DNT Candente Copper Corp

Candente Copper Corp. (TSX:DNT)(BVLAC:DNT)(WKN:GW4) ("Candente Copper") is very
pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Michael Thicke, M.Sc., P.Geo. as Vice
President Exploration.


Mr. Thicke has 30 years of global exploration experience, and is a recognized
expert on porphyry copper systems. He has extensive experience in porphyry
exploration in South America as District Geologist for Rio Algom (now BHP
Billiton) in Chile, where he was a key member of the team that discovered the
large scale Spence porphyry copper deposit. Mr. Thicke and his fellow
exploration team members were awarded the prestigious Prospector of the Year
Award by the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada for this discovery
in 1998. The Spence deposit commenced production in 2006.


More recently, Mr. Thicke was a senior member of BHP Billiton's Global Porphyry
Exploration group, leading teams for the exploration and evaluation of porphyry
copper deposits.


Mr. Thicke will be based in Vancouver where he joins Sean Waller, President and
Joanne Freeze, CEO as a key member of the Candente Copper management team. "We
are very pleased to have such an experienced and successful porphyry copper
expert join Candente Copper to lead our exploration team," stated Sean Waller.


"The acquisition, discovery and delineation of the Canariaco Norte copper
deposit has already demonstrated the Candente team's ability to discover and
develop copper projects," said Mr. Thicke. "The two additional porphyry copper
targets delineated on the Canariaco property - Canariaco Sur and Quebrada Verde
- give this project exceptional upside potential. I am very pleased to join the
Candente Copper team, and I look forward to working on Canariaco and the large
portfolio of promising early stage copper projects we hold in Peru."


A number of Candente Copper's portfolio of 11 exploration projects are situated
in the prolific Southern Peru Porphyry Belt. This belt hosts the Cerro Verde,
Cuajones and Toquepala copper mines, the Quellaveco copper deposit of Anglo
American, and the recently joint-ventured Zafranal copper-gold project of Teck
and AQM Copper.


About Candente Copper

Candente Copper's flagship project is the 100% owned, 7.7 billion pound,
feasibility stage Canariaco Norte Copper Project located in northern Peru's
prolific mining district. The Canariaco Norte deposit contains a Measured and
Indicated resource of 622 million tonnes grading 0.52% copper equivalent, and an
Inferred Resource of 128 million tonnes at 0.47% copper equivalent. The deposit
contains 102 million tonnes in a high grade near-surface resource zone at 0.61%
copper equivalent.(i)


A positive Preliminary Economic Assessment was completed on the Canariaco Norte
Copper Project by SRK Consulting in late 2008, which shows robust economics at
both current and consensus long term copper prices. Since this report was
published, a number of factors have been identified which have the potential to
significantly improve the project's economics.


Candente Copper has now resumed feasibility studies on the Canariaco Norte
copper project. A Pre-Feasibility Study is slated for completion in Q4 2010,
with the full Feasibility Study to follow. Exploration on the Canariaco Sur and
Quebrada Verde copper projects, as well as a number of Candente Copper's
exploration targets throughout Peru is also planned for 2010.


Sean Waller, P.Eng., President and Joanne C. Freeze, P.Geo., CEO, are the
Qualified Persons as defined by National Instrument 43-101 for the projects
discussed above. They have reviewed and approved the contents of this release.
All resources quoted in this release are based on a 0.30% copper cut-off grade
and 60,580 metres drilled in 213 holes to March 2008. (i) The 'Measured and
Indicated Resource' listed above consists of Measured Resources of 237Mt at
0.51% Cu, 0.08 g/t Au, and 1.94 g/t Ag, plus Indicated Resources of 385Mt at
0.45% Cu, 0.07 g/t Au, and 1.76 g/t Ag. The 'Inferred Resource' listed above
consists of 128Mt at 0.43% Cu, 0.06 g/t Au, and 1.64 g/t Ag. All copper
equivalent grades quoted in this release are based on US$1.90 per pound copper,
US$600 per troy ounce gold, US$10 per troy ounce silver, and 100% metal
recoveries.


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 that 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.


On behalf of the Board of Candente Copper Corp.

Sean Waller, P.Eng., President & Director

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