Silvercrest Mines Inc (SVL)

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May 19, 2011 09:15 ET

SilverCrest Closes $30.0 Million Bought Deal Prospectus Offering


VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - May 19, 2011) -

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SilverCrest Mines Inc. (the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:SVL)(FRANKFURT:CW5) is pleased to announce the completion of its prospectus offering announced on April 27, 2011 for total gross proceeds of CAD$30.0 million.

Scott Drever President stated: "We were happy to see such strong market support for this equity offering. The Company plans to use the net proceeds of the offering to fund the next stage of the Santa Elena Expansion Project and for general corporate purposes."

The Company issued a total of 18,750,000 common shares of the Company at a price of $1.60 per share. The offering was underwritten by Canaccord Genuity Corp. and Jennings Capital Inc. (together, the "Underwriters").

The Underwriters received a cash commission equal to 6% of the gross proceeds of the offering and 1,125,000 compensation warrants, each compensation warrant entitling the Underwriters to purchase one common share of the Company at a price of $1.60 for a term of 24 months.

The securities described herein have not been and will not be registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the securities laws of any state and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent an exemption from registration.

SilverCrest Mines Inc. (TSX VENTURE:SVL) is a Mexican precious metals producer with headquarters based in Vancouver, BC. SilverCrest's flagship property is the 100%-owned Santa Elena Mine, which is located 150km northeast of Hermosillo, near Banamichi in the State of Sonora, México. The mine is a high-grade, epithermal gold and silver producer, with an estimated life of mine cash cost of US$8 per ounce of silver equivalent. SilverCrest anticipates that the current 2,500 tonnes per day facility will produce approximately 800,000 ounces of silver and 30,000 ounces of gold per full production year from the initial open-pit heap leach operation.