SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
FORM 6-K
Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the month of May, 2007
Commission File Number 001-32748
| CORRIENTE RESOURCES INC. |
| (Translation of registrant’s name into English) |
| 520 - 800 West Pender Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, CANADA V6C 2V6 |
| (Address of principal executive offices) |
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Form 20-F _____ Form 40-F X
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DOCUMENTS INCLUDED AS PART OF THIS REPORT
| Document | |
| 1. |
News release, dated May 29, 2007 - "Environmental Impact Assesment Update Form Mirrador" |
Disclosure statements as
required by National Instrument 43-101 are available at our website
www.corriente.com "NEWS RELEASE" May 29, 2007
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT UPDATE FOR MIRADOR VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, May 29, 2007 – As part of the
ongoing permitting process in Ecuador, Corriente has been advised by the
Ministry of Mines that proposed amendments to the company’s previously approved
Environmental Impact Assessment ("EIA") at Mirador will require further study.
Corriente had requested the amendments as part of the continuing process of
engineering initiatives designed to enhance the Mirador project. Corriente has
requested a technical report from the government outlining the areas of concern
and will respond to the report in due course. During this ongoing review
process, the company continues to operate under the terms of its existing
Environmental Impact Assessment that was granted in May 2006. Corriente is aware of several news reports from yesterday
suggesting that the Company will have to start the EIA process from the
beginning, but the last official communication from the Ministry of Mines in
mid-May states that the additional work to be requested by the government refers
to the amendments and not the original EIA permit. Any material updates will be
announced as they are available. ABOUT CORRIENTE Corriente is moving towards construction of a starter
operation at its Mirador copper-gold operation. Mirador is one of the few new,
sizeable copper projects available for near-term production. Corriente controls
a 100% interest in over 60,000 hectares located within the Corriente Copper
Belt, Ecuador. The Belt currently contains three copper and copper-gold porphyry
deposits: Mirador, Panantza and San Carlos, as well as the Mirador Norte
prospect currently under development. Additional exploration activities are
ongoing, as six additional copper and copper-gold exploration targets have been
identified in the Corriente Copper Belt to date. "Ken Shannon" Kenneth R. Shannon For further information, please contact Mr. Dan Carriere,
Senior Vice-President, at (604) 687-0449 or see our web site at
www.corriente.com. Certain statements contained in this News Release constitute
forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements involve a number of
known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the
actual results, performance or achievements of the company’s plans to materially
differ from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied
by such forward-looking statements. Readers are cautioned not to place undue
reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date
the statements were made, and readers are advised to consider such
forward-looking statements in light of the risks set forth in the company’s
continuous disclosure filings as found at www.sedar.com .
For Immediate Release
TSX: CTQ, AMEX: ETQ
Chief Executive Officer
520 – 800 West Pender Street, Vancouver, B.C. V6C 2V6
T (604) 687-0449 F (604) 687-0827 Email copper@corriente.com
SIGNATURES
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.
| CORRIENTE RESOURCES INC. | ||
| (Registrant) | ||
| Date: May 29, 2007 | ||
|
By: |
/S/ DARRYL F. JONES | |
| Name: Darryl F. Jones | ||
| Title: Chief Financial Officer | ||