6-K 1 silvercorp6ktr.htm REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER FOR OCTOBER 15, 2020

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

October 15, 2020

Commission File No. 0001-34184

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

Suite 1750 - 1066 West Hastings Street
Vancouver, BC Canada V6E 3X1
(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):

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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: October 15, 2020 | SILVERCORP METALS INC.
| /s/ Derek Liu
| Derek Liu
| Chief Financial Officer

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EXHIBIT INDEX

EXHIBIT | DESCRIPTION OF EXHIBIT

99.1 | NI 43-101 Technical Report - (October 15, 2020) Silvercorp NI 43-101 Technical Report Update on the Ying Ag-Pb-Zn Property in Henan Province, People's Republic of China
99.2 | Consent of Qualified Person (NI 43-101) - A. Riles
99.3 | Consent of Qualified Person (NI 43-101) - AA. Ross
99.4 | Consent of Qualified Person (NI 43-101) - HA. Smith
99.5 | Consent of Qualified Person (NI 43-101) - R. Chesher
99.6 | Consent of Qualified Person (NI 43-101) - R. Webster
99.7 | Consent of Qualified Person (NI 43-101) - S. Robinson

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