The information called for in Part I
of Form S-8 is not being filed with or included in this Form S-8 (by incorporation by
reference or otherwise) in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the "SEC").
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED
IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3.
Incorporation of
Documents by Reference
.
The
following documents previously filed by Coeur d'Alene Mines Corporation (the
"Company") (SEC File No. 1-8641) with the Securities and Exchange Commission
pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") are
incorporated in this Registration Statement by reference and deemed to be a part hereof:
1.                 The
Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,           2002;
..
2.                 The
Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March           31 (as amended),
June 30, and September 30, 2003; and
3.                 The
description of the Company's Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share           (the
"Common Stock"), contained in the Company's Registration
          Statement on Form S-1 in File No. 33-36645, as filed on August 31, 1990 under
          the Securities Act of 1933 (the "Securities Act").
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In
addition, all documents filed by the Company pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and
15(d) of the Exchange Act after the date of this Registration Statement and prior to the
filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered hereby
have been sold or which deregisters all such securities then remaining unsold, shall be
deemed to be incorporated in this Registration Statement by reference and to be a part
hereof from the date of filing of such documents; provided, however, that the documents
enumerated above or subsequently filed by the Company pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c),
14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act in each year during which the offering made by this
Registration Statement is in effect prior to the filing with the SEC of the Company's
Annual Report on Form 10-K covering such year shall not be deemed incorporated by
reference in this Registration Statement and shall not be a part hereof from and after the
filing of such Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Any
statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference
herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration
Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any subsequently filed
document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or
supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be
deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration
Statement.
The
Company hereby undertakes to provide without charge to each person who has received a copy
of the prospectus to which this Registration Statement relates, upon the written or oral
request of any such person, a copy of any or all the documents that have been or may be
incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement, other than exhibits to such
documents (unless such exhibits are incorporated therein by reference).
Item 4.
Description
of Securities
.
Not
Applicable.
Item 5.
Interests of
Named Experts and Counsel
.
Not
Applicable.
Item 6.
Indemnification
of Directors and Officers
.
Under
Title 30, Section 30-1-5 of the Idaho Code and Article XIII of the Registrant's
By-Laws, the Registrant's directors and officers may be indemnified against certain
liabilities which they may incur in their capacities as such. The Registrant also has an
officers' and directors' liability insurance policy. Article XIII of the
Registrant's By-Laws provides as follows:
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(a).        The
corporation shall indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made
a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceedings, whether
civil, criminal, administrative, or investigative (other than an action by or in the
right of the corporation) by reason of the fact that he is or was a Director, officer,
employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the
corporation as a Director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation,
partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against expenses (including
attorneys' fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and
reasonably incurred by him in connection with such action, suit or proceedings if he
acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the
best interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or
proceedings, had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful. The termination
of any action, suit or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, conviction, or upon a
plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not, of itself, create a presumption
that the person did not act in good faith and in a manner which he reasonably believed to
be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any
criminal action or proceeding, had reasonable cause to believe that his conduct was
unlawful.
(b).                 The
corporation shall indemnify any person who was or is a party or is           threatened
to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or           suit by or
in the right of the corporation to procure a judgment in its favor by           reason of
the fact that he is or was a Director, officer, employee or agent of           the
corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a
          Director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint
          venture, trust or other enterprise against expenses (including attorneys'          fees)
actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with the defense or
          settlement of such action or suit if he acted in good faith and in a manner he
          reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the
          corporation and except that no indemnification shall be made in respect of any
          claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be
          liable for negligence or misconduct in the performance of his duty to the
          corporation unless and only to the extent that the court in which such action
or           suit was brought shall determine upon application that, despite the
adjudication           of liability but in view of all circumstances of the case, such
person is fairly           and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses which
such court shall           deem proper.
(c).                 To
the extent that a Director, officer, employee or agent of a corporation has
          been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any action, suit or
          proceeding referred to in subsections (a) or (b) hereof, or in defense of any
          claim, issue or matter therein, he shall be indemnified against expenses
          (including attorneys' fees) actually and reasonably incurred by him in
          connection therewith.
(d).       Any
indemnification under subsections (a) or (b) of this section (unless ordered by a court)
shall be made by the corporation only as authorized in the specific case upon a
determination that indemnification of the Director, officer, employee or agent is proper
in the circumstances because he has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in
subsections (a) or (b). Such determination shall be made (1) by the Board of Directors by
a majority vote of a quorum consisting of Directors who were not parties to such action,
suit or proceeding, or (2) if such a quorum is not obtainable, or, even if obtainable a
quorum of disinterested Directors, so directs, by independent legal counsel in a written
opinion, or (3) by the shareholders.
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(e).                 Expenses
(including attorneys' fees) incurred in defending a civil or           criminal
action, suit or proceeding be paid by the corporation in advance of the           final
disposition of such action, suit or proceeding as authorized in the manner
          provided in subsection (d) upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of
the           Director, officer, employee or agent to repay such amount unless it shall
          ultimately be determined that he is entitled to be indemnified by the
          corporation as authorized in this section.
(f).                 The
indemnification provided by this section shall not be deemed exclusive of           any
other rights to which those indemnified may be entitled under any by-law,
          agreement, vote of shareholders or disinterested Directors or otherwise, both
as           to action in his official capacity and as to action in another capacity
while           holding such office, and shall continue as to a person who has ceased to
be a           Director, officer, employee or agent and shall inure to the benefit of the
          heirs, executors and administrators of such a person.
(g).                 The
corporation may purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who           is
or was a Director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or           was
serving at the request of the corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust           or
other enterprise against any liability asserted against him and incurred by           him
in any such capacity or arising out of his status as such, whether or not           the
corporation would have the power to indemnify him against such liability           under
the provisions of this section; provided that banks, savings and loan
          associations and credit unions chartered under the laws of the State of Idaho
          may provide indemnification only by insurance.
Item 7.
Exemption from
Registration Claimed
.
Not
Applicable.
Item 8.
Exhibits
.
Exhibit
Number
Description
4(a)
Articles
of Incorporation of the Company and amendments thereto. (Incorporated
               herein by reference to Exhibit 3(a) to the Company's Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1988.)
4(b)
Bylaws
of the Company and amendments thereto. (Incorporated herein by reference
               to Exhibit 3(b) to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
year ended December 31, 1988.)
4(c)
Rights
Agreement, dated as of May 11, 1999, between the Company and ChaseMellon Shareholder
Services, LLC, as Rights Agent. (Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 1 to the
Company's Form 8-A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 12,
1999).
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4(d)
2003
Long-Term Incentive Plan (Filed herewith.)
4(e)
Executive
Compensation Program. (Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit           10(e) to the
Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended           December 31, 1989;
File No. 1- 8641.)
4(f)
Long-Term
Incentive Plan, as amended on October 9, 2001. (Incorporated herein by
          reference to Exhibit 4(b) to the Company's Form S-8 filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on October 31, 2001).
4(g)
1993
Annual Incentive Plan, as amended, and 1993 Long-Term Performance Plan, as
          amended. (Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10(jj) to the
          Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
1993.)
4(h)
Non-Employee
Directors' Stock Option Plan, as amended on October 9, 2001.           (Incorporated
herein by reference to Exhibit 4(d) to the Company's Form S-8 filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on October 31, 2001).
5
Legal
opinion, dated January 27, 2004, of Foley & Lardner,                             counsel
to the Company, as to the legality of shares offered.                            (Filed
herewith.)
23(a)
Consent
of KPMG LLP. (Filed herewith.)
23(b)
Consent
of Foley & Lardner. (Included in Exhibit 5 hereto.)
24
Power
of Attorney. (Included on signature page of this Registration Statement.)
Item 9.
Undertakings
.
1.                 The
Company hereby undertakes:
(a)                 To
file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a
          post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:
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(i)
                  To include any prospectus required
by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;
(ii)
To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the           effective
date of the  >Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment
thereof) which, individually, or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the
information set forth in the Registration Statement;
(iii)                 To
include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not
          previously disclosed in the Registration Statement or any material change to
          such information in the Registration Statement;
Provided
,
however
, that paragraphs (a)(i) and (a)(ii) do not apply if the information
required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in
periodic reports filed by the Company pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the
Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement.
(b)                 That,
for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act,           each
such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration
          statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such
          securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering
          thereof.
(c)                 To
remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the
          securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the
          offering.
2.                 The
Company hereby undertakes that, for the purpose of determining any liability
          under the Securities Act, each filing of the Company's annual report
          pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that is
          incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a
          new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
          offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona
          fide offering thereof.
3.                 Insofar
as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may           be
permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Company
          pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Company has been
          informed that in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification is against public
          policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is therefore unenforceable. In
the           event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than
the           payment by the Company of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer
or           controlling person of the Company in the successful defense of any action,
suit           or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person
in           connection with the securities being registered, the Company will, unless in
the           opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling
precedent,           submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether
such           indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the
Securities           Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has
reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all the requirements for filing on Form S-8
and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Coeur d'Alene, State of Idaho
on this 27th day of January, 2004.
COEUR D'ALENE MINES CORPORATION
By:  DENNIS E. WHEELER
/s/ Dennis E. Wheeler
Dennis E. Wheeler
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW
ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and
appoints Dennis E. Wheeler and James A. Sabala his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and
agents, each acting alone, with full powers of substitution, for him and in his name,
place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any or all amendments (including
post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with
exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the SEC, granting unto
said attorneys-in-fact and agents, each acting alone, full power and authority to do and
perform to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying
and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, each acting alone, or his
substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue thereof.
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Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement or
amendment thereto has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on
the dates indicated:
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ Dennis E. Wheeler
Chairman, Chief Executive
January 23, 2004
Dennis E. Wheeler
Officer and Director
(Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ James A. Sabala
Executive Vice President
January 23, 2004
James A. Sabala
and Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)
/s/ Wayne L. Vincent
Controller and Chief
January 23, 2004
Wayne L. Vincent
Accounting Officer
(Principal Accounting Officer)
/s/ Cecil D. Andrus
Director
January 23, 2004
Cecil D. Andrus
/s/ James J. Curran
Director
January 20, 2004
James J. Curran
/s/ James A. McClure
Director
January 23, 2004
James A. McClure
/s/ Robert E. Mellor
Director
January 23, 2004
Robert E. Mellor
/s/ John H. Robinson
Director
January 27, 2004
John H. Robinson
/s/ J. Kenneth Thompson
Director
January 26, 2004
J. Kenneth Thompson
/s/ Timothy R. Winterer
Director
January 26, 2004
Timothy R. Winterer
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Number
Description
4(a)
Articles
of Incorporation of the Company and amendments thereto. (Incorporated
               herein by reference to Exhibit 3(a) to the Company's Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1988.)
4(b)
Bylaws
of the Company and amendments thereto. (Incorporated herein by reference
               to Exhibit 3(b) to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
year ended December 31, 1988.)
4(c)
Rights
Agreement, dated as of May 11, 1999, between the Company and ChaseMellon Shareholder
Services, LLC, as Rights Agent. (Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 1 to the
Company's Form 8-A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 12,
1999).
4(d)
2003
Long-Term Incentive Plan (Filed herewith.)
4(e)
Executive
Compensation Program. (Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit           10(e) to the
Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended           December 31, 1989;
File No. 1- 8641.)
4(f)
Long-Term
Incentive Plan, as amended on October 9, 2001. (Incorporated herein by
          reference to Exhibit 4(b) to the Company's Form S-8 filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on October 31, 2001).
4(g)
1993
Annual Incentive Plan, as amended, and 1993 Long-Term Performance Plan, as
          amended. (Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10(jj) to the
          Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
1993.)
4(h)
Non-Employee
Directors' Stock Option Plan, as amended on October 9, 2001.           (Incorporated
herein by reference to Exhibit 4(d) to the Company's Form S-8 filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on October 31, 2001).
5
Legal
opinion, dated January 27, 2004, of Foley & Lardner,                             counsel
to the Company, as to the legality of shares offered.                            (Filed
herewith.)
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23(a)
Consent
of KPMG LLP. (Filed herewith.)
23(b)
Consent
of Foley & Lardner. (Included in Exhibit 5 hereto.)
24
Power
of Attorney. (Included on signature page of this Registration Statement.)
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