Silvercorp Update

Reminder: Silvercorp Metals Annual General Meeting � September 30, 2009 @ 10:00 am PT

This is a reminder that Silvercorp Metals Inc. (NYSE Amex: SVM; TSX: SVM) will hold its Annual General Meeting of Shareholders this Wednesday, September 30, 2009, at 10:00 am PT. The meeting will be held in Ocean View Suites 5 & 6 at the Pan Pacific Vancouver Hotel located at 300 � 900 Canada Place, Vancouver, British Columbia.

For all AGM Proxy Materials, please click here.

About Silvercorp Metals Inc.

Silvercorp Metals Inc. is engaged in the mining, development and exploration of silver-related mineral properties in the People's Republic of China ("China").  The company is currently operating and developing four profitable silver-lead-zinc mines at the Ying Mining Camp in Henan Province, China. The company is also applying for a mining permit for its 95% owned GC/SMT property in the Guangdong Province to profitably mine and produce silver, lead and zinc.   Exploration is also underway in the Ying Mining District to identify additional resources.

The Company's common shares are included as a component of the S&P/TSX Composite and the S&P/TSX Global Mining Indexes in Canada and the NYSE Amex Composite and the Russell Global Mining Index in the U.S.