ECU Silver Mining Inc. to Be Added to the S&P/TSX Global Mining Index

TORONTO, ONTARIO -- (Marketwire) -- 12/13/10 -- ECU Silver Mining Inc. (TSX: ECU) is pleased to announce that it has been added to the S&P/TSX Global Mining Index, effective at the open of markets on Monday, December 20, 2010.

The S&P/TSX Global Mining Index is a dynamic international benchmark tracking the world's leading mining companies. It aims to offer investors wide exposure to the world's mining markets by providing an investable representative index of publicly-traded international mining companies.

Stephen Altmann, President of ECU stated, 'The addition of ECU Silver to the S&P/TSX Global Mining Index marks another step in the company's growth and recognition. Index funds and investors will be able to participate in added leverage to silver and gold prices through the growth of our resource and production'.


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 (0.6 million gold equivalent) ounces in the measured and indicated category and 391 million silver equivalent (6.0 million gold 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.



Cautionary Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 27E of the Exchange Act. Such statements include, without 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. Forward-looking statements are typically identified by words such as: believe, expect, anticipate, intend, estimate, postulate and similar expressions, or are those, which, by their nature, refer to future events. The 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 public disclosure filings may be accessed via www.sedar.com and readers are urged to review these materials, including the technical reports filed with respect to the Company's mineral properties.

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Contacts:

ECU Silver Mining Inc.
Michel Roy, Chairman and CEO
Torreon, Mexico
011 52 871 747 5750

ECU Silver Mining Inc.
Stephen Altmann, President
Toronto, Canada
(416) 366-2428

ECU Silver Mining Inc.
Mark Butler, Investor Relations
Toronto, Canada
1 888 513 3444
www.ecu.ca