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FORM 6-K
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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 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)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual
reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Form 20-F Form 40-F X
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Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in
paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1):
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paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7):
Indicate by check mark whether by furnishing the information contained
in this Form, the registrant is also thereby furnishing the information to the
Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Yes No X
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If "Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the
registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b) : 82-_______________
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DOCUMENTS INCLUDED AS PART OF THIS REPORT
Document
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1. News release, dated May 24, 2006, relating to Corriente's annual
general meeting.
2. News release, dated May 25, 2006, relating to the closing of
Corriente's $125 million equity offering.
DOCUMENT 1
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"NEWS RELEASE"
For Immediate Release May 24, 2006
TSX: CTQ, AMEX: ETQ
CORRIENTE'S ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING TO BE HELD MAY 25, 2006
Live Audio Webcast Available
Corriente Resources Inc. (TSX: CTQ; AMEX: ETQ) will be holding its Annual
General Meeting of Shareholders at 10am (Pacific) on Thursday May 25, 2006 in
the Evergreen/Fir Boardroom of Bull, Housser & Tupper, 30th Floor, Royal Centre,
1055 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada. A live audio webcast of the
meeting can be heard by accessing http://www.vcall.com/IC/CEPage.asp?ID=105122.
The webcast will be archived and available at the URL above through August 25,
2006.
Corriente is moving towards construction of a starter operation at its Mirador
copper-gold operation. Beyond the Mirador project, Corriente has a unique
pipeline of copper resource development projects. 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.
"Ken Shannon"
Kenneth R. Shannon
Chief Executive Officer
The Toronto Stock Exchange has neither approved nor disapproved of the
information contained herein.
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.
DOCUMENT 2
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"NEWS RELEASE"
For Immediate Release May 25, 2006
TSX: CTQ | AMEX: ETQ
NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION TO UNITED STATES NEWSWIRE SERVICES
OR FOR DISSEMINATION IN THE UNITED STATES
CORRIENTE RESOURCES INC. ANNOUNCES CLOSING OF $125 MILLION EQUITY OFFERING
Corriente Resources Inc. (TSX:CTQ, AMEX:ETQ) announces today that it has closed
its offering of 19,231,000 common shares at a price of $6.50 per share, pursuant
to its short form prospectus dated May 18, 2006 to raise gross proceeds of
$125,001,500. The net proceeds of the offering will be used to fund the further
advancement of the company's Mirador Copper Project in Ecuador, as well as for
general working capital purposes.
The underwriting syndicate for the offering was led by Canaccord Capital
Corporation and included Desjardins Securities Inc., Sprott Securities Inc. and
Wellington West Capital Markets Inc.
Corriente CEO, Ken Shannon commented, "With the announcement of our successful
EIA approval on May 4, 2006 and this completion of our equity component, we are
through the two main hurdles that copper development companies face prior to
construction of operations. We are pleased to be in this strong position and can
continue to move forward with scalable development of the Corriente Copper Belt
as planned".
Corriente is moving towards construction of a starter operation at its Mirador
copper-gold operation. Beyond the Mirador project, Corriente has a unique
pipeline of copper resource development projects. 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.
"Ken Shannon"
Kenneth R. Shannon
Chief Executive Officer
The Toronto Stock Exchange has neither approved nor disapproved of the
information contained herein.
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 differ materially
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
Annual Information Form dated April 24, 2006, a copy of which is available at
www.sedar.com .
This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an
offer to buy any securities in the United States. The securities have not been
registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933 and may not be offered or sold
in the United States absent registration or an exemption from the registration
requirements of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933.
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: May 25, 2006 By: /S/ DARRYL F. JONES
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Name: Darryl F. Jones
Title: Chief Financial Officer