Exhibit 23.1

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                        CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

We hereby consent to the inclusion in this Annual Report of Corriente
Resources Inc. (the "Company") of our auditors' report dated March 30, 2007 on
the consoldiated balance sheets of the Company as at December 31, 2006 and
2005 and the consolidated statements of operations, shareholders' equity and
cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2006, 2005, and 2004, which appears
in an exhibit to this Annual Report on Form 40-F.





/s/ PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP

Independent Registered Chartered Accountants
Vancouver, British Columbia
Canada
March 30, 2007