VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA–(EMWNews – Aug. 11, 2008) – IMPACT Silver Corp. (TSX VENTURE:IPT) is pleased to announce that Jean-Pierre Bourtin has been appointed as an additional director of the Company.

Mr. Bourtin is a private investor and financial consultant with residence in the United States of America, highly experienced in the areas of financial analysis and planning, budgeting, corporate development, including mergers and acquisitions. Mr. Bourtin is a graduate of the Ecole Superieure des Sciences Economiques et Commerciales, Paris, France, and has an MDA from the University of Chicago. He has been the President and Money Manager in a private equity firm in Greenwich, Connecticut, as well as the Treasurer, Xerox Corporation, Emerging Markets, including Mexico, South America, China, Russia, Eastern Europe and the Middle East.

IMPACT Silver Corp. is a Tier 1 silver-focused mining and exploration company with a producing silver operation at Zacualpan, Mexico; an advanced project at Zacatecas, Mexico; and other projects in the Dominican Republic. Energold Drilling Corp. (TSX VENTURE:EGD) owns 6.6 million shares of IMPACT.

On behalf of the Directors of IMPACT Silver Corp.,

Frederick W. Davidson, President, CEO

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