ECU Silver Mining Inc. is pleased to report on its silver and gold fabrication for the month ending January 2010.

Highlights include:

· Silver generated in January was greater the ounces generated in November and December of 2009, combined.

· January yielded a silver equivalent of 59,510 ounces from the oxide mill and 37,476 ounces from the sulphide mill.

· Average daily throughput at the oxide mill was 650 tonnes per day (“tpd”).

As expected, the amount of silver equivalent generated in January was approximately 120% greater than December and more than November and December of 2009, combined. Gold ounces in doré were 14% lower than December due to lower feed grades while adjusting the circuit and lowering the copper content in the solutions. Gold generated in concentrates was up 98%.

In January, the Company generated (see Table 1), a total of 472 ounces of gold and 26,470 ounces of silver from its oxide mill and also generated 245 ounces of gold and 20,326 ounces of silver contained in concentrates from the sulphide mill. Using the current silver-to-gold ratio of 70 to one (base metals not included as equivalents), ECU generated 59,510 ounces of silver equivalents from its oxide mill and 37,476 ounces of silver equivalents from its sulphide mill.

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The LAU replaces all existing environmental permits for the operations at Velardena and provides the necessary license for expansion of the current sulphide operations by adding a 1500 tonnes per day (“tpd”) mill as well as the continuation of all current operations.

The granting of the LAU is a very important accomplishment in the Company’s work to expand its mining operations that will eventually encompass a new 1500 tpd mill for processing sulphides. The scoping study which will outline, on a preliminary basis, the economics for the larger milling operations, will be delivered by the end of the first quarter of 2010 and is the first phase of the Company’s future plan to grow to 5000 tpd.

The main feature of the LAU is that it provides for all permits, authorizations and licenses in environmental matters through a comprehensive approach that looks at the impacts to air, water and soil. It is applicable to all our current operations and will be applicable to future expansions as outlined in our submitted Environmental Impact Study to be included in our scoping study.

The LAU is a direct regulatory instrument for industrial businesses which falls under Mexican federal jurisdiction and sets out the conditions for operations in accordance with environmental legislation. It complies with the requirements of SEMARNAT which is the Cabinet level department of the Executive branch responsible for developing environmental policy and legislation.

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 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.

ECU Silver Mining Inc. is pleased to report on its silver and gold fabrication for the months ending December 2009 and November 2009.

Highlights include:

* To-date in January, silver ounces precipitated, are close to the ounces generated in November and December of 2009, combined.

* December yielded a silver equivalent of 52,752 ounces from the oxide mill and 15,162 ounces from the sulphide mill.

* November yielded a silver equivalent of 52,533 ounces from the oxide mill and 22,233 ounces from the sulphide mill.

* Average daily throughput at the oxide mill has increased to 650 tonnes per day (“tpd”), exceeding the 500 tpd target by 30%.

The ramp up of the oxide gold and silver plant at Velardeña, which was acquired in March of 2009, has been successful, despite the typical start-up challenges that are normal for new operations. The Company believes these challenges are behind it and expects the operations to perform more optimally in 2010. Evidence of these improvements has already taken hold as expected silver ounces precipitated in January of this year, should be close to the ounces generated in November and December of 2009, combined. The Company will also continue to ramp up its 320 tpd sulphide plant, also located in Velardeña, which will generate additional gold and silver metals contained in concentrates, for 2010.

In December, the Company generated (see Table 1), a total of 592 ounces of gold and 14,272 ounces of silver from its oxide mill and also generated 124 ounces of gold and 7,102 ounces of silver contained in concentrates from the sulphide mill, which has been ramping up since September 2009. Using the current silver-to-gold ratio of 65 to one (base metals not included as equivalents), ECU generated 52,752 ounces of silver equivalents from its oxide mill and 15,162 ounces of silver equivalents from its sulphide mill.

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