DNT Candente Copper Corp

Candente Resource Corp. (TSX:DNT)(BVL:DNT)(WKN:GW4) ("Candente" or the
"Company") is pleased to announce the appointment of Sean Waller, P. Eng. as
Vice President of Development with responsibility for the Canariaco copper
project ("Canariaco") and Mark Katsumata as Chief Financial Officer.


Sean brings more than 25 years of mining project evaluation, design and
operating experience to lead the Canariaco feasibility team effective August 18,
2008. Since 2004, he has served in various senior project management and
business development capacities at AMEC Americas Limited ("AMEC") based in
Vancouver. Most recently, Sean has been managing the front end engineering and
design study for a 120,000 tonne per day copper project located in Central
America. Among his accomplishments he has managed the completion of several
other base and precious metals feasibility and design studies as a consultant at
AMEC, Knelson Gravity Solutions, Kilborn Engineering/SNC-Lavalin and
Freeport-McMoRan at its Grasberg operation in Indonesia.


In addition, Mark Katsumata has agreed to join Candente as Chief Financial
Officer effective immediately, assuming responsibilities from co-founder and
past Director, Peter de Visser. Mark is a Certified General Accountant and joins
us with twelve years of financial reporting and securities regulatory experience
in the natural resource sector. Mark has been with Candente since October 2007
in a consulting capacity and his prior experience within the sector and with
publicly traded companies is extensive. Most recently, he was Vice President,
Finance for Denison Mines Corp. (formerly, International Uranium Corp.). Over
the years, Mark has held senior financial management positions for numerous
publicly traded companies involved in precious metals and oil and gas
exploration. 


"First, I would like to extend our sincere appreciation to Peter de Visser for
his assistance and devotion over the past eleven years - Peter has been with
Candente since the company was started and has been instrumental throughout our
transformation," said Joanne Freeze, President and Chief Executive Officer. "As
we advance, we are pleased to be adding both Sean and Mark to our Management
team. Sean Waller is a veteran mining industry Engineer with experience working
with the public, large corporations and financial institutions. Sean's expertise
in planning, design and evaluation will be a significant addition to the
Candente team as it progresses the Canariaco project. We all look forward to
Sean joining the team and to benefiting from his experience. During the year
since Mark Katsumata joined us, he has contributed in many positive ways because
of his great attitude, depth of knowledge and drive - I am glad to see this
continuing as we move ahead."


Candente also announces that Thomas R. Rinaldi has tendered his resignation as
Vice President Operations due to family and personal reasons, effective August
31, 2008. Tom will relocate with his family to Houston, Texas and remain with
Candente as a consultant through the completion of the Preliminary Economic
Assessment and certain ongoing feasibility studies. The members of the Board and
Management would like to thank Tom for his dedication and contributions to
Canariaco and the Company. 


About Candente Resource Corp.

Candente is a diversified exploration company with copper, gold, silver, and
zinc projects in Peru and Mexico. The Canariaco Norte property, a copper deposit
located in Northern Peru, is currently in advanced resource definition and
Preliminary Economic Assessment stage. Candente's directors and management have
a track record in the discovery and development of copper, gold and silver
deposits and subscribe to principles which ensure that exploration and
development activities are beneficial to the local communities.


This news release may contain forward-looking statements including but not
limited to comments regarding the timing and content of upcoming work programs,
geological interpretations, receipt of property titles, potential mineral
recovery processes, etc. Forward-looking statements address future events and
conditions and therefore involve inherent risks and uncertainties. Actual
results may differ materially from those currently anticipated in such
statements. Candente relies upon litigation protection for forward-looking
statements.


CAUTIONARY NOTE TO U.S. INVESTORS

We advise U.S. investors that this news release uses terms which are not
recognized by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"),
including "mineral resources", "measured resources", "indicated resources" and
"inferred resources". The estimation of measured and indicated resources
involves greater uncertainty as to their existence and economic feasibility than
the estimation of proven and probable reserves. U.S. investors are cautioned not
to assume that mineral resources in these categories will be converted to
reserves. The estimation of inferred resources involves far greater uncertainty
as to their existence and economic viability than the estimation of other
categories of resources. U.S. investors are cautioned not to assume that
estimates of inferred mineral resources exist, are economically mineable, or
will be upgraded into measured or indicated mineral resources. U.S. investors
are cautioned not to assume that mineral resources in any of these categories
will be converted into reserves.


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