DNT Candente Copper Corp

Candente Resource Corp. (TSX:DNT)(BVL:DNT)(WKN:GW4) ("Candente" or the
"Company") reports that with the definition of a significant copper-gold
resource and the successful completion of the Preliminary Economic Study ("PEA"
Scoping Study) on the Canariaco Norte project, management is actively assessing
opportunities to continue the development of the Canariaco project as well as
the resumption of exploration work on its gold and silver properties.


Gold-Silver Properties:

Candente holds a portfolio of gold and silver properties in Peru and Mexico,
which have excellent potential for hosting multi-million ounce deposits. The
Peruvian projects are owned 100% by Candente and host both high and low
sulphidation epithermal targets, several of which are drill ready.


The El Oro project in Mexico, under option from Luismin, S.A. de C.V.
(Goldcorp), has produced an estimated 20 million gold equivalent ounces over 50
plus years of operation. Drilling by Candente/Canaco in 2007 intersected
mineralized structures below the historical workings at El Oro demonstrating
that precious metal mineralization continues at depth. Recent petrographic work
on the vein intersections indicates positions high in an epithermal gold-silver
system and excellent potential for additional gold-silver ore shoots below past
production levels.


Within or close to past production levels in one of the main veins, Luismin has
estimated a historical "non 43-101" resource containing approximately 1.7
Million ("M") ounces ("oz") gold and 34 M oz silver in 17 M million tonnes with
an average grade of 3.67 gpt gold and 69.4 gpt ("gpt") silver. Excellent
potential also exists for discovery of parallel vein systems in a previously
undrilled area at El Oro.


Canariaco Sur:

A second drill hole (CS08-002) into the Canariaco Sur deposit, intersected 83
metres (166 to 249 metres) of 0.47% copper, 0.15 gpt gold and 1.63 gpt silver
(0.55% copper equivalent within a larger 176 m intersection (73 to 249 metres)
averaging 0.40% copper, 0.13 gpt gold, 1.54 gpt silver (0.48% copper
equivalent)). The first hole drilled in Canariaco Sur, CS08-001, was collared
320 metres south of CS08-002 and intersected copper and gold mineralization from
146 metres to the end of the hole at 535 metres depth. Canariaco Sur is the
second copper-gold porphyry body discovered to date on the Canariaco Property
and lies 1.3 km south of the centre of the Canariaco Norte deposit. "The
existence of one or more additional porphyry deposits in such close proximity to
Canariaco Norte could add significantly to the economics of the project through
shared infrastructure and facilities," comments Sean Waller, P.Eng., VP
Development.


Individual two metre sample intervals assayed as high as 0.78% copper, 0.36
grams per tonne gold and 4.2 grams per tonne silver demonstrating that the
gold-silver:copper ratio in Canariaco Sur appears to be higher than in Canariaco
Norte. The copper mineralization in Canariaco Sur is predominantly chalcopyrite
and bornite.


Exploration work including geology, geophysics and geochemistry, indicates that
Canariaco Norte, Canariaco Sur and a third target, Quebrada Verde, are part of
an extensive porphyry complex covering a minimum length of five kilometres and
an average width of two kilometres. The porphyry complex is covered entirely by
the Canariaco property, which is held 100% by Candente.


Samples were sent by Candente to ALS-Chemex in Lima, Peru (BVQI ISO 9001/2000
accredited). The analytical procedure used for gold is Fire Assay with an Atomic
Absorption finish on a 30 gram split. The analytical procedure used for copper
is Four Acid Digestion with a multi element Inductively Coupled Plasma ("ICP")
finish on a 0.25 g split.


VP Finance and Corporate Development resigns:

In another matter the Company announces that due to cost reductions W. John
DeCooman has resigned as VP Finance and Corporate Development. "We have greatly
appreciated working with Johnny and all of his contribution to Candente and we
wish him all the best with his future endeavours," Joanne Freeze, President and
CEO.


PEA re-filed with corrected Process Design Criteria:

The Company also advises that the Canariaco Norte ("PEA") released on December
12, 2008 contained incorrect process design criteria in Appendix B of the
Report. The correct design criteria have been inserted into the report
appendices and the report has been re-filed as "Revised Preliminary Economic
Assessment Technical Report, Canariaco Norte Project, Peru" on February 26th,
2009.


There are no changes to the findings, recommendations or conclusions presented
in the PEA report, the update has been made strictly to correct a clerical error
pertaining only to the backup data contained in the report.


Gordon Doerksen, P.Eng., of SRK Consulting (Canada) Inc. and Peter Critikos,
P.E., of Samuel Engineering Inc. are the Qualified Persons as defined by
National Instrument 43-101 for the aspects of the PEA discussed above and have
reviewed and approved the contents of this release pertaining to the PEA.


Sean Waller, P.Eng., VP Development and Robert van Egmond, P.Geo., Manager
Geology Canariaco, are the Qualified Persons as defined by National Instrument
43-101 for the projects discussed above and they have reviewed and approved the
contents of this release.


Additional information on the company and projects is available at www.candente.com.

About Candente Resource Corp.

Candente's Management Team and Board of Directors are senior mining industry
executives with a track record in the discovery and development of copper, gold
and silver deposits. Candente subscribes to principles, which ensure that
exploration and development activities are consistent with best practice and
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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