Exhibit 10.1 



Employment Agreement 



        This
Agreement is made effective on the 31st day of July, 2006, between Coeur d’Alene
Mines Corporation (“Company”), and Al Wilder (“Employee”). 



WITNESSETH: 



        In
consideration of the mutual promises and covenants herein contained to be kept and
performed by the parties hereto, the parties agree as follows: 



1.    Employment.
The Company agrees to, and hereby does, employ Employee as           Sr. Vice
President-Project Development and Employee accepts such employment, on           the
terms and conditions of this Agreement.  



2.    Term Of
Employment. The initial term of this Agreement shall be from July           31, 2006
through June 30, 2008, unless sooner terminated as herein provided. It           is
further agreed that this Agreement may be considered for a one year extension
          during the month of June, 2007, to the end that the parties may be once again
          bound to a two year duration of this Agreement. It is understood, however, that
          termination can occur in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 7 below,
          notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this paragraph 2.  



3.    Compensation.
The Company shall pay to Employee during the duration of           the term of this
Agreement as follows:  



         (a)       
          A base salary of $226,600 annually, payable in equal monthly installments, which
          may be reviewed annually during any Agreement year, but which may not be
          decreased, and any higher salary to become the base salary for the purposes of
          this provision, it being understood, however, that failure to increase the
          salary shall not be grounds for termination of this Agreement; 



         (b)       
          A one time signing bonus, payable in cash of US$50,000 before taxes and
          withholdings. The signing bonus will be fully vested upon Employee and payable
          within 30 days of execution of this Agreement by the Company. 



         (c)       
          Such other compensation and benefits that may be made available by the Company
          in the discretion of the Board of Directors, consisting of bonuses, short-term
          and long-term incentive plans, pension plan, retirement plan, profit sharing
          plan, stock purchase plan and any other kind or type of incentive programs
          approved by the Board. It is understood that Employee shall be a participant in
          all compensation and benefit programs, both pension and welfare benefit plans,
          which exist for the executive staff of the Company; 



         (d)       
          Employee shall be entitled to earn an annual incentive bonus during each
          calendar year of this Agreement payable in cash pursuant to the Company’s
          Annual Incentive Plan (AIP) equal to no less than 40% of Employee’s then
          current annual salary, which, at the date of this Agreement, is the potential
          sum of $90,640 and a maximum of $181,280. In addition, Employee shall be
          entitled to earn a long-term incentive bonus, payable in cash and/or stock,
          stock options or other compensation under the Company’s Long Term Incentive
          Plan (LTIP) with a target level of 90% or a potential $203,940. Such bonuses are
          at the discretion of the board of directors; and 












         (e)       
          Employee will be eligible for a cash vehicle allowance to be paid by the Company
          monthly commencing with the month of July 2006. 



4.    Duties.
Employee, during the term of this Agreement, shall perform the           duties usually
and customarily associated with the office specified in paragraph           (1) above and
as assigned to Employee from time-to-time by the Chief Executive           Officer of the
Company. As a part of Employee’s duties it is agreed that           Employee will
become familiar with and comply with Employee’s duties under           the
Sarbanes-Oxley laws and under the Company’s corporate governance           policies,
and Employee will promptly execute the necessary public filings and           certify the
contents of such documents on the date of their filing.  



        Employee
shall devote Employee’s best efforts and substantially all of Employee’s time
during business hours to advance the interests of the Company. Employee shall not engage
in business activity in competition with the Company. 



5.    Vacation.
Employee shall be entitled to four (4) weeks of vacation during           each contract
year of this Agreement commencing with the year 2006-2007, during           which the
compensation provided in this Agreement shall be paid in full.  



6.    Disability.
In the event Employee becomes disabled (inability or           incapacity due to physical
or mental illness or injury to perform           Employee’s duties) during the term
of this Agreement, which renders           Employee unable to perform Employee’s
duties, Employee shall be entitled to           participate in the Company’s
disability payment plan in effect at the time           of the disability.  



7.    Termination
Of Employment. This Agreement shall be terminated as follows:  



         (a)       
          In accordance with paragraph 2 above upon the expiration of the term of this
          Agreement or any extension thereof; 



         (b)       
          Upon the death of Employee; 



         (c)       
          By mutual agreement of the parties; 



         (d)       
          Upon disability of Employee, when such disability renders Employee unable to
          perform Employee’s duties for more than 90 continuous days; 



         (e)       
          By the Company without giving any reason for termination, but with the
          understanding that the compensation provided herein, except for participation in
          the 401K & Defined Contribution Plan; and the life insurance, accidental
          death and dismemberment and disability insurance benefits (the “Excluded
          Benefits”), but including the base compensation, vehicle allowance, target
          annual incentive bonus and the long term incentive bonus if Employee is so
          entitled (it being understood, however, as to the incentive plans the Plan
          documents control the Employee’s rights) (“Included Benefits”),
          shall be paid or provided in full to Employee in accordance with this Agreement,
          for the period of the remaining duration of this Agreement. It is agreed that
          the Company may set-off against the compensation and Included Benefits due to
          Employee under this subparagraph any items of like compensation which Employee
          receives from other employment after the date of termination, there being no
          affirmative obligation for Employee to obtain other employment following
          termination; 












         (f)       
          By the Company “For Cause”. For purposes of this Agreement, any
          of the following constitutes For Cause termination: 



	 	(i) 	failure
to perform Employee’s duties, as defined below, after having
                    received from the Company written documentation that Employee’s
duties are                     not being performed, which written documentation shall
specify how performance                     is deficient, and Employee then fails to
resume satisfactory performance                     promptly after receipt of such
documentation and failure of performance is not                     satisfactorily
rectified, or 






	 	(ii) 	a
serious and substantial failure to perform Employee’s duties, which
                    failure is so obvious and so harmful to Company that written
documentation and                     an opportunity to rectify conduct need not be
afforded by Company to Employee,                     or 






	 	(iii) 	a
conviction of, or plea of nolo contendere to, a felony, or engagement
                    in illegal conduct which may not constitute a felony but which is
injurious to                     the Company, in either such case Company need not allow
Employee to rectify                     nonperformance, or 






	 	(iv) 	a
material breach of Employee’s obligations under the “Confidentiality
                    Agreement’ as described in section 8 herein. 






        For
purposes of this provision, Failure To Perform duties in section (f)(i) above includes,
but is not limited to; misfeasance or nonfeasance of duty which was intended to, or does
in fact, injure the Company’s reputation or its business or relationships; willful
and continued failure of Employee to substantially perform his duties under this Agreement
(except by reason of physical or mental disability, which is dealt with in paragraph 7(d)
above); personal dishonesty in the performance of Employee’s duties; and/or material
breach by Employee of the covenants contained in paragraph 4 above; 



         (g)       
          Upon change in control of Company, as “Change in Control” is
          defined in the so-called Change in Control Agreement between Company and
          Employee, a copy of which is attached hereto as Attachment A, and which will be
          executed by the parties hereto when this Agreement is executed by them. In the
          event of termination for this reason, Employee’s and Company’s rights
          with respect to compensation and all other matters related to employment shall
          be as specified in the Change in Control agreement, and not this Agreement; and 












         (h)       
          Upon the insolvency or dissolution of the Company or the cessation of business
          or operations; and 



         (i)       
          By Employee for “Good Reason”. For purposes of this Agreement,
          Good Reason is defined to mean any of the following; 



	 	(i) 	a
material reduction in Employee’s responsibilities, authorities or duties
                    compared to those in existence on the effective date of this
Agreement which is                     evidence of the duties contemplated by paragraph
4; or 






	 	(ii) 	failure
of the Company to pay to Employee any amount otherwise vested and due
                    under this Agreement or under any plan or policy of the Company, 






	 	
which
failure in either (i) or (ii) above is not cured within five days from receipt by the
Company of written notice from Employee which specifies the details of the failure. 






In the event of termination of this
Agreement for any of the reasons specified above other than item (e) regarding termination
by the Company without giving any reason, Employee shall be entitled to be paid his base
salary prorated for the calendar year to the date of termination. All other benefits, if
any, following such termination shall be paid in accordance with the plans, policies and
practices of the Company which are in effect on the date of termination. As to termination
in accordance with item (e) above, Employee shall be paid in accordance with that
subparagraph. 



8.    Confidentiality.
Employee agrees to keep information acquired in           connection with Employee’s
employment confidential, in accordance with the           Confidentiality Agreement which
is attached to this Agreement, marked Attachment           B, to be executed by Employee
when this Agreement is executed. With respect to           confidentiality, Attachment B
controls the rights, duties and obligations of the           parties, rather than this
paragraph 8.  



9.    Specific
Performance. Employee understands that the obligations           undertaken by
Employee as set forth in this Agreement are unique, and that           Company will
likely have no adequate remedy at law in the event such obligations           are
breached. Employee therefore confirms that Company has the right to seek
          specific performance if Company feels such remedy is essential to protect the
          rights of Company. Accordingly, in addition to any other remedies which Company
          might have in law or equity, it shall have the right to have all obligations
          specifically performed, and to obtain injunctive relief, preliminary or
          otherwise, to secure performance. Employee agrees that the arbitration
provision           below will not be used to assert dismissal of an action in court for
injunctive           relief, and agrees that the availability of arbitration is not
intended by the           parties to prevent Company from seeking specific performance
and injunctive           relief.  












10.    Arbitration.
The Company and Employee will attempt to resolve any           disputes under this
Agreement by negotiation. If any matter is not thereby           resolved, within 30 days
after written notice by either party to the other, any           dispute or disagreement
arising out of or relating to this Agreement, or the           breach of it, will be
subject to exclusive, final and binding arbitration before           one arbitrator to be
conducted in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho in accordance with           the Uniform
Arbitration Act of the State of Idaho and the applicable laws of the           State of
Idaho governing arbitration of disputes. The parties to this Agreement
          specifically acknowledge that any such dispute under this Agreement, even
though           this Agreement is between an employer and an employee, is subject to
said Act.           Each party hereby submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state
courts in           Kootenai County, Idaho if it is necessary to proceed in court to
enforce this           paragraph 10.  



11.    Other
Items. The parties also agree:  



         (a)       
          This Agreement shall not be amended or modified in any way unless the amendment
          or modification is in writing, signed by the parties. There shall be no oral
          modification of this Agreement. 



         (b)       
          No provision of this Agreement shall be waived by conduct of the parties or in
          any other way. 



         (c)       
          This Agreement and its validity, interpretation, construction and performance
          shall be governed by the laws of the State of Idaho. 



         (d)       
          Employee acknowledges that he received upon execution of this Agreement a copy
          of the Company’s Insider Trading Policy, Attachment C. 



IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have
executed this Agreement as of the day and year first written above. 



Coeur d’Alene Mines
Corporation 



By_____________________________ 










_______________________________
Employee-
Al Wilder 













EXHIBIT A:
CHANGE IN
CONTROL AGREEMENT  



        THIS
AGREEMENT, dated as of July 31, 2006, is made and entered into between Coeur d’
Alene Mines Corporation (the “Company”) and Alan Wilder (the
“Executive”) and is made in light of the following circumstances: 



        A.                 The
Company recognizes the valuable services that the Executive will render and
          desires to be assured that the Executive will continue his active participation
          in the management and business of the Company; and  




        B.                 The
Company considers the establishment and maintenance of a sound and vital
          management to be essential to protecting and enhancing the best interests of
the           Company and its shareholders, and the Company recognizes the existence and
          continued likely existence of possible change in control of the Company, as
          defined below, causing uncertainty among management and resulting in the
          possible departure or distraction of members of management to the detriment of
          the Company and its shareholders; and  




        C.                 The
Executive is willing to serve the Company, but desires assurance that in the
          event of any such change in control of the Company, he will be protected
against           the financial impact of an unexpected termination.  




        NOW,
THEREFORE, the Company agrees that the severance benefits described below will be
provided, subject to the terms and conditions set forth below, to the Executive in the
event the employment of the Executive with the Company or its subsidiaries is terminated
subsequent to a change in control of the Company, as defined below, under the
circumstances described below: 



1.     Company’s
Right to Terminate. During the Term of Agreement, as                defined below,
the Executive agrees, so long as he continues to be employed as                an officer
of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, to continue to perform his
               regular duties as such officer of the Company in accordance with the
Employment                Agreement dated as of July 31, 2006. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, the Company                may terminate the employment of the Executive at
any time, subject to providing                the benefits hereinafter specified in
accordance with the terms hereto and                subject to all terms and conditions
of the Employment Agreement of July 31,                2006.  



2.     Effective
Date. The “Effective Date” shall be the date of this
               Agreement as above set forth.  



3.     Term
of Agreement. This Agreement shall have a termination date which is
               identical to the Employment Agreement and shall continue from day-to-day
until                terminated in accordance with the termination provisions of the
Employment                Agreement, unless a change in control of the Company, as
defined below, shall                have occurred prior to that date, in which event it
shall continue in effect                during the two (2) year period immediately
following such change in control as                provided herein.  












4.     Change
in Control. No benefits shall be payable hereunder unless there                shall
have occurred a Change in Control of the Company, as defined below,
               and the employment of the Executive by the Company shall have been
thereafter                terminated in the manner described in Section 5 hereof. For
purpose of this                Agreement, a Change in Control of the Company (“Change
in                Control”) shall mean and be determined to have occurred in the
following                instances:  



	 	(i) 	any
organization, group or person (“Person”) (as such term is used in
               Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended)(the                “Exchange Act”) is or becomes the beneficial owner
(as defined in Rule                13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly,
of securities of the                Company representing 35% or more of the combined
voting power of the then                outstanding securities of the Company; or 






	 	(ii) 	during
any two-year period, a majority of the members of the Board serving at                the
Effective Date of this Agreement is replaced by directors who are not
               nominated and approved by the Board; or 






	 	(iii) 	a
majority of the members of the Board is represented by, appointed by or
               affiliated with any Person whom the Board has determined is seeking to
effect a                Change in Control of the Company; or 






	 	(iv) 	the
Company shall be combined with or acquired by another company and the Board
               shall have determined, either before such event or thereafter, by
resolution,                that a Change in Control will or has occurred. 






5.    Termination
Following Change in Control. If a Change in Control shall           have occurred,
the Executive shall be entitled to the benefits provided in           Section 6 hereof
upon the subsequent involuntary termination, whether actual or           constructive, as
defined below, of the employment of the Executive within the           two (2) year
period immediately following such Change in Control, for any reason           other than
termination for cause, disability, death, normal retirement or early
          retirement. For the purposes of this section:  



	 	
(a)
    Constructive Involuntary Termination” shall
mean voluntary                     termination of employment by the Executive as a result
of a significant change                     in the duties, responsibilities, reporting
relationship, job description,                     compensation, perquisites, office or
location of employment of Executive without                     the written consent of
the Executive.  






	 	
(b)
                                        “Cause” shall
mean termination of employment on account of (i)                     fraud,
misrepresentation, theft or embezzlement, (ii) intentional violation of
                    laws involving moral turpitude or which is materially injurious to
the Company,                     (iii) willful and continued failure by the Executive
substantially to perform                     his or her duties with the Company or its
subsidiaries (other than failure                     resulting from the Executive’s
incapacity due to physical or mental                     illness), after a demand for
substantial performance is delivered to the                     Executive by the
President or the Chairman of the Board of the Company, which                     demand
specifically identifies the manner in which the Executive has not
                    substantially performed his or her duties.  















	 	
(c)
                                          “Disability” shall
mean inability or incapacity, due to                     physical or mental illness, of
the Executive to perform his or her duties with                     the company for a
period of three continuous months.  






        Any
termination of the employment of the Executive by the Company shall be communicated by a
written notice of termination addressed to the Executive and any termination of the
employment of the Executive by the Executive, except by death, shall be communicated by a
written notice of termination addressed to the President or Chairman of the Board of the
Company. The notice of termination shall specify the date of termination (“Date of
Termination”) and the characterization of the termination. 



6.    Benefits
Upon Termination. If the Executive’s employment by the           Company shall
be terminated as provided in Section 5 hereof, other than for           cause, disability
or death, the Executive shall be entitled to the benefits           provided below:  



	 	
(a)
    Base Salary and Bonuses. The Company
shall continue to compensate the                     Executive at his or her full annual
base salary at the rate in effect                     immediately prior to the
termination of the employment of the Executive, and to                     pay short-term
and long-term bonuses at target levels pursuant to the                     Company’s
then current Long-Term Incentive Plan, for the period of two (2)
                    years following actual involuntary termination or Constructive
Involuntary                     Termination, if such termination occurs during the period
in which this                     Agreement is in effect (the “Salary Continuance
Period”). Benefits                     paid in accordance with this Subsection 6(a)
shall not be reduced in the event                     the Executive is employed elsewhere
during this time period, or by reason of                     death or disability.  






	 	
(b)
    Medical and Dental Benefits; Long-term
Disability Benefits. The Company                     shall maintain in full force and
effect from the Date of Termination through the                     end of the Salary
Continuance Period, all medical and dental benefits and all                     long term
disability benefits in which the Executive was entitled to participate
                    immediately prior to the Date of Termination, to the same extent as
if the                     Executive had continued to be an employee of the Company
during the Salary                     Continuance Period, provided that such continued
participation is feasible under                     the general terms and provisions of
such plans and programs. To the extent such                     continued participation
is not feasible, the Company shall arrange to provide                     the Executive
with substantially the same benefits as those to which he or she
                    would have been entitled to receive under such plans and programs.
All such                     medical and dental benefits shall be subject to the group
health plan                     continuation coverage requirements as provided in Section
162(d) of the Internal                     Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (The “Code”).
All such medical and                     dental benefits shall be discontinued upon
employment by the Executive with                     another company and the commencement
of coverage of the Executive pursuant to a                     long-term disability plan
of such new employer.  















	 	
(c)
    Stock Options. In the event of a Change
in Control, all outstanding                     stock options, stock appreciation rights,
restricted stock, performance plan                     awards and performance shares
granted by the Company to the Executive under the                     Company’s
Long-Term Incentive Plan shall become immediately exercisable in                     full
and otherwise vest 100% in accordance with the subject to the provisions
                    under Section 13 of such Long-Term Performance Plan.  






	 	
(d)
    Retirement Benefits.  






	 	
(1)
    Defined Contribution Plans. The Company
shall not use the provisions of                     any defined contribution plan to deny
a lump sum option to the Executive unless                     this occurs under uniform
treatment applicable to all plan participants.  






	 	
(2)
    Defined Benefit Plan. The Executive
shall be entitled to continued                     credit for years of service under the
defined benefit plan of the Company from                     the date of Termination
through the Salary Continuance Period, and any                     compensation paid to
the Executive pursuant to subsection 6(a) above shall be                     treated as
salary compensation for purposes of such plan. To the extent that
                    such augmentation of the defined benefit plan is not possible under
such plan,                     the Company shall pay the Executive an amount equal to the
present value of such                     augmentation, or arrange to provide the
Executive with substantially the same                     benefit.  






	 	
(e)
    Certain Executive Reimbursement. The
Company shall pay the Executive an                     amount necessary to reimburse the
Executive for all legal fees and expenses                     incurred by the Executive
as a result of the Change in Control of the company                     and such
termination of employment, including any fees and expenses incurred in
                    contesting or disputing any such termination or in seeking to obtain
or enforce                     any right or benefit provided by this Agreement; provided,
however, that the                     Company shall be obliged only to pay amounts
necessary to reimburse the                     Executive for legal fees and expense
incurred by the Executive with respect to                     any claim or claims made by
him as to which he shall substantially prevail in                     litigation relating
thereto against the Company.  






        The
payment provided for in subsection 6(a) hereof shall be subject to applicable payroll or
other tax required to be withheld by the Company. Payments to the Executive hereunder
shall be considered severance pay in consideration of past service and his or her
continued service after the date of this Agreement. The payment provided for in subsection
6(d)(1) hereof shall be made to the Executive within five (5) business days after the Date
of Termination. The Executive shall not be required to mitigate the amount of any payment
provided for in this Section 6 by seeking other employment or otherwise, and expect as
provided in subsection 6(b) above, the amount of any payment provided for in this Section
6 shall not be reduced by any compensation earned by the Executive as a result of
employment by another employer after the Date of Termination, or otherwise. 



7.    Limitation
on Payments. If the severance payments provided for under this           Agreement,
either alone or together with other payments which the Executive           would have the
right to receive from the Company, would constitute a           “parachute payment,” as
defined in Section 280G(a) of the Code as in           effect at the time of payment,
such payment shall be reduced to the largest           amount as will result in no
portion being subject to the excise tax imposed by           Section 4999 of the Code or
the disallowance of a deduction by Company pursuant           to Section 280G of the
Code. The determination of the amount of any reduction           under this section, and
the plan and payment to which such reductions shall           apply, shall be made in
good faith by the Executive and such determination shall           be binding on the
Company.  












8.    Successor;
Binding Agreement 



(a)              The
Company will require any successor (whether direct or indirect) by purchase,
          merger, consolidation or otherwise, to all or substantially all of the business
          or assets of the Company by agreement in form and substance satisfactory to the
          Executive, to expressly assume and agree to perform this Agreement in the same
          manner and to the same extent that the Company would be required to perform it
          if no such succession had taken place.  



(b)              This
Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the personal           or
legal representatives, executors, administrators, successors, heirs,
          distributees, devisees and legatees of the Executive. If the Executive should
          die while any amount would be payable to the Executive hereunder if the
          Executive had continued to live, all such amounts, unless otherwise provided
          herein, shall be paid in accordance with the terms of this Agreement to the
          devisee, legatee or other designee or, if there be no such designee, to the
          estate of the Executive.  



9.    Notices.
For the purposes of this Agreement, notices and all other           communications
provided for in the Agreement shall be in writing and shall be           deemed to have
been duly given when delivered or mailed by certified or           registered mail,
return receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed:  




	if to the Company:  	Chairman
and Chief  Executive Officer                                     
Coeur d’ Alene Mines
Corporation                                     
505 Front Avenue
                                    
Coeur d’ Alene, ID 83814






	if to the Executive:  	Alan
Wilder









or to such other address as either
party may have furnished to the other in writing in accordance herewith except the notice
of change of address shall be effective only upon receipt. 



10.    Miscellaneous.
No provisions of this Agreement may be modified, waived or           discharged unless
such waiver, modification or discharge is agreed to in writing           signed by the
Executive and on behalf of the Company by the President, the           chairman of the
Board or such other officer as may be specifically designated by           the Board. No
waiver by either party there of, or compliance with, any condition           or provision
of this Agreement to be performed by such other party shall be           deemed a waiver
of similar or dissimilar provisions or conditions at the time or           at any prior
to subsequent time. No agreements or representations, oral or           otherwise,
express or implied, with respect to the subject matter hereof have           been made by
either party which are not expressly set forth in this Agreement.           This
Agreement shall not supersede or in any way limit the rights, duties or
          obligations the Executive may have under any other written agreement with the
          Company. The validity, interpretation, construction and performance of this
          Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Idaho.  












11.    Severability.
The invalidity or unenforceability of any provisions of           this Agreement shall
not affect the validity or enforceability of any other           provision of this
Agreement, which shall remain in full force and effect.  



12.    Arbitration.
Any dispute or controversy arising under or in connection           with this Agreement
shall be settled exclusively by arbitration in Coeur d’          Alene, Idaho in
accordance with the rules of the American Arbitration           Association then in
effect. Judgment may be entered on the arbitrator’s           award in any court
having jurisdiction.  



        IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the day and year
first-above written. 



	THE COMPANY	COEUR D' ALENE MINES CORPORATION
	

 	________________________________
		Dennis E. Wheeler
		Chairman & CEO
	

THE EXECUTIVE	_____________________________________
		Alan Wilder
	
 	Title: Sr. Vice President-Project Development