Exhibit 99.2


                Written Statement of the Chief Financial 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 Senior Vice President and Chief Financial 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/Geoffrey A. Burns
Geoffrey A. Burns
August 19, 2002