Silver Production Is Ahead Of Schedule 

VANCOUVER - Bradford Cooke, Chairman and CEO of Endeavour Silver said, Silver production is ahead of schedule and should start rising again in the Q3 and Q4, 2010, as the new ore-bodies under development during the first half of the year at Guanacevi and Guanajuato, in Mexico, enter into production.

Upon completion of the 2010 capital expansion projects, the Guanacevi mines production is scheduled to reach 1,000 tonnes per day (tpd), and the Guanajuato mines production is scheduled to reach 600 tonnes per day (tpd). Subject to continued exploration success, management will then look at the possibilities for the next mine and plant expansions at Guanacevi and Guanajuato.

Guanacevi currently draws 80% of its ore production from the Porvenir Mine and the balance from Porvenir Dos. Both the Porvenir Cuatro and Santa Cruz access ramps are ahead of schedule, so both should be in ore development this quarter. Work on the new crushing circuit and other existing circuits at the Guanacevi plant is also on target for completion in Q3, 2010.

At Guanajuato, the Lucero vein now contributes 80% of the ore production with the balance coming from Cebada and Bolanitos. With last year's expansion of the Guanajuato plant capacity to 600 tpd, mine production is climbing with the development of the ore zones on the Bolanitos and Lucero veins. Plant capacity is expected to be achieved when the new Lucero South access ramp is started in Q3, 2010.

A total of 11,000 meters of core drilling is planned during the 3rd quarter for Guanajuato, Guanacevi, El Toro and Arroyo Seco, as well as surface surveys and target definition work on other properties. At Guanacevi, the next phase of diamond drilling will be carried out in the San Pedro area. At Guanajuato, drilling continues at Lucero South and will be initiated in the Bolaûitos North area.

The company's address is 301-700 West Pender Street, Vancouver, BC V6C 1G8, 604.685.9775, fax: 604.685.9744.