DNT Candente Copper Corp

Candente Resource Corp. (TSX:DNT)(BVL:DNT)(WKN:GW4) ("Candente" or the
"Company") provides a preview of the technical concepts in the pending
Preliminary Economic Assessment ("PEA") for its Canariaco Norte project located
in Lambayeque, northern Peru. The Canariaco Norte PEA is a scoping study level
report being completed by SRK Inc. (Vancouver) in conjunction with Samuel
Engineering Inc. (Denver) and is expected shortly.


To date, the technical parameters for the Canariaco PEA include the following:

- Canariaco mineral resource, including gold and silver, per announcements May
and September 2008, respectively;


- Development and sustaining capital, as well as operating cost estimates for a
large-scale open pit copper mine and processing facilities to produce copper
concentrates;


- Preliminary siting and design specifications for project facilities and
infrastructure including mine, processing plant, waste dump, tailings
containment, roads and power supply;


- Moderate elevation with pit crest and process plant at approx. 3,050 masl;

- Water supply at the project site;

- Connection to national power grid - approximately 57 km;

- New access road to major highway - approximately 50 km;

- Expected mine life minimum of 19 years;

- Low life-of-mine strip ratio of approximately 0.55 to 1.0 (waste to ore);

- Throughput rate of up to 75,000 tonnes per day ore;

- Average copper concentrate production of 350,000 to 400,000 tonnes per year;

- Average copper production of approximately 100,000 tonnes per year (224
million pounds);


- Copper concentrate grade of 26% to 28%;

- Process metal recoveries of 88% for copper, 55% for gold and 65% for silver.

Development of the Canariaco project would result in a significant increase in
local and regional employment opportunities and would generate significant
ongoing expenditures to regional and national suppliers for goods and services
required for mine operation. Furthermore, the Canariaco mine would provide a
substantial long-term addition to the tax base for the Lambayeque region.


In keeping with world best practice, Candente intends to follow the Equator
Principals and World Bank Standards for the proposed mining operation at
Canariaco. These protocols outline best practices for developing projects with
regard to protecting the environment, biodiversity and managing social impact.
Environmental and Social Impact Assessment ("ESIA") baseline studies and other
ESIA field work commenced in 2007 and are scheduled to be completed in 2009.


Candente management recognizes and fully respects the importance of water to
both the daily lives of the surrounding communities and agricultural projects
downstream. For Canariaco, a controlled water management system will be
developed and preliminary engineering studies indicate that the Canariaco
project will have limited impact on the local water resources. Local ground
water and surface water courses within the proposed mine area are expected to be
adequate to supply the majority of water required for the proposed mine
operation. Should discharge of water to the environment be required, the water
management system will ensure that discharge waters meet international and
Peruvian regulations.


"The Canariaco development team is finalizing the definition of what is becoming
a very significant copper development project in Peru," comments Joanne Freeze,
President and CEO. "We are anxious to receive the completed PEA study as this
will be a significant milestone for Candente, Canariaco, our stakeholders and
our shareholders."


Sean Waller, P.Eng., VP Development, is the Qualified Person as defined by
National Instrument 43-101 for the aspects of the project discussed above and
has reviewed and approved the contents of this release.


Additional information on the Company is available at www.candente.com.

About Candente Resource Corp.

Candente is a diversified exploration company with copper, gold, silver, and
zinc projects in Peru and Mexico. The Canariaco Norte copper deposit located in
Northern Peru, has a significant resource (6.47 billion ("B") pounds ("lb") Cu,
1.43 million ("M") ounces ("oz") gold and 36.5 M oz silver ("Ag") in the
Measured and Indicated categories and 1.21 B lb Cu, 0.25 M oz Au and 6.77 M oz
Ag in the Inferred category) as stated in a news release dated September 18,
2008.


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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