TORONTO, ONTARIO -- (Marketwire) -- 07/06/09 -- ECU Silver Mining Inc. ("ECU Silver") (TSX: ECU) announces that it is to be featured on CEO Clips on The Biography Channel.

CEO Clips, a series of two minute corporate profiles on Canadian companies, will feature ECU Silver on The Biography Channel beginning on Monday, July 6th to Sunday, August 2nd throughout the day and evenings. It can also be viewed online via this link: http://www.b-tv.com/media/ceoECU.wmv. In addition it will be posted on Yahoo Finance Canada, stockhouse.ca and MSN Finance as well as the website - www.ceoclips.com.

About The Biography Channel

"Over Half of Canadians in digital households watch The Biography Channel," Roper Report 2005. The Biography Channel finished #1 in awareness, viewer ship and importance to the enjoyment of cable in the latest Beta Research Subscriber study of digital cable subscribers and can currently be viewed in

800 000 Canadian homes.

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 another 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.

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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