exhibit 2. 1 date : 8 june 2007 amending agreement relating to merger implementation agreement coeur d ’ alene mines corporation coeur d ’ alene mines australia pty ltd coeur sub two, inc bolnisi gold nl minterellison lawyers aurora place, 88 phillip street, sydney nsw 2000, dx 117 sydney tel : + 61 2 9921 8888 fax : + 61 2 9921 8123 www. minterellison. com exhibit 2. 1 date : 8 june 2007 amending agreement relating to merger implementation agreement coeur d ’ alene mines corporation coeur d ’ alene mines australia pty ltd coeur sub two, inc bolnisi gold nl minterellison lawyers aurora place, 88 phillip street, sydney nsw 2000, dx 117 sydney tel : + 61 2 9921 8888 fax : + 61 2 9921 8123 www. minterellison. com amending agreement relating to merger implementation agreement details 3 agreed terms 5 1. defined terms & interpretation 5 1. 1 defined terms 5 1. 2 interpretation 5 2. amendments 5 2. 1 amendments to mia 5 2. 2 single document 5 2. 3 confirmation and acknowledgment 5 3. general 5 3. 1 governing law and jurisdiction 5 3. 2 confidentiality 5 3. 3 counterparts 5 signing page 6 note : to create the table of contents click on the ‘ toc ’ icon — to update the toc — position your cursor in the toc and press f9 minter ellison | ref : jp : mal 20 # # # - # # # - # # # # amending agreement | page 2 amending agreement relating to merger implementation agreement details 3 agreed terms 5 1. defined terms & interpretation 5 1. 1 defined terms 5 1. 2 interpretation 5 2. amendments 5 2. 1 amendments to mia 5 2. 2 single document 5 2. 3 confirmation and acknowledgment 5 3. general 5 3. 1 governing law and jurisdiction 5 3. 2 confidentiality 5 3. 3 counterparts 5 signing page 6 defined terms & interpretation defined terms interpretation amendments amendments to mia single document confirmation and acknowledgment general governing law and jurisdiction confidentiality counterparts note : to create the table of contents click on the ‘ toc ’ icon — to update the toc — position your cursor in the toc and press f9 minter ellison | ref : jp