Silvercorp's Form 40-F Available on Website

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA -- (Marketwire) -- 06/03/11 -- Silvercorp Metals Inc. (TSX: SVM)(NYSE: SVM) ('Silvercorp' or the 'Company') has filed its Annual Report on Form 40-F for the year ended March 31, 2011, via EDGAR to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on June 3, 2011. The Form 40-F will be posted on the Company's website at www.silvercorp.ca under the Annual Reports webpage in the Financials section. Upon request, free of charge, shareholders may receive a hard copy of the Form 40-F.

About Silvercorp Metals Inc.

Silvercorp Metals Inc. is engaged in the acquisition, exploration, development and mining of high-grade silver-related mineral properties in China and Canada. Silvercorp is the largest primary silver producer in China through the operation of the four silver-lead-zinc mines at the Ying Mining Camp in the Henan Province of China. Silvercorp is currently building the GC silver-lead-zinc project in Guangdong Province as its second China production base, and this will be followed by a third production foothold at the recently acquired BYP gold-lead-zinc project in Hunan Province. In Canada, Silvercorp is preparing to apply for a Small Mine Permit for the Silvertip high grade silver-lead-zinc mine project in northern British Columbia to provide a further platform for growth and geographic diversification. The Company's shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange and Toronto Stock Exchange and are included as a component of the S&P/TSX Composite and the S&P/TSX Global Mining Indexes.

CAUTIONARY DISCLAIMER -- FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS

Statements in this press release other than purely historical factual information, including statements relating to permitting, the Company's future mine development plans and objectives, constitute forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are based on numerous assumptions and are subject to all of the risks and uncertainties inherent in the Company's business, including risks inherent in mineral exploration, development, permitting and mining. There can be no assurance that such forward-looking statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on such statements. Except in accordance with applicable securities laws, the Company expressly disclaims any obligation to update any forward-looking statements or forward-looking statements that are incorporated by reference herein.

Contacts:

Silvercorp Metals Inc.

Rui Feng

Chairman & CEO

(604) 669-9397 or Toll Free 1(888) 224-1881


Silvercorp Metals Inc.

Lorne Waldman

Corporate Secretary

(604) 669-9397 or Toll Free 1(888) 224-1881

(604) 669-9387 (FAX)
info@silvercorp.ca
www.silvercorp.ca