UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.  20549

FORM 6-K

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER

PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

January 9, 2009

Commission File No. 0001340677

SILVERCORP METALS INC.
(Translation of registrant's name into English)

Suite 1378 - 200 Granville Street

Vancouver, BC Canada  V6C 1S4

(Address of principal executive office)

[Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F]

Form 20-F [ ]  Form 40-F  [ X ]

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1) [ ]

Note: Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1) only permits the submission in paper of a Form 6-K if submitted solely to provide an attached annual report to security holders.

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is "submitting" the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T "Rule" 101(b)(7)  [ ]

Note:  Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7) only permits the submission in paper of a Form 6-K if submitted to furnish a report or other document that the registrant foreign private issuer must furnish and make public under the laws of the jurisdiction in which the registrant is incorporated, domiciled or legally organized (the registrant's "home country"), or under the rules of the home country exchange on which the registrant's securities are traded, as long as the report or other document is not a press release, is not required to be and has not been distributed to the registrant's security holders, and, if discussing a material event, has already been the subject of a Form 6-K submission or other Commission filing on EDGAR.

Indicate by check mark whether by furnishing the information contained in this Form, the registrant is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Yes   [ ]   No [X]

If "Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b):

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Dated: January 9, 2009

SILVERCORP METALS INC.

/s/ Lorne Waldman

Lorne Waldman

Corporate Secretary

EXHIBIT INDEX

EXHIBIT	DESCRIPTION OF EXHIBIT
99.1	NEWS RELEASE DATED DECEMBER 18, 2008 - TECHNICAL REPORT COMPLETED ON THE TLP-LM PROJECT, HENAN PROVINCE, CHINA
99.2	NEWS RELEASE DATED DECEMBER 30, 2008 - SILVERCORP PROVIDES UPDATE ON OPERATIONS
99.3	NEWS RELEASE DATED JANUARY 8, 2009 - DRILLING INTERSECTS HIGH-GRADE SILVER MINERALIZATION IN V2 AND V6 VEINS AT THE GC SILVER-LEAD-ZINC PROJECT IN GUANGDONG PROVINCE, SOUTHERN CHINA