6-K

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

December 24, 2012

Commission File No. 0001-34184

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 ]

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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: December 24, 2012	SILVERCORP METALS INC.
	/s/ Maria Tang
	Maria Tang
	Chief Financial Officer

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EXHIBIT INDEX

EXHIBIT	DESCRIPTION OF EXHIBIT
99.1	News Release – (December 24, 2012) Silvercorp Announces Change of Auditors
99.2	Notice of Change of Auditor
99.3	Letter from Ernst &Young LLP, former auditors
99.4	Letter from Deloitte and Touche LLP, successor auditors

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EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

NEWS RELEASE

Trading Symbol:	TSX: SVM
	NYSE: SVM

SILVERCORP ANNOUNCES CHANGE OF AUDITORS

VANCOUVER, British Columbia – December 24, 2012 – Silvercorp Metals Inc. (“Silvercorp” or the “Company”) today announced that it has changed its auditors from Ernst & Young LLP (“Ernst & Young”) to Deloitte & Touche LLP (“Deloitte & Touche”), on November 27, 2012.

Ernst & Young was re-appointed as the Company’s auditors at the Company’s most recent annual general meeting held on September 28, 2012. Upon Ernst & Young's submission of their fee budget, which was increased substantially, for the audits of the Company’s financial statements for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2013, the Audit Committee then undertook an audit tender process and four proposals were received. As a result of this tender process Deloitte & Touche has been appointed auditors of the Company for the year ending March 31, 2013.

There were no reservations or modified opinions in Ernst & Young’s audit reports for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 or any subsequent period, and there are no reportable events, as such term is defined in National Instrument 51-102, between the Company and Ernst & Young. The Company will be filing the required reporting package on SEDAR in accordance with National Instrument 51-102.

About Silvercorp

Silvercorp is a low-cost silver-producing Canadian mining company with multiple mines in China which has paid a cash dividend since 2007. The Company is currently developing the GC project in southern China which it expects will become its next operating mine in early 2013. The Company’s vision is to deliver shareholder value by focusing on the acquisition of under developed projects with resource potential and the ability to grow organically. For more information, please visit our website at www.silvercorp.ca.

Investor contact

Jonathan Hackshaw
Director, Investor Relations
Phone: (604) 669-9397
Toll Free 1(888) 224-1881
Email: investor@silvercorp.ca
Website: www.silvercorp.ca

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CAUTIONARY DISCLAIMER - FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS

Certain of the statements and information in this press release constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and “forward-looking information” within the meaning of applicable Canadian provincial securities laws. Any statements or information that express or involve discussions with respect to predictions, expectations, beliefs, plans, projections, objectives, assumptions or future events or performance (often, but not always, using words or phrases such as “expects”, “is expected”, “anticipates”, “believes”, “plans”, “projects”, “estimates”, “assumes”, “intends”, “strategies”, “targets”, “goals”, “forecasts”, “objectives”, “budgets”, “schedules”, “potential” or variations thereof or stating that certain actions, events or results “may”, “could”, “would”, “might” or “will” be taken, occur or be achieved, or the negative of any of these terms and similar expressions) are not statements of historical fact and may be forward-looking statements or information. Forward-looking statements or information relate to, among other things: the price of silver and other metals; the accuracy of mineral resource and mineral reserve estimates at the Company’s material properties; the sufficiency of the Company’s capital to finance the Company’s operations; estimates of the Company’s revenues and capital expenditures; estimated production from the Company’s mines in the Ying Mining Camp; timing of receipt of permits and regulatory approvals; availability of funds from production to finance the Company’s operations; and access to and availability of funding for future construction, use of proceeds from any financing and development of the Company’s properties.

Forward-looking statements or information are subject to a variety of known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual events or results to differ from those reflected in the forward-looking statements or information, including, without limitation, risks relating to: fluctuating commodity prices; calculation of resources, reserves and mineralization and precious and base metal recovery; interpretations and assumptions of mineral resource and mineral reserve estimates; exploration and development programs; feasibility and engineering reports; permits and licences; title to properties; First Nations title claims and rights; property interests; joint venture partners; acquisition of commercially mineable mineral rights; financing; recent market events and conditions; economic factors affecting the Company; timing, estimated amount, capital and operating expenditures and economic returns of future production; integration of future acquisitions into the Company’s existing operations; competition; operations and political conditions; regulatory environment in China and Canada; environmental risks; foreign exchange rate fluctuations; insurance; risks and hazards of mining operations; key personnel; conflicts of interest; dependence on management; internal control over financial reporting as per the requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act; and bringing actions and enforcing judgments under U.S. securities laws.

This list is not exhaustive of the factors that may affect any of the Company’s forward-looking statements or information. Forward-looking statements or information are statements about the future and are inherently uncertain, and actual achievements of the Company or other future events or conditions may differ materially from those reflected in the forward-looking statements or information due to a variety of risks, uncertainties and other factors, including, without limitation, those referred to in the Company’s Annual Information Form for the year ended March 31, 2012 under the heading “Risk Factors”. Although the Company has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially, there may be other factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated, described or intended. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements or information.

The Company’s forward-looking statements and information are based on the assumptions, beliefs, expectations and opinions of management as of the date of this press release, and other than as required by applicable securities laws, the Company does not assume any obligation to update forward-looking statements and information if circumstances or management’s assumptions, beliefs, expectations or opinions should change, or changes in any other events affecting such statements or information. For the reasons set forth above, investors should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements and information.

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EX-99.2

Exhibit 99.2

NOTICE OF CHANGE OF AUDITOR

TO:	British Columbia Securities Commission
	Alberta Securities Commission
	Saskatchewan Financial Services Commission – Securities Division
	The Manitoba Securities Commission
	Ontario Securities Commission
	Autorité des marches financiers
	New Brunswick Securities Commission
	Nova Scotia Securities Commission
AND TO:	Deloitte & Touché LLP (“Deloitte”)
AND TO:	Ernst & Young LLP (“E&Y”)

Silvercorp Metals Inc. (the “Company”) hereby gives notice pursuant to National Instrument 51-102 – Continuous Disclosure Obligations (“NI 51-102”) as follows:

1.	E&Y has resigned as the auditor of the Company as of November 26, 2012 (the “Resignation Date”) at the request of the Company;
2.	the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”), upon recommendation of the audit committee of the Board, has appointed Deloitte as the successor auditor of the Company as of November 26, 2012;
3.	the resignation of E&Y and the appointment of Deloitte were considered and approved by the audit committee of the Board and the Board;
4.	E&Y’s reports on the financial statements of the Company relating to the period commencing at the beginning of the Company’s two most recently completed financial years and ending on the Resignation Date contained no reservations and did not express a modified opinion; and
5.	there have been no “reportable events” (as such term is defined in NI 51-102) in connection with the audits for the period commencing at the beginning of the Company’s two most recently completed financial years and ending on the Resignation Date.

DATED this November 26, 2012.

SILVERCORP METALS INC.

“Maria Tang”
Maria Tang
Chief Financial Officer

EX-99.3

Exhibit 99.3

British Columbia Securities Commission	29 November 2012
Alberta Securities Commission
Saskatchewan Financial Services Commission – Securities Division
The Manitoba Securities Commission
Ontario Securities Commission
Autorité des marches financiers
New Brunswick Securities Commission
Nova Scotia Securities Commission

Re: Silvercorp Metals Inc. (the “Company”)

Dear Sirs:

As required by National Instrument 51-102, we confirm that we have reviewed the information contained in the notice of change of auditor (the “Notice”) issued on 26 November 2012 by the Company and, based on our knowledge of such information at this time, we agree with the information contained in the Notice, except for item 2 and 3 contained in the Notice in which we have no basis to agree or disagree with.

Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the undersigned.

Yours truly,

Chartered Accountants

cc:      Silvercorp Metals Inc.

EX-99.4

Exhibit 99.4

	Deloitte & Touche LLP
	2800 - 1055 Dunsmuir Street
	4 Bentall Centre
	P.O. Box 49279
	Vancouver BC V7X 1P4
	Canada
	Tel: 604-669-4466
	Fax: 778-374-0496
	www.deloitte.ca

November 28, 2012

British Columbia Securities Commission
Alberta Securities Commission
Saskatchewan Financial Services Commission – Securities Division
The Manitoba Securities Commission
Ontario Securities Commission
Autorité des marchés financiers
New Brunswick Securities Commission
Nova Scotia Securities Commission

Dear Sirs/Mesdames:

Re: Silvercorp Metals Inc. (the “Company”) - Notice of Change of Auditor

As required by National Instrument 51-102, we confirm that we have reviewed the information contained in the notice of change of auditor (the “Notice”) issued on November 26, 2012 by the Company and, based on our knowledge of such information at this time, we agree with the information contained in the Notice, except that we have no basis to agree or disagree with the statement that there have been no reportable events with Ernst & Young LLP in connection with the audits for the period commencing at the beginning of the Company`s two most recently completed financial years and ending on the Resignation Date.

We understand that a copy of the Notice and this letter will be provided to the shareholders of the Company and filed on SEDAR.

Yours truly,

Chartered Accountants