ECU Silver Completes First Gold Pour

TORONTO, ONTARIO - April 23, 2009 – ECU Silver Mining Inc. (TSX:ECU) is pleased to

report that it has successfully poured its first gold/silver doré bars from the oxide mill that

was recently acquired on March 9, 2009.

This is a remarkable achievement given the plant was acquired only six weeks ago. We

poured a total of 20 bars with a combined weight of 398 kilograms. Assays confirm that

the 20 doré bars contain a total of approximately 140 ounces of gold and 7,250 ounces of

silver.

The mill has been operating very well at the expected rate of 400 tonnes per day and we

have been obtaining good recoveries from the onset. We are currently feeding the mill

with material from the Santa Juana mine but we are also mining from three other areas,

San Juanes, San Mateo and Chicago on a daily basis, accumulating inventories in all

locations.

Our mining plan is being executed as predicted and, in general, we are slightly ahead of

work to be executed and so far, we have produced more material than planned.

CONTACT INFORMATION:

ECU Silver Mining Inc. ECU Silver Mining Inc.

Michel Roy Stephen Altmann

Chairman and CEO President

011 52 871 747 5750 (416) 366-2428

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limitation, statements regarding the future results of operations, performance and achievements of the

Company, including potential property acquisitions, the timing, content, cost and results of proposed work

programs, the discovery and delineation of mineral deposits/resources/reserves, geological interpretations,

proposed production rates, potential mineral recovery processes and rates, the proposed construction of a mill,

business and financing plans, business trends and future operating revenues. Although the Company believes

that such statements are reasonable, it can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct.

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Company cautions investors that any forward-looking statements by the Company are not guarantees of future

results or performance, and that actual results may differ materially from those in forward looking statements as

a result of various factors, including, but not limited to, variations in the nature, quality and quantity of any

mineral deposits that may be located, significant downward variations in the market price of any minerals

produced, the Company’s inability to obtain any necessary permits, consents or authorizations required for their

activities, to produce minerals from their properties successfully or profitably, to continue their projected growth,

to raise the necessary capital or to be fully able to implement their business strategies. All of the Company’s

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including the technical reports filed with respect to the Company’s mineral properties.

Good Luck to all!