Vancouver, May 4, 2009 - Scorpio Mining Corporation (TSX: SPM) reports it has suspended operations at its Nuestra Señora mine, Sinaloa State, Mexico, and plans to restart on May 6, 2009. The temporary suspension is in support of the Mexican presidential decree aimed to prevent the spread of the H1N1, or swine flu virus.

Peter J. Hawley, Chairman, CEO reports, "Under our current operating plan, the mine and mill runs at the rate of 17 days per month, which means that we expect that this temporary shut-down will not impact the Company's production forecast".

The Company reports that its Mexico operations are "relatively isolated" and that it has no outbreaks of the flu at its location.

Further information on the Nuestra Senora project is available on the Company's web site at: www.scorpiomining.com.

President, Mr. D. Roger Scammell, P.Geo., is the Company's Qualified Person for the Nuestra Señora project and has reviewed the content of this release.

ON BEHALF OF SCORPIO MINING CORPORATION

Peter J. Hawley
Chairman & CEO

For further information contact:
Rich Kaiser, YES International: 1-800-631-8127; 001-757-306-6090 (outside North America)
Email: [email protected]

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 restarting operations and Scorpio Mining Corporation's commitment to, and plans for developing the Nuestra Senora Project. 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 potential development and construction of the Nuestra Senora Project, 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 27, 2008. 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.

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