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)

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): April 6, 2022

McEWEN MINING INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Colorado

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

001-33190

(Commission File

Number)

84-0796160

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

150 King Street West, Suite 2800

Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5H 1J9

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number including area code: (866) 441-0690

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:

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class Trading Symbol(s) Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Stock MUX New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this

chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ¨

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or

revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨

Item 5.02             Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements

of Certain Officers

On April 6, 2022, Segun Odunuga resigned his position as Vice President, Corporate Controller and temporary principal financial officer of

McEwen Mining Inc. (the “Company”), effective immediately. Following the resignation of Mr. Odunuga, Anna Ladd-Kruger resumed her role as the Chief

Financial Officer of the Company. Ms. Ladd-Kruger had previously been on a temporary medical leave.

The information regarding Ms. Ladd-Kruger that is required to be disclosed in connection with her appointment is contained in the Form 8-K filed

by the Company on October 1, 2020, when she was originally appointed. Additional information regarding her employment agreement with the Company is

contained in the Definitive Proxy Statement filed by the Company under cover of Schedule 14A on April 30, 2021.

Item 9.01            Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)                Exhibits. The following exhibit is furnished with this report:

104 Cover Page Interactive Data File – the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document (contained in Exhibit 101)

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has caused this report to be signed on its

behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

McEWEN MINING INC.

Date: April 11, 2022 By: /s/ Carmen Diges

Carmen Diges, General Counsel

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