EXHIBIT 4.7

CONSENT OF EXPERT

     I, Dr. Anson Xu, hereby consent to the inclusion and incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form F-8 of Silvercorp Metals Inc. (the “Registration Statement”) of references to and information derived from the technical report entitled “Technical Report on Gaocheng Ag-Zn-Pb Project, and Shimentou Au-Ag-Zn-Pb Project, Guangdong Province, People’s Republic of China” dated April 30, 2008 (the “Incorporated Information”). I also consent to the reference to my name and to my involvement in the preparation of the Incorporated Information in this Registration Statement.

  /s/ Dr. Anson Xu Name: Dr. Anson Xu

Date: June 15, 2009