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ECU Silver Reaches Sales Milestone of $2 million in April

Monday May 10, 2010, 3:00 am EDT

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - May 10, 2010) - ECU Silver Mining Inc. (TSX:ECU; OTC:ECUXF - News), which holds a mineral resources of over 6 million gold equivalent ounces, is pleased to announce that it has reached a sales milestone of over US$2 million for the month of April.

This is an important milestone for the Company as April sales have surpassed sales of all the previous months of operation. The trend in gold and silver sales for the Company continues to be positive and April sales are proving that the operational enhancements implemented earlier are beginning to have an impact on sales.

Going forward, the Company is still implementing additional operational enhancements with a goal to further improve sales.

About ECU Silver

ECU Silver Mining Inc. is focused on the exploration, development and mining of gold, silver and base metals at its Velardena District Properties in Durango, Mexico. The Company holds a NI 43-101 compliant mineral resource of 40 million silver equivalent (0.6 million gold equivalent) ounces in the measured and indicated category and 391 million silver equivalent (6.0 million gold equivalent) ounces in the inferred category. The Company also owns two mills with a combined capacity of 820 tonnes per day. ECU's mission is to become a pre-eminent silver and gold producer through the development of its existing and potential mineral resources at Velardena.

Website: http://www.ecu.ca/

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