Vancouver, British Columbia -- Silver Bull Resources Inc. (previously "Metalline Mining Co.") (TSX: SVB, AMEX: SVBL) ("Silver Bull") is pleased to announce the results of assays for the first eight holes from its 2011 20,000 meter drill program at the Sierra Mojada Property in Mexico. The reported holes all lie immediately to the north of the eastern end of the "Shallow Silver Zone" (see the NI 43-101 compliant resource report on the "Shallow Silver Zone" authored by John Nilsson, a professional geologist and Ron Simpson, professional geologist, dated April 20, 2011, described in a press release issued by the Company on April 20, 2011 (the "Sierra Mojada Technical Report")). The reported drill results are shown in the table below and are highlighted by hole B11010 which averaged 214 g/t silver, 1.5% zinc, 0.92% lead, and 0.7% copper over 38.6 meters. 
 

* Intervals shown are mineralized lengths of core. All intercepts crosscut shallow to moderately dipping bedding. The structural geometry and controls (if any) is not yet well understood to reliably calculate true widths.


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Image 1 (above): Gives the location of the drill collars in relation to the Shallow Silver Zone and the historical Zinc Resource. Source: Silver Bull Resources Inc.

Image 2 (below): Shows the location of the drill collars in relation to the Shallow Silver Zone and Zinc Resource. Source: Silver Bull Resources Inc.


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The results summarized above form part of the Silver Bull's "Phase 1" drill program which is designed to test a zone previously identified through historical underground channel samples that has never been tested with drilling. The holes described here are vertical, have been drilled on 100 meter lines and 40 meter centers and are between 100 to 200 meters in depth. Mineralization seen thus far is a mixture between the oxide mineralization seen in the "Shallow Silver Zone" which is hosted along contacts, fracture zones, and infill breccias of karst and cavern systems and deeper disseminated primary sulphide mineralization within the limestone country rock.

An additional 26 holes have been completed to date with assays pending.

About the Shallow Silver Zone 

The "Shallow Silver Zone" is an oxide silver deposit (+/- zinc & lead), hosted along an east-west trending fracture-karst system set in a cretaceous limestone-dolomite sequence. The mineralized body averages between 30m -- 90m thick, up to 200m wide and has 9.235 Mt of "indicated" silver mineralization with an average grade of 56.4 g/t at a 20 g/t cutoff, and 15.258 Mt of "inferred" silver mineralization with an average grade of 49.9 g/t at a 20 g/t cutoff and remains open in the east, west and northerly directions (see the Sierra Mojada Technical Report available at www.sedar.com). Approximately 60 percent of the current two kilometer strike length is at or near surface before dipping at around 10 degrees to the east. At depth, the Shallow Silver Zone appears to merge with the "Red Zinc Zone", a historical "inferred" zinc resource recently summarized in a report by JDS Engineering and released onto the company's website on April 26, 2011.

Sample Analysis and QA/QC

All samples have been analyzed at ALS Chemex in North Vancouver, BC, Canada. Samples are first tested with the "ME-ICP41m" procedure which analyzes for 35 elements using a near total aqua regia digestion. Samples with silver values above 100ppm are re-analyzed using the Ag-GRA21 procedure which is a fire assay with a galvametric finish. Samples with zinc, lead, and copper values above 10,000 ppm (1%) are re-analyzed using the AA46 procedure which is a near total aqua regia digestion with an atomic absorption finish.

A rigorous procedure is in place regarding sample collection, chain of custody and data entry. Certified standards and blanks, as well as duplicate samples are routinely inserted into all sample shipments to ensure integrity of the assay process. The QA/QC of the assay results has been contracted to IOGlobal, an international and independent QA/QC and database management firm.

The technical information of this news release was prepared by or the preparation was supervised by Tim Barry, MAusIMM, a qualified person for the purposes of National Instrument 43-101 and the Chief Executive Officer of Silver Bull.

On behalf of the Board of Directors

"Tim Barry"

Tim Barry, MAusIMM
Chief Executive Officer, President and Director
Investor Relations | Anthony Srdanovic | Manager Corporate Communications
Direct Line: (604) 895-7429 | Office Line: (604) 687-5800
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