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 June, 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) |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Form 20-F _____ Form 40-F X
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Yes _____ No X
If "Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82-_______________
DOCUMENTS INCLUDED AS PART OF THIS REPORT
| Document | |
| 1. |
News release, dated June 8, 2007 - "Gold asset spin-off to be effective June 18, 2007" |
Disclosure statements as
required by National Instrument 43-101 are available at our website
www.corriente.com "NEWS RELEASE" June 8, 2007 GOLD ASSET SPIN-OFF TO BE EFFECTIVE JUNE 18, 2007 VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, June 8, 2007 - Corriente
announces that the spin-off of Q2 Gold Resources Inc. ("Q2 Gold") approved by
shareholders at the company's May 24, 2007 Annual and Special General Meeting is
expected to close on June 18, 2007. In the arrangement transaction (the "Arrangement"), Corriente
will transfer its Caya 36 and Piedra Liza gold concessions to Q2 Gold in
exchange for shares of that company, and then distribute those shares to
Corriente's shareholders. The Arrangement has now been approved by the British
Columbia Supreme Court. Under the Arrangement, Corriente shareholders will
receive one (1) new Corriente common share and one-third of one (1/3) Q2 Gold
share for every Corriente share held at the close of business on June 15, 2007.
Registered shareholders (i.e., those who personally hold a
Corriente share certificate in their name) are reminded to send their Corriente
share certificates and completed Letter of Transmittal to the depositary,
Computershare Investor Services Inc., in order to receive their new Corriente
shares and Q2 Gold shares. Shareholders who have their Corriente shares held
with a financial services or brokerage firm will find that their account
representative's back office will automatically look after this exchange
procedure. ABOUT CORRIENTE "Dan Carriere" Daniel A. Carriere 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
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.
Senior Vice-President
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: June 8, 2007 | ||
|
By: |
/S/ DARRYL F. JONES | |
| Name: Darryl F. Jones | ||
| Title: Chief Financial Officer | ||