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): May 28, 2009

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 3.02.		Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.

     Pursuant to privately-negotiated agreements dated May 28, 2009, May 29, 2009, and June 1, 2009, Coeur d’Alene Mines Corporation (the “Company”) agreed to exchange $13,936,000 aggregate principal amount of its 1.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2024 and $18,500,000 of its 3.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2028 for an aggregate of 1,825,318 shares of its common stock, par value $0.01 (the “Shares”). The Company expects the Shares to be issued between June 3 and June 5. The Company will issue the Shares pursuant to the exemption from the registration requirements afforded by Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

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.