Scorpio Mining's Drilling at Nuestra Senora Mine Reports 42.4 metres grading 198.03 g/t Silver, 1.37% Copper, 1.98% Lead and 3.35% Zinc

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VANCOUVER, May 6 /CNW/ - Scorpio Mining Corporation ("Scorpio", or the "Company") (TSX: SPM.TO), announces underground drill results at its Nuestra Senora Mine, Mexico.

Peter J. Hawley, Chairman, CEO reports, "The Company's underground drilling budget for 2010 is set for 20,000 metres, including exploration and delineation drilling. Partial assay results have been received for drilling to date from the 9th Level, which lies 180 metres vertically below the 3rd Level ramp access portal. The targeted area was previously called the "Jewel Box" zone and for mining terms is now called the "M-05" zone. Further infill drilling will be completed in this area in order to incorporate the mineralization into our mine planning for cut and fill extraction in 2011."

    
                       Table 1.  M-05 Zone - 9th Level

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    Drill Hole         From   To   Width  Silver  Copper  Lead  Zinc    Gold
                        (m)   (m)   (m)     g/t     %      %      %      g/t
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    NS-9L-10-237        1.5   2.5   1.0   155.05   0.40   0.63   5.03   0.36
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    NS-9L-10-238       12.2  15.0   2.8   268.70   1.67   0.27   0.57   0.28
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                       23.5  65.7  42.2   198.03   1.37   1.98   3.35   0.24
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        Includes       23.5  36.0  12.5   242.93   1.21   2.56   4.58   0.26
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        Includes       42.4  51.0   8.6   444.00   2.27   4.33   4.74   0.29
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        Includes       55.5  65.7  10.2   202.10   2.28   1.33   7.47   0.25
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                       70.5  73.0   2.5   170.54   0.37   6.93   3.37   0.26
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    NS-9L-10-239        9.0  12.0   3.0   109.91   0.40   0.11   0.82   0.26
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                       36.0  37.5   1.5   151.46   1.60   1.91   5.66   0.35
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                       42.0  57.0  15.0   207.56   1.01   1.91   1.95   0.16
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    NS-9L-10-240       18.0  30.0  12.0   186.55   0.35   0.93   1.63   0.15
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        Includes       24.0  30.0   6.0   268.72   0.43   1.33   2.24   0.14
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                       35.1  37.5   2.4   232.92   0.65   1.36   3.54   0.18
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                       42.1  45.1   3.0   250.35   1.04   0.13   5.09   0.17
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                       73.5  74.0   0.5   185.77   0.74   8.72   13.3   0.13
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    NS-9L-10-241       21.0  23.4   2.4   154.37   0.46   1.55   2.13   0.17
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                       61.5  64.5   3.0    568.6   6.21   4.08   7.75   0.12
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    NS-9L-10-242        0.0  21.0  21.0   140.97   0.51   0.47   1.20   0.13
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                       30.0  33.0   3.0   164.85   0.16   0.49   0.81   0.22
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                       39.0  42.0   3.0   264.85   0.72   1.36   2.03   0.21
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Drill hole data reflects down hole core lengths and actual (uncut) grades. True widths cannot be reliably estimated at this time. Further information on the Company and the Nuestra Senora project is available on the Company's web site at: www.scorpiomining.com.

President, Mr. D. Roger Scammell, PGeo, is the Company's Qualified Person for the Nuestra Senora project and has reviewed the content of this release. All technical information for the Nuestra Senora property is obtained and reported under a formal quality assurance and quality control (QA/QC) program. Samples are shipped to the ALS Chemex preparation laboratory in Hermosillo, Mexico for drying, crushing and pulverizing. ALS Chemex, Hermosillo then sends the pulps by air-freight to ALS Chemex, Vancouver for assaying. Systematic assaying of standards and blanks are performed for the precision and accuracy; check assays are regularly conducted by SGS Lakefield Research. Details of the QA/QC program are available on the Company's website.

    
    ON BEHALF OF SCORPIO MINING CORPORATION

    Peter J. Hawley
    Chairman & CEO
    

This news release includes certain statements that may be deemed "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and applicable Canadian securities legislation. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements with respect to results of drilling and mine planning. Generally, these forward-looking statements can be identified by the forward-looking terminology such as "plans", "expects" or "does not expect", "is expected", "budget", "scheduled", "estimates", "projects", "intends", "anticipates", or "does not anticipate", or "believes", or "variations of such words and phrases or state that certain actions, events or results "may", "can", "could", "would", "might", or "will" be taken", "occur" or "be achieved". Forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements of Scorpio Mining Corporation to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements, including but not limited to: risks related to the exploration and development and operation of the mineral projects, risks related to international operations, construction delays and cost overruns, the actual results of current exploration, development and construction activities, conclusions of economic evaluations, changes in project parameters as plans continue to be refined, future prices of silver, zinc, copper, lead and gold, as well as those factors discussed in the sections relating to risk factors of our business filed in Scorpio Mining Corporation's required securities filings on SEDAR, including its Annual Information Form dated March 29, 2010. Although Scorpio Mining Corporation has attempted to identify important factors that could cause results to differ materially from those contained in forward-looking statements, there may be other factors that cause results to be materially different from those anticipated, described, estimated, assessed or intended.

There can be no assurance that any forward-looking statements will prove accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. Scorpio Mining Corporation does not undertake to update any forward-looking statements that are incorporated by reference herein, except in accordance with applicable securities laws.

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