Exhibit 99.1


                Written Statement of the Chief Executive Officer
                          Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. ss.1350


     Solely for the purposes of complying with 18 U.S.C. ss.1350, I, the
undersigned Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Coeur d'Alene
Mines Corporation (the "Company"), hereby certify, based on my knowledge, that
the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the quarter ended June 30,
2002 (the "Report") fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and that information contained in the Report
fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results
of operations of the Company.



/s/ Dennis E. Wheeler
Dennis E. Wheeler
August 19, 2002