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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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 July 2006
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Commission File Number 001-32748
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CORRIENTE RESOURCES INC.
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(Translation of registrant's name into English)
520 - 800 West Pender Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, CANADA V6C 2V6
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
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DOCUMENTS INCLUDED AS PART OF THIS REPORT
Document
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1. News release, dated July 10, 2006.
DOCUMENT 1
CORRIENTE
RESOURCES INC. ------------------------------------
| Disclosure statements as required |
| by National Instrument 43-101 are |
| available at our website |
| www.corriente.com |
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"NEWS RELEASE"
For Immediate Release July 10, 2006
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TSX: CTQ, AMEX: ETQ
MIRADOR NORTE DRILLING IDENTIFIES SIGNIFICANT COPPER DEPOSIT
ADJACENT TO MIRADOR COPPER-GOLD PROJECT
Assays have been received from the most recent program of drilling at Mirador
Norte, a newly discovered zone of porphyry copper mineralization located
approximately 3 km northwest of the planned Mirador open pit. DRILLING
SUCCESSFULLY OUTLINED AN APPROXIMATELY 1200 X 300 X 250 METRE CONTIGUOUS ZONE OF
COPPER MINERALIZATION ABOVE A 0.4% COPPER CUTOFF. This body is exposed at the
surface but open for expansion at depth and to the south. The data is presently
being reviewed by Mine Development Associates of Reno, Nevada in preparation of
a formal mineral resource assessment, which has been initiated.
The close proximity of Mirador Norte to Mirador would allow for ore from Mirador
Norte to be processed in the planned Mirador concentrator. This means that the
stages of open pit mining at Mirador could include a stage of ore production
from Mirador Norte earlier in the life of the mine, which could add a period of
higher grades and lower strip ratios to enhance cash flow from the combined
operations.
The current round of drilling at Mirador Norte is comprised of 39 holes totaling
6780 metres of core and supplements the previous drilling of 29 holes totaling
6825 metres. All new holes with assays above the 0.4% cutoff are listed below
and a complete listing of all assays and a map of the current round of drilling
can be found at www.corriente.com. The longest hole drilled at Mirador Norte to
date is MN65, which is in the middle of the deposit and over 420 metres in
length. HOLE MN65 HAS AN INTERSECTION OF 350 METRES @ 0.52% Cu AND 0.08 G/T Au,
WHICH GENERALLY REPRESENTS THE GRADE OF MIRADOR NORTE'S PRIMARY MINERALIZED
BODY.
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Hole From To Width Au_ppb Cu_% Zone
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MN30 0 17 17 - - overburden
angled 60 17 46 29 116 0.13 leached
045 azimuth 46 64 18 112 1.41 enriched
64 112.78 48.78 93 0.40 primary
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MN31 0 72 72 148 0.18 leached
angled 60 72 114 42 127 0.53 primary
045 azimuth 114 132.59 18.59 153 0.72 primary
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MN34 0 12 12 63 0.12 leached
angled 75 12 136 124.00 75 0.34 primary
045 azimuth 136 146 10 201 1.42 primary/veins
146 159.41 13.41 14 0.09 primary
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MN44 0 33 33 59 0.28 leached/mixed
33 165 132 77 0.52 primary
165 174.65 9.65 60 0.36 primary
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MN45 0 30 30 207 0.10 leached
angled 65 30 35 5 312 0.97 enriched
235 azimuth 35 102.11 67.11 163 0.50 primary
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MN46 0 10 10 44 0.05 leached
10 18 8 70 1.09 enriched
18 42.67 24.67 74 0.39 primary
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MN49 0 67 67 70 0.02 leached
67 90 23 81 0.32 mixed
90 96 6 140 0.70 enriched
96 120.39 24.39 91 0.30 primary
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MN51 0 39 39 48 0.03 leached
39 58 19 54 0.14 mixed
58 84 26 66 0.93 enriched
84 123.44 39.44 38 0.29 primary
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MN54 0 93 93 72 0.07 leached
93 123 30 74 0.71 enriched
123 150.88 27.88 81 0.39 primary
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MN55 0 9 9 37 0.18 mixed
9 13 4 97 1.11 enriched
13 135 122 84 0.41 primary
135 298.25 163.25 47 0.28 primary
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MN56 0 57 57 31 0.19 mixed
angled 72 57 159 102 73 0.28 primary
225 azimuth 159 352.12 193.12 72 0.46 primary
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MN57 0 32 32 79 0.11 leached
angled 70 32 38 6 139 1.02 enriched
135 azimuth 38 153 115 120 0.61 primary
153 210 57 64 0.33 primary
210 249.94 39.94 24 0.11 primary
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MN58 0 42 42 82 0.17 mixed
42 127 85 84 0.44 primary
127 217 90 65 0.33 primary
217 300.23 83.23 79 0.60 primary
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MN59 0 16 16 82 0.06 leached
angled 75 16 30 14 68 1.12 enriched
090 azimuth 30 87 57 81 0.49 primary
87 227 140 36 0.23 primary
227 275.84 48.84 66 0.54 primary
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MN60 0 56 56 - - overburden
angled 60 56 171 115 41 0.27 primary
045 azimuth 171 233.17 62.17 57 0.47 primary
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MN61 0 37 37 overburden
angled 60 37 54 17 113 0.23 mixed
045 azimuth 54 75 21 141 0.81 enriched
75 227.08 152.08 70 0.24 primary
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MN62 0 44 44 - - overburden
angled 60 44 52 8 61 1.49 enriched
045 azimuth 52 102 50 53 0.52 primary
102 210.31 108.31 41 0.22 primary
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MN63 0 46 46 overburden
angled 60 46 88 42 117 0.57 primary
045 azimuth 88 103 15 60 0.30 primary
103 163 60 66 0.40 primary
163 245.36 82.36 43 0.20 primary
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MN64 0 29 29 70 0.33 primary
angled 75 29 299 270 112 0.56 primary
045 azimuth 299 378 79 60 0.35 primary
378 400.81 22.81 22 0.16 primary
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MN65 0 35 35 88 0.14 leached
angled 80 35 70 35 89 0.34 primary
090 azimuth 70 420.62 350.62 75 0.52 primary
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MN66 0 74 74 90 0.34 primary
angled 85 74 206 132 91 0.46 primary
270 azimuth 206 400.81 194.81 18 0.12 primary
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MN67 0 36 36 - - overburden
angled 70 36 139 103 107 0.51 primary
045 azimuth 139 201.17 62.17 71 0.40 primary
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MN68 0 14 14 - - overburden
14 46 32 178 0.15 leached
46 111 65 114 0.51 primary
111 201.41 90.41 50 0.21 primary
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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
50,000 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 newly discovered Mirador Norte prospect.
Additional exploration activities will be ongoing, as six additional copper and
copper-gold exploration targets have been identified in the Corriente Copper
Belt to date.
The Qualified Person for this disclosure is John Drobe, P.Geo, Chief Geologist.
"Ken Shannon"
Kenneth R. Shannon
Chief Executive Officer
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 .
520 - 800 West Pender Street, Vancouver, B.C. V6C 2V6
T (604) 687-0449 F (604) 687-0827 Email copper@corriente.com
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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.
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(Registrant)
Date: July 10, 2006 By: /S/ DARRYL F. JONES
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Name: Darryl F. Jones
Title: Chief Financial Officer