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                                                                   EXHIBIT 99(c)

                               EXCHANGE OFFER FOR

        7 1/4% CONVERTIBLE SUBORDINATED DEBENTURES DUE OCTOBER 31, 2005,
      6 3/8% CONVERTIBLE SUBORDINATED DEBENTURES DUE JANUARY 31, 2004, AND
  6% CONVERTIBLE SUBORDINATED DEBENTURES DUE JUNE 10, 2002 IN REGISTERED FORM
                                IN EXCHANGE FOR
      13 3/8% CONVERTIBLE SENIOR SUBORDINATED NOTES DUE DECEMBER 31, 2003
  AND THE SALE OF UP TO $25,000,000 OF 13 3/8% CONVERTIBLE SENIOR SUBORDINATED
                                     NOTES
                         DUE DECEMBER 31, 2003 FOR CASH
     WHICH WILL BE REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED,
                                PRIOR TO CLOSING

                                       OF

                        COEUR D'ALENE MINES CORPORATION

To:  Brokers, Dealers, Commercial Banks,
     Trust Companies and Other Nominees

     Coeur d'Alene Mines Corporation (the "Company") is offering, upon and
subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Preliminary Prospectus,
dated July 2, 2001 (the "Prospectus"), and the enclosed Letter of Transmittal
(the "Letter of Transmittal"), to exchange its 13 3/8% Convertible Senior
Subordinated Notes due December 31, 2003 for its outstanding 7 1/4% Convertible
Subordinated Debentures due October 31, 2005, 6 3/8% Convertible Subordinated
Debentures due January 31, 2004, and its 6% Convertible Subordinated Debentures
due June 10, 2002, (together, the "Debentures") (the "Exchange Offer"), as
described in the Prospectus.

     We are requesting that you contact your clients for whom you hold
Debentures regarding the Exchange Offer. For your information and for forwarding
to your clients for whom you hold Debentures registered in your name or in the
name of your nominee, or who hold Debentures registered in their own names, we
are enclosing the following documents:

     1. Prospectus;

     2. The Letter of Transmittal for your use and for the information of your
clients;

     3. A Notice of Guaranteed Delivery to be used to accept the Exchange Offer
if time will not permit all required documents to reach the Exchange Agent prior
to the Expiration Date (as defined below) or if the procedure for book-entry
transfer cannot be completed on a timely basis;

     4. A form of letter which may be sent to your clients for whose account you
hold Debentures registered in your name or the name of your nominee, with space
provided for obtaining such clients' instruction with regard to the Exchange
Offer;

     5. Guidelines for Certification of Taxpayer Identification Number on
Substitute Form W-9; and

     6. Return envelopes addressed to The Bank of New York, the Exchange Agent
for the Exchange Offer.

     Your prompt action is requested. The Exchange Offer will expire at 5:00
P.M. New York City time (10:00 P.M. London Time) on July 27, 2001, unless
extended by the Company (the "Expiration Date"). Debentures tendered pursuant to
the Exchange Offer may be withdrawn at any time before the Expiration Date.
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     To participate in the Exchange Offer, a duly executed and properly
completed Letter of Transmittal (or facsimile thereof), or an electronic
confirmation pursuant to the Depository Trust Company's ATOP system, with any
required signature guarantees and any other required documents, should be sent
to the Exchange Agent all in accordance with the instructions set forth in the
Letter of Transmittal and the Prospectus.

     Please note that the Depository Trust Company's ATOP system cannot
accommodate indications of interest in purchasing additional Exchange Notes in
the Cash Offer. Accordingly, if a registered holder of Debentures wishes to
purchase additional Exchange Notes, the Letter of Transmittal should be sent to
the Exchange Agent with the holder's interest indicated in the appropriate
space.

     If a registered holder of Debentures desires to tender, but the procedure
for book-entry transfer cannot be completed on a timely basis, a tender may be
effected by following the guaranteed delivery procedures described in the
Prospectus under "The Exchange Offer-Guaranteed delivery procedures."

     The Company will, upon request, reimburse brokers, dealers, commercial
banks and trust companies for reasonable and necessary costs and expenses
incurred by them in forwarding the Prospectus and the related documents to the
beneficial owners of Debentures held by them as nominee or in a fiduciary
capacity. The Company will pay or cause to be paid all stock transfer taxes
applicable to the exchange of Debentures pursuant to the Exchange Offer, except
as set forth in Instruction 5 of the Letter of Transmittal.

     Any inquiries you may have with respect to the Exchange Offer, or requests
for additional copies of the enclosed materials, should be directed to The Bank
of New York, the Exchange Agent for the Exchange Offer, at its address and
telephone number set forth on the front of the Letter of Transmittal.

                                          Very truly yours,

                                          Coeur d'Alene Mines Corporation

     NOTHING HEREIN OR IN THE ENCLOSED DOCUMENTS SHALL CONSTITUTE YOU OR ANY
PERSON AS AN AGENT OF THE COMPANY OR THE EXCHANGE AGENT, OR AUTHORIZE YOU OR ANY
OTHER PERSON TO USE ANY DOCUMENT OR MAKE ANY STATEMENTS ON BEHALF OF EITHER OF
THEM WITH RESPECT TO THE EXCHANGE OFFER, EXCEPT FOR STATEMENTS EXPRESSLY MADE IN
THE PROSPECTUS OR THE LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL.