Silvermex Resources Ltd. Closes Brokered Financing of $1,500,000

Silvermex Resources Ltd. (the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:SMR) announces that
further to its news release dated December 24, 2008, it has closed its brokered
private placement of 15,000,000 units (the "Units") at a price of $0.10 per unit
for gross proceeds of $1,500,000. Each Unit consists of one common share and
one-half of one share purchase warrant. Each whole warrant (a "Warrant") will
entitle the holder to purchase an additional common share for a period of 18
months from closing at a price of $0.15 per share. The brokered private
placement was arranged through Canaccord Capital Corporation (the "Agent").


The Agent's compensation consisted of a cash commission of 9% of the gross
proceeds of the brokered private placement. The Agents were also issued 100,000
corporate finance units (the "Corporate Finance Units") the terms of which are
the same as the Units and a compensation option exercisable to acquire that
number of units ("Agent's Units") equal to 9% of the number of Units sold
pursuant to the brokered private placement. The terms of the Agent's Units are
the same as the terms of the Units. In addition, the agent received a corporate
finance fee of $25,000 and a work fee of $5,000.


The common shares and Warrants comprising the Units, the Corporate Finance Units
and the Agent's Units are subject to a hold period expiring June 1, 2009, as are
any common shares issued on exercise of the Warrants (if exercised prior to the
expiry of such hold period).


The proceeds of the private placement are intended to be used to fund work
programs on the Company's San Marcial Property in Mexico and for general working
capital purposes.


On Behalf of the Board of Directors of Silvermex Resources Ltd.

Bruce Bragagnolo, CEO & Director

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