Corriente Resources Inc. (TSX: CTQ)(AMEX: ETQ) - The Panantza - San Carlos majority partnership marketing process that was outlined in the company's January 31, 2008 news release is continuing as planned.

Corriente Resources Inc. (TSX: CTQ)(AMEX: ETQ) - Further to the company's news release of April 18, 2008, Corriente has completed an initial review of the new Mining Mandate that was approved by the Ecuador Constitutional Assembly on April 18, 2008.

Corriente (TSX: CTQ)(AMEX: ETQ) announces that it has been advised by its Quito office that earlier today the Constitutional Assembly of Ecuador passed a new Mining Mandate.

Q2 Gold Resources Inc. ("Q2 Gold") announces that field activities have begun on its Caya 36 gold concession in southeast Ecuador.

Corriente (TSX: CTQ)(AMEX: ETQ) announces that it has started the process of contacting interested parties to become strategic partners in the development of the Panantza - San Carlos Project in southeast Ecuador, as previously announced in a press release on November 19, 2007.