ECU Silver Mining Inc. (TSE:ECU)

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ECU Silver Deep Drilling of Massive Sulphides has Reached Target Zone

Thursday May 19, 2011, 10:18 am

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - May 19, 2011) - ECU Silver Mining Inc. (TSX:ECU; OTC:ECUXF - News) is pleased to report that the high-performance deep diamond drill has reached the high grade massive sulphide zone at its Velardena Property.

As previously reported, the high-performance drill was commissioned to further test the deep seated massive sulphides at a depth of approximately 800 meters below level 18 to confirm the extensions of the high grade intercepts that were reported in drill hole SJ-18-21.

The drill has begun coring into the target zone and we anticipate having results shortly.

The Company also advises that it plans to file its March 31, 2011 Consolidated Interim Financial Statements and Management Discussion and Analysis on June 14, 2011. The filings for the first quarter of 2011 will contain the first set of financial statements prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). To assist companies in making the transition from Canadian generally accepted accounting principles to IFRS, Canadian securities regulators have extended the normal filing deadlines for the first quarter of 2011.

Mr. Michel Roy, P. Geo., a "qualified person" within the meaning of NI 43-101, prepared the technical information disclosed in this news release.

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 N.I. 43-101 compliant mineral resource of 40 million silver equivalent ounces in the measured and indicated category and 391 million silver 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://http://www.ecu.ca/

Contact:

Michel Roy
ECU Silver Mining Inc.
Chairman and CEO
Torreon, Mexico
011 52 871 747 5750

Stephen Altmann
ECU Silver Mining Inc.
President
Toronto, Canada
[phone]

Mark Butler
ECU Silver Mining Inc.
Investor Relations
Toronto, Canada
[phone]

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