McEwen prices stock offering, shares tumble

The share price of McEwen Mining stumbled on Wednesday, after the company priced its planned public offering through which it aims to raise $50-million.

The public offering of 37 750 000 units, each consisting of one share of common stock and one half of one warrant to purchase one share of common stock, is priced at $1.325 a unit, the NYSE- and TSX-listed miner said.