40-F

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 40-F

£   REGISTRATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 12 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

OR

Q   ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13(a) OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008 Commission File Number: 000-32748

Corriente Resources Inc. (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

British Columbia	1000	Not Applicable
(Province or other Jurisdiction of	(Primary Standard Industrial	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
Incorporation or Organization)	Classification Code Number)

520 – 800 West Pender Street
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
V6C 2V6
(604) 687-0449
(Address and telephone number of Registrant’s principal executive offices)

CT Corporation System
111 Eighth Avenue
New York, New York
10011
(212) 894-8940
(Name, address (including zip code) and telephone number
(including area code) of agent for service in the United States)

Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of Each Class	Name of Exchange on which Registered
Common Shares, No Par Value	NYSE AMEX

Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
None

Securities for which there is a reporting obligation pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Act:
None

For annual reports, indicate by check mark the information filed with this Form:

[ X] Annual information form [X] Audited annual financial statements

Indicate the number of outstanding shares of each of the issuer's classes of capital or common stock as of the close of the period covered by the annual report:

The Registrant had 75,302,393 Common Shares outstanding as at December 31, 2008.

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports) and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

Yes Q                No £

A. Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Disclosure controls and procedures are defined by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") as those controls and other procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Registrant in reports filed or submitted by it under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC's rules and forms.

The Registrant's Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have evaluated the Registrant's disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this Annual Report and have determined that such disclosure controls and procedures were effective. See "Management's Discussion and Analysis — Disclosure Controls and Procedures," included in Exhibit 1.2 to this Annual Report.

B. Management's Annual Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

See "Management's Discussion and Analysis — Internal Controls over Financial Reporting," included in Exhibit 1.2 to this Annual Report, and "Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting," included in Exhibit 1.3 to this Annual Report.

C. Attestation Report of the Registered Public Accounting Firm

The attestation report of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP is included in PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP's report to the shareholders of the Registrant dated March 30, 2009, which accompanies the Registrant’s audited consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008, filed as Exhibit 1.3 to this Annual Report.

D. Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

Since the most recent evaluation of the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting, there have been no changes in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

E. Notice of Pension Fund Blackout Period

The Registrant was not required by Rule 104 of Regulation BTR to send any notice to any of its directors or executive officers during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008.

F. Audit Committee Financial Expert

The board of directors of the Registrant has determined that the Chair of the Audit Committee, Dale C. Peniuk, qualifies as an "audit committee financial expert" within the meaning of General Instruction B(8)(b) of Form 40-F and is "independent" within the meaning of applicable SEC regulations and the listing standards of the NYSE AMEX.

The SEC has indicated that the designation of a person as an audit committee financial expert does not make such person an "expert" for any purpose, impose any duties, obligations or liability on such person that are greater than those imposed on members of the audit committee and the board of directors who do not carry this designation or affect the duties, obligations or liability of any other member of the audit committee or board of directors.

G. Code of Ethics

The Registrant has adopted a code of ethics, entitled "Policies and Procedures Manual – Code of Conduct," that applies to all directors, officers and employees.

The Registrant's code of ethics can be viewed on the Registrants’ website at www.corriente.com/corporate/corporate_corp_governance.php.

H. Principal Accountant Fees and Services (in Canadian dollars)

Audit Fees

The aggregate fees billed by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, the Registrant’s independent registered chartered accountants, for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007 for professional services rendered by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP for the audit of the Registrant’s annual consolidated financial statements and internal control over financial reporting and services that are normally provided by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements for such years were $226,895 and $302,385, respectively.

Audit-Related Fees

The aggregate fees billed by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007 for assurance and related services rendered by it that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit or review of the Registrant's financial statements and are not reported above as audit fees were $39,000 and $39,608, respectively. Professional services provided in 2008 and 2007 consisted of quarterly review of unaudited interim consolidated financial statements.

Tax Fees

The aggregate fees billed by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007 for professional services rendered by it for tax compliance, tax advice, tax planning and other services were $25,601 and $105,832, respectively.

All Other Fees

The aggregate fees billed by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007 for services provided by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, other than the services reported in the preceding three paragraphs, were $Nil and $85,827, respectively. Such services included: the auditing of certain tax information; review of certain internal financial models of the Registrant; and fees associated with the Plan of Arrangement transaction between the company and Q2 Gold Resources Inc. completed in June 2007.

Audit Committee Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures

All audit and non-audit services performed by the Registrant’s external auditor must be preapproved by the audit committee of the Registrant.

I. Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

The Registrant is not a party to any off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on its financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources that is material to investors.

J. Tabular Disclosure of Contractual Obligations

As of the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008, the Registrant had normal trade payables only, and does not have any future contractually committed calls on its cash.

K. Identification of the Audit Committee

The Registrant has a separately designated standing Audit Committee. The members of the Audit Committee are Dale C. Peniuk (Chair), Richard P. Clark, G. Ross McDonald and David G. Unruh. Each member of the Audit Committee is "independent" within the meaning of applicable SEC regulations and the listing standards of NYSE AMEX, and each is financially literate and financially sophisticated.

L. Critical Accounting Policies

See "Management's Discussion and Analysis — Accounting Estimates, Policies and Standards," included in Exhibit 1.2 to this Annual Report.

M. NYSE AMEX Exemption

In connection with the Registrant's initial application to list its common shares on the American Stock Exchange (now the NYSE AMEX) in 2006, the Registrant requested, and was granted, a waiver, pursuant to the first paragraph of Section 110 of the NYSE AMEX Company Guide, from the quorum requirement set forth in Section 123 of the NYSE AMEX Company Guide. The exemption was granted on the basis that the Registrant's existing quorum requirement complies with Canadian law and is consistent with Canadian business practices. Under the Registrant's bylaws, the quorum requirement for the transaction of business at a meeting of shareholders is a minimum of two persons who are, or who represent by proxy, shareholders who, in the aggregate, hold at least 5% of the issued shares entitled to be voted at the meeting. The Registrant’s quorum requirements are not prohibited by the requirements of the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia) and the Registrant intends to continue to comply with the requirements of the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia). The rules of the Toronto Stock Exchange, upon which the common shares are also listed, do not contain a specific quorum requirement.

UNDERTAKING AND CONSENT TO SERVICE OF PROCESS

A. Undertaking

The Registrant undertakes to make available, in person or by telephone, representatives to respond to inquiries made by the SEC staff, and to furnish promptly, when requested to do so by the SEC staff, information relating to the securities in relation to which the obligation to file an annual report on Form 40-F arises or transactions in said securities.

B. Consent to Service of Process

The Registrant has previously filed with the SEC a Form F-X in connection with its common shares. Any change to the name and address of the agent for service of process shall be communicated promptly to the SEC by an amendment to the Form F-X.

EXHIBITS

The following exhibits are filed as part of this Annual Report:

Number	Document
1.1	Annual Information Form for the year ended December 31, 2008
1.2	Management’s Discussion and Analysis for the year ended December 31, 2008
1.3	Audited Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2008 and 2007, prepared in accordance with Canadian generally accepted accounting principles and reconciled to United States generally accepted accounting principles in accordance with Item 17 of Form 20-F, together with the report of the auditors thereon
23.1	Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
23.2	Consent of John Drobe, P. Geo.
23.3	Consent of John Hoffert, P. Eng.
23.4	Consent of Robert Fong, P. Eng.
23.5	Consent of Jeremy P. Haile, P. Eng.
23.6	Consent of Jay Collins, P. Eng.
31.1	Certification of Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
31.2	Certification of Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer) pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.1	Certification of Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer) pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Exchange Act, the Registrant certifies that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form 40-F and has duly caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.

	CORRIENTE RESOURCES INC.
Dated: March 30, 2009	By: /S/ DARRYL F. JONES
	By: Darryl F. Jones
	Title: Chief Financial Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX

Number	Document
1.1	Annual Information Form for the year ended December 31, 2008
1.2	Management’s Discussion and Analysis for the year ended December 31, 2008
1.3	Audited Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2008 and 2007, prepared in accordance with Canadian generally accepted accounting principles and reconciled to United States generally accepted accounting principles in accordance with Item 17 of Form 20-F, together with the report of the auditors thereon
23.1	Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
23.2	Consent of John Drobe, P. Geo.
23.3	Consent of John Hoffert, P. Eng.
23.4	Consent of Robert Fong, P. Eng.
23.5	Consent of Jeremy P. Haile, P. Eng.
23.6	Consent of Jay Collins, P. Eng.
31.1	Certification of Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
31.2	Certification of Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer) pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.1	Certification of Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer) pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

EX-1.1

 

ANNUAL INFORMATION FORM

FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED

DECEMBER 31, 2008

March 30, 2009

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PRELIMINARY NOTES	1
GLOSSARY OF TERMS	2
CORPORATE STRUCTURE	4
GENERAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE BUSINESS	5
NARRATIVE DESCRIPTION OF THE BUSINESS	9
RISK FACTORS	22
CAPITAL STRUCTURE	30
DIVIDENDS	30
MARKET FOR SECURITIES	30
DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS	31
AUDIT COMMITTEE INFORMATION	33
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS AND REGULATORY ACTIONS	33
TRANSFER AGENTS AND REGISTRAR	34
MATERIAL CONTRACTS	34
INTERESTS OF EXPERTS	34
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION	35
SCHEDULE A – AUDIT COMMITTEE MANDATE

PRELIMINARY NOTES

Currency and Exchange Rates

This is the Annual Information Form (“AIF”) of Corriente Resources Inc. (“Corriente” or the “company”). All dollar amounts referred to in this AIF are Canadian dollars unless otherwise indicated. The company’s accounts are maintained in Canadian dollars. The company’s business activities are carried out through its subsidiaries in Ecuador, and are conducted in Canadian dollars, United States dollars and in the local currency in those jurisdictions. Unless otherwise indicated, Canadian dollar amounts have been converted in this annual information form at the rate of exchange for converting United States dollars into Canadian dollars in effect at December 31, 2008 as reported by the Bank of Canada, being 1.2180 (C$1.00 = US$0.8210) .

The closing rate of exchange for converting United States dollars into Canadian dollars on March 30, 2009 as reported by the Bank of Canada was 1.2618 (C$1.00 = US$0.7925) .

Cautionary Statement on Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements included in this Annual Information Form contain forward-looking statements that relate to future events or Corriente's future performance. All statements other than statements of historical fact are forward-looking statements. These statements include, but are not limited to, statements concerning the future financial and operating performance of Corriente, its subsidiaries and its current and proposed mineral projects; the future prices of copper, gold and other precious and base metals; the estimation of mineral reserves and resources; the realization of mineral reserve estimates; the timing and amount of estimated future production; anticipated costs of production; anticipated working capital requirements; capital expenditures; costs and timing of mine development, processing facility construction and the development of new deposits; costs and timing of future exploration; requirements for additional capital; government regulation of mining operations; environmental risks; reclamation expenses; title disputes or claims; limitation of insurance coverage; and the timing and possible outcome of pending litigation and regulatory matters.

Often, but not always, forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of words such as “plans”, “proposes”, “expects”, “is expected”, “budget”, “scheduled”, “estimates”, “forecasts”, “intends”, “anticipates”, or “believes” or variations (including negative variations) of such words and phrases, or state that certain actions, events or results “may”, “could”, “would”, “might” or “will” be taken, occur or be achieved.

Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of Corriente to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Such factors include, but are not limited to, general business and economic uncertainties; exploration and mining risks; uncertainties relating to surface rights; the actual results of current exploration activities; realization of resource estimates; ability to obtain financing; actual results of reclamation activities; the outcome of negotiations; conclusions of economic evaluations and studies; changes in project parameters and returns as plans continue to be refined; future prices of copper, gold, and other precious and base metals; increased competition in the mining industry for properties, equipment and qualified personnel; risks associated with environmental compliance and permitting, including those created by changes in environmental legislation and regulation; the risk of arbitrary changes in law; title risks; risks relating to repatriation of earnings; social and political risks associated with operations in foreign countries; the risk of loss of key personnel; significant fluctuations in the exchange rates for United States and Canadian currency; and delays in the completion of development and construction activities.

The forward-looking statements contained herein are based on a number of assumptions that the company believes are reasonable, but may prove to be incorrect. These assumptions include, but are not limited to, assumptions that there is no material deterioration in general business and economic conditions; that there is no unanticipated fluctuation of interest rates and foreign exchange rates; that the supply and demand for copper and gold develop as expected; that we receive regulatory approvals for our exploration and development projects on a timely basis; that we are able to obtain financing for our development projects on reasonable terms; that engineering and construction timetables and capital costs for our development projects are not incorrectly estimated or affected by unforeseen circumstances; that our reserve estimates are within reasonable bounds of accuracy and that the geological, operational and price assumptions on which they are based are reasonable; and that we are able to hire the personnel we need to carry out our business plan.

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The foregoing lists of factors and assumptions are not exhaustive. You should also consider carefully the matters discussed under the heading “Risk Factors” elsewhere in this AIF. Forward-looking statements contained herein are made as of the date hereof (or as of the date of a document incorporated herein by reference, as applicable). We undertake no obligation to update publicly or otherwise revise any forward-looking statements or the foregoing lists of factors and assumptions, whether as a result of new information, future events or results or otherwise, except as required by law. Because forward-looking statements are inherently uncertain, readers should not place undue reliance on them. The forward-looking statements contained herein are expressly qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement.

Cautionary Note to U.S. Investors

All references to mineral reserves and mineral resources contained in this AIF are determined in accordance with National Instrument 43-101 -- Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects (“NI 43-101”), as required by Canadian securities regulations. While the terms “mineral resource”, “measured mineral resource”, “indicated mineral resource” and “inferred mineral resource” are recognized and required by NI 43-101, they are not defined or recognized by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC”). As such, information contained in this AIF concerning descriptions of mineralization and resources, as determined in accordance with NI 43-101, may not be comparable to similar information made public in accordance with the requirements of the SEC. “Indicated mineral resources” and “inferred mineral resources” have a great amount of uncertainty as to their existence, and great uncertainty as to their economic and legal feasibility. It cannot be assumed that all or any part of mineral resources constitutes or will ever be converted into reserves.

Qualified Person

John Drobe, P.Geo., the company’s Chief Geologist, is the Qualified Person as defined by NI 43-101 and is responsible for the preparation of the technical disclosure in this document, unless otherwise indicated.

Glossary of Terms

The following is a glossary of technical terms, which are used in this AIF:

anomaly/anomalous	Value higher or lower than the expected; outlining a zone of potential exploration interest but not necessarily of commercial significance
Au	Gold
chalcocite	Copper sulphide, Cu2S
chalcopyrite	Copper sulphide, CuFeS2
Cu	Copper
development	Preparation of a mineral deposit for commercial production including installation of plant and machinery and the construction of all related facilities
diamond drill	A type of rotary drill in which the cutting is done by abrasion rather than percussion. The cutting bit is set with diamonds and is attached to the end of long hollow rods through which water is pumped to the cutting face. The drill cuts a core of rock which is recovered in long cylindrical sections, an inch or more in diameter
exploration	The prospecting, diamond drilling and other work involved in searching for ore bodies
grade	The weight of valuable minerals in each tonne of ore
g/t	Grams per tonne
indicated mineral resource	That part of a Mineral Resource for which quantity, grade or quality, densities, shape and physical characteristics, can be estimated with a level of confidence sufficient to allow the appropriate application of technical and economic parameters, to support mine planning and evaluation of the economic viability of the deposit. The estimate is based on detailed and reliable exploration and testing information gathered through appropriate techniques from locations such as outcrops, trenches, pits, workings and drill holes that are spaced closely enough for geological and grade continuity to be reasonably assumed

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inferred mineral resource	That part of a Mineral Resource for which quantity and grade can be estimated on the basis of geological evidence and limited sampling and reasonably assumed, but not verified, geological and grade continuity. The estimate is based on limited information and sampling gathered through appropriate techniques from locations such as outcrops, trenches, pits, workings and drill holes. Due to the uncertainty which may attach to Inferred Mineral Properties, it cannot be assumed that all or any part of an Inferred Mineral Resource will be upgraded to an Indicated or Measured Mineral Resource as a result of continued exploration
k-silicate alteration	Alteration of rock typified by potassium-bearing minerals
mineralization	Rock containing an undetermined amount of minerals or metals
mineral property	A development or production property which contains an independently-confirmed Mineral Resource
mineral reserve	The economically mineable part of a Measured or Indicated Mineral Resource demonstrated by at least a preliminary feasibility study, which must include adequate information on mining, processing, metallurgical, economic and other relevant factors that demonstrate, at the time of reporting, that economic extraction can be justified. A Mineral Reserve includes diluting materials and allowances for losses that may occur when the material is mined
mineral resource	A concentration or occurrence of natural, solid, inorganic or fossilized organic material in or on the Earth’s crust in such form and quantity and of such a grade or quantity that it has reasonable prospects for economic extraction. The location, grade, geological characteristics and continuity of a Mineral Resource are known, estimated or interpreted from specific geological evidence and knowledge. Mineral Properties are sub-divided, in order of increasing geological confidence, into Inferred, Indicated and Measured categories. An Inferred Mineral Resource has a lower level of confidence than that applied to an Indicated Mineral Resource. An Indicated Mineral Resource has a higher level of confidence than an Inferred Mineral Resource but has a lower level of confidence than a Measured Mineral Resource
mining concession	A right to undertake mining activity for profit on another's real property. The boundaries of the concession area descend vertically.
Mo	Molybdenum
ore	A natural aggregate of one or more minerals which, at a specified time and place, may be mined, processed and sold at a profit, or from which some part may profitably be separated
oz/t	Troy ounces per short ton
percussion drill	A drill, which operates by having the drill bit fall with force onto the rock
porphyry copper	A copper deposit in which the mineralization occurs as discrete grains and veins throughout a large volume of rock
qualified person	An individual who (a) is an engineer or geoscientist with at least five years of experience in mineral exploration, mine development or operation or mineral project assessment, or any combination of those, (b) has experience relevant to the subject matter of the mineral project and the technical report, and (c) is a member in good standing of a recognized professional association of engineers and/or geoscientists
tonne	A metric tonne (2,204 pounds)
tpd	Tonnes per day

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CORPORATE STRUCTURE

Incorporation

Corriente Resources Inc. (“Corriente”) was incorporated under the Company Act (British Columbia) on February 16, 1983 under the name “Coronado Resources Inc.”.

On December 10, 1990 Coronado Resources Inc. consolidated its share capital on a three-for-one basis and changed its name to “Iron King Mines Inc.”.

On April 23, 1992 Iron King Mines Inc. consolidated its share capital on a three-for-one basis and changed its name to “Corriente Resources Inc.”.

On May 16, 1994, Corriente’s authorized capital was increased to 50,000,000 common shares without par value.

On May 10, 2004, Corriente’s authorized capital was increased to 100,000,000 common shares without par value.

On June 2, 2004, the company transitioned under the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia).

Effective June 18, 2007, Corriente’s authorized capital was increased to an unlimited number of common shares without par value, in connection with the Plan of Arrangement transaction which closed on that date (see “Plan of Arrangement” below).

Corriente’s principal, registered and records offices are located at Suite 520, 800 West Pender Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6C 2V6. Corriente also has administrative and operations offices in Ecuador.

Corporate Organization

As at December 31, 2008, Corriente had the following material direct and indirect wholly-owned subsidiaries: Ecuacorriente S.A.; Explorcobres S.A.; and Puertocobre S.A. Each of these companies is incorporated in the jurisdiction shown after its name in the table below. All of these companies are sometimes collectively referred to hereafter as the “company” or “Corriente”.

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GENERAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE BUSINESS

Corriente is a Canadian-resident natural mineral resource company that since 1992 has been engaged, through its subsidiaries, in the acquisition, exploration and development of mineral properties, primarily in South America.

Until 2003, Corriente was principally an exploration company with a goal to acquire properties, to locate and confirm the existence of bodies of commercial ore on them, and to sell the properties to other entities for subsequent development. Over the past 10 years, Corriente’s exploration activities have included reviews of various properties in Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. The prime commodities sought by Corriente have been copper and gold in projects already at the advanced drilling stage. In some cases, Corriente has taken on joint venture partners who have financed part or all of the exploration on the properties.

Since 2003, Corriente has been pursuing the exploration and development of its mining concessions in the Corriente Copper Belt (sometimes described in this AIF as the “CCB”) in southeastern Ecuador, most notably the Mirador and Panantza-San Carlos Projects, which are more fully described herein.

For 2004 and 2005, Corriente’s activities were focused on completing exploration programs at the company’s Mirador Norte, Panantza and San Carlos targets as well as geotechnical and development studies for the Mirador Project.

In December 2005, Corriente and BHP Billiton terminated their Global Exploration Alliance Agreement that was signed in December 2001, so that Corriente management could focus on development of Corriente’s Ecuador concessions. Additionally, an equity financing was completed in December 2005, which netted the company proceeds of approximately $27.9 million, for working capital purposes.

During early 2006, delimiting work was focused on the mineralization of the Mirador Norte deposit to 100m drill spacing, with a total of 6780 metres in 39 core holes. A total of 2,149 samples from this drilling were assayed and accrued to the database with geological, geotechnical and geo-mechanical logging following the company’s standard QA/QC procedures and logging protocols. Together with additional results estimated from 68 diamond drill holes totalling over 13000 metres of coring, the company announced new resources for the Mirador Norte deposit via a corporate news release on November 14, 2006 (see www.sedar.com).

In May 2006, an equity financing was completed which netted the company proceeds of approximately $117.7 million, for working capital and Mirador Project development purposes.

In September 2006, the company’s directors reviewed the development status of the Mirador Project and approved management’s recommendation of the placement of orders for long lead-time equipment for the project. This equipment included the main components of the grinding circuit such as the SAG and ball mills. At that time, the company was working on an accelerated timeline that had an estimated completion date for the Mirador Project construction and start of production during the fourth quarter of 2008. These items were on the critical path to meet that deadline.

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During the transition period between the old and new presidential administrations of November 2006 to January 2007, a series of protests took place in the Morona-Santiago and Zamora-Chinchipe provinces of Ecuador against mining resource development. In order to secure the safety and security of local communities, the Ecuador Government imposed a suspension of fieldwork activities for the company’s Mirador and Panantza-San Carlos Projects. This suspension was subsequently formalized in December 2006 by a suspension order from the Sub-Secretary of Environment’s office within the Ministry of Mining and Petroleum (“the MMP”) covering the company’s Mirador and Panantza-San Carlos Projects’ concessions.

Despite this suspension of fieldwork activities, the company was able to continue offsite development work in 2007 and through the first quarter of 2008 on enhancements to various engineering aspects of the Projects.

In January 2007, the company announced that there would be a delay in the planned start of production at the Mirador Project from late 2008 to approximately mid-2009. This delay was largely due to adjustments to long lead-time equipment deliveries as a result of the decision to move off of the previous accelerated Mirador Project development timeline. This accelerated timeline was based on having key permits and government agreements completed by January 2007. Since these permit applications and agreements were still being processed and the company was restricted from resuming planned development activities at Mirador, the company’s directors elected to minimize the Mirador Project obligations. This decision resulted in the termination clauses of certain agreements with suppliers of key long lead-time components to the Mirador Project to be invoked.

Subsequently, and as a result of the Mining Mandate (more fully explained below), a suspension of all of the fieldwork activities of all mining companies in Ecuador was imposed by the MMP as of April 18, 2008 and remained in place for nearly 11 months.

To December 31, 2008, the company has recorded acquisition, exploration and development costs of approximately $82 million and completed an updated feasibility study in April 2008 (“Mirador FS”) for a first phase 30,000 tonnes per day concentrator operation for the Mirador Project. The Mirador FS shows a projected initial capital cost of approximately US$ 399 million and approximately US$ 19 million in working capital, which would be spent over a two year construction period prior to the start of production.

Additionally, the company has recorded acquisition, exploration and development costs of approximately $9 million and completed a preliminary assessment study for a 90,000 tonnes per day concentrator operation for the Panantza-San Carlos Project in November 2007. With estimated capital costs in the order of US$1.3 billion for the Panantza – San Carlos Project, management believes that this project is better suited for advancement by a large company having the financial and technical resources required to fast-track its development to production.

Consequently, Corriente announced in January 2008 that it had started the process of contacting potentially interested parties to become majority strategic partners in the Panantza-San Carlos Project, with assistance from Citigroup Global Markets (“Citi”) and CanaccordAdams. In October 2008, the company completed conducting in-country due diligence visits with a number of interested industry parties from around the world. All of these parties have the capability of advancing a multi-billion dollar copper district opportunity, such as is characterized by the Mirador and Panantza-San Carlos Projects in southeast Ecuador. The due diligence process included technical reviews of all of Corriente’s assets in Ecuador and meetings with local community and indigenous representatives. In addition, meetings were held with senior government officials in Quito to form a better understanding of the intentions of the Government of Ecuador regarding the development of responsible mining in the country.

As a result of the combination of high purchaser interest and the significant financing challenges associated with both of the company’s projects, discussions progressed to a stage where the company announced in December 2008 that it had entered into a period of exclusive negotiations with a selected party for the potential sale of the entire company. This exclusive negotiating period is slated to end March 31, 2009. Negotiations are then expected to continue with the selected party but there can be no assurance that further negotiations, if any, will result in an agreement for the sale of the company.

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Should potential sale negotiations not be successful, the company has sufficient financial resources to continue advanced development of both projects in 2009 and 2010, subject to regulatory conditions imposed by the Government of Ecuador.

Significant Events for the Year Ended December 31, 2008 and to date (more fully described herein - see "Narrative Description of the Business")

January 2008

• The company initiated the Panantza-San Carlos partnership marketing process with the contacting of parties which were believed to be potentially interested in becoming majority strategic partners in the development of the Panantza – San Carlos Project, with assistance from Citi and CanaccordAdams.

April 2008

• The completion of the Mirador FS was announced. The Mirador FS projects an average of almost 130 million pounds of annual copper production for the Project and shows a projected initial capital cost of approximately US$ 399 million and approximately US$ 19 million in working capital, which would be spent over a two-year construction period prior to the start of production. The Mirador FS calls for daily throughput of the concentrator facility of approximately 30,000 tonnes per day, which is a material improvement over the original Mirador Project Feasibility Study released by the company in April 2005, which planned for 25,000 tonnes per day.

• The Constitutional Assembly of Ecuador passed a Mining Mandate (the "Mandate") into law on April 18, 2008, which established a number of conditions and restrictions on metallic mining concessions previously issued by the Government of Ecuador, which included the:

• immediate suspension of all of the fieldwork activities of all mining companies in Ecuador, except for activities specifically allowed by the MMP; and

• revocation of concessions: for which concession patent fees had not been paid by the established deadline; which were in the process of being granted or transferred; concessions covering protected natural zones, protected forests and those which affect the origin and sources of water; those concessions granted to officials and former officials of the MMP and predecessor ministries, or any members of their family; for which the Environmental Impact Assessment application process had not yet been completed or initiated; and for which no development investments had been recorded with the State.

September 2008

• On September 28, 2008, a national referendum was held with over 60% of the populace voting in favour of the country’s new Constitution, thereby surpassing the simple majority needed to approve a new national Constitution for Ecuador.

October 2008

• The company announced that due diligence visits in Ecuador had been completed by those parties actively engaged in the Panantza-San Carlos partnership marketing process.

• Corriente signs an agreement with SECAP, the Ecuadorean Ministry of Labour and Human Resources’ Professional Training Service, to start a mining industry training program in the company’s project areas.

• The Ecuador Government approved the Environmental License for Corriente to build and operate a dedicated seaport near Machala for the shipping of copper concentrate from the CCB.

December 2008

• The company announced it had entered into a period of exclusive negotiations with a specific (unnamed) party from a short-list of those parties actively engaged in the Panantza-San Carlos partnership marketing process, and that these negotiations had expanded from the original mandate to the potential sale of the entire company. Subject to earlier termination in certain circumstances, the exclusive negotiation period would extend to March 31, 2009.

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January 2009

• On January 29, 2009, a new Mining Law for Ecuador was published in the State’s Official Register, thereby becoming law. This law is a product of the Congressillo, after having gone through a review, amendment and approval process which included President Correa.

March 2009

• In a presentation given on March 2, 2009 at the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada Conference (“PDAC”) in Toronto, Canada, Dr. José Serrano Delgado, Sub-Secretary of Mines announced that the MMP has lifted all suspensions on mining activities in Ecuador, and that formal letters to this effect were in the process of being sent to mining companies.
• On March 17, 2009, the company announced that it had received an official notice signed by Minister Derlis Palacios Guerrero of the MMP which authorizes the company to re-initiate its field operations. Prior to resuming any drilling activity, the company will update its Water Use Concession (initially received in February 2009 for general water use at the Mirador camp) and its Environmental Permits with the appropriate agencies.

Ecuador political processes

Mining Law

The new Mining Law contains provisions which are generally consistent with the company’s expectations, though it contains some contradictory and vague articles that are expected to be clarified by accompanying Regulations, which are to be developed by the MMP within 120 days from the Mining Law’s enactment.

The Mining Law places no limits on the number of mining concessions held by a single company, with concession terms limited to 25 years but which are renewable. It also imposes a government royalty of not less than 5% on sales revenues, however, no specific details have yet been provided. Clear timelines are also established for concession exploration and exploitation (development) phases. The Mining Law also mandates the creation of a National Mining Company, though no details have been provided regarding the nature and scope of its intended activities.

The new Mining Law is considered to be a significant milestone for the country and the nascent large-scale mining industry, and is expected to provide the new legal framework for mining. However, much work remains to be done in developing the Regulations to the Mining Law and finalizing the terms and conditions that could foster feasible mining investments in Ecuador.

Mandate

Corriente currently holds 23 concessions in Ecuador, including the Mirador Project and Panantza-San Carlos concession blocks. Prior to the Mining Law coming into effect, 5 concessions considered to be immaterial and unrelated to our Mirador and Panantza-San Carlos Projects were revoked by the MMP under the terms of the Mandate. According to the MMP notices, these revocation notices were issued because Environmental Impact Assessments for these concessions had not been approved by or related public consultations held prior to the April 18, 2008 implementation of the Mandate. The company plans to appeal these notices.

In the PDAC presentation given by the Ecuador Sub-Secretary of Mines and the earlier-referenced formal letter received by the company from Minister Palacios of the MMP, the government’s position was represented that the Articles of the Mandate have been complied with, and that the Mandate is no longer in effect as of the enactment of the Mining Law. However, to date, no clear or formal legal confirmation of this has been provided by the judiciary of Ecuador.

National Elections

The Presidential, National Assembly representative and local and regional elections are scheduled for April 26, 2009, with the official election campaign period having been declared to begin as of January 26, 2009. These would be the first elections held under the new Constitution. Based on recent polls, President Correa is leading all contenders who have declared their intention to run for the presidency.

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Sixty days after the national vote is held, the newly-elected national, regional and city representatives will take office.

Corriente controls a 100% interest in approximately 49,000 hectares located within the CCB. The company has identified four main copper and copper-gold porphyry deposits in the CCB, which we refer to as Mirador and Mirador Norte, and Panantza and San Carlos. The company’s CCB development strategies reflect a pairing of these deposits into the Mirador Project and Panantza-San Carlos Project, respectively.

The CCB extends over a 20 by 80 kilometre area in southeast Ecuador and currently contains four identified copper and copper-gold porphyry deposits (called Mirador, Mirador Norte, Panantza and San Carlos), and five additional copper and copper-gold exploration targets (called La Florida, San Luis, San Marcos, San Miguel and Sutzu).

Summary of Measured, Indicated and Inferred Resources

Resource Estimates at 0.4% Copper Cut-off

Measured and Indicated Resources
					Au		Ag
Project	Category	Tonnes	Cu%	Cu (lbs)	(ppb)	Au oz	ppm	Ag oz
Mirador	Measured	52,610,000	0.65	753,000,000	210	360,000	1.6	2,770,000
	Indicated	385,060,000	0.60	5,134,000,000	190	2,380,000	1.5	18,760,000
Sub-total Mirador		437,670,000	0.61	5,887,000,000	200	2,740,000	1.5	21,530,000
Mirador
Norte	Indicated	171,410,000	0.51	1,921,000,000	89	489,000	-	-
Total Measured & Indicated		609,080,000	0.58	7,808,000,000	169	3,229,000	1.5	21,530,000
Inferred Resources
Mirador	Inferred	235,400,000	0.52	2,708,000,000	170	1,250,000	1.3	9,900,000
Mirador Norte	Inferred	45,820,000	0.51	513,000,000	68	101,000	-	-
Mirador/Mirador Norte				3,221,000,000
Panantza	Inferred*	463,000,000	0.66	6,688,000,000
San Carlos**	Inferred*	600,000,000	0.59	7,738,000,000
Sub-Total Panantza-San
	Carlos	1,063,000,000	0.62	14,426,000,000
	Total Inferred	1,344,220,000	0.60	17,647,000,000		1,351,000		9,900,000
* does not include copper oxide mineralized material that was previously included in resource estimate
** resources are calculated at 0.4% copper cut-off using data previously released in June 2001 at a 0.65% copper cut-off
The Qualified Person for the resource estimates quoted above is John Drobe, P.Geo, Corriente’s Chief Geologist.

NARRATIVE DESCRIPTION OF THE BUSINESS

Ecuador Political Developments

Ecuador is situated astride the equator on the north-western coast of South America. Quito, in the northern part of the country, is the capital city. After a long period of civilian-military governments, Ecuador had a democratic government from 1979 until late 1999, when popular unrest led to a military coup, after which the military commander appointed the previous Vice-President as the new President. That government took office in January 2000. New elections were held in November 2002 and a left-leaning populist President, Lucio Gutierrez, was sworn into office in January 2003. In April 2005, Gutierrez fled Ecuador in the face of a populist uprising and lack of support from the military. As a result, (then) Vice-President Alfredo Palacio was sworn in as President.

In November 2006, Rafael Correa won the Ecuador Presidential run-off election over Alvaro Noboa but did not officially take office until January 15, 2007. During this transition period, the administration of President Alfredo Palacio experienced a number of indigenous protests in southeast Ecuador which eventually resulted in the suspension of the company’s exploration and development activities and a delay in the Mirador Project’s development timeline.

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Since President Correa’s January 15, 2007 inauguration, his administration has focused primarily on exacting electoral and governmental reforms. In April 2007, a National Referendum was held, which approved the creation of a Constitutional Assembly (which would replace Congress). On September 30, 2007, Constitutional Assembly elections were held in which President Correa’s Allianz Pias party elected 80 of the 130 members of the Constitutional Assembly, thereby giving the President a clear majority in the Assembly.

Since obtaining an Assembly majority, the Correa Administration has moved to engage industry in dialogue regarding foreign investment in Ecuador. This dialogue includes plans to re-work oil and mining agreements in place with multi-national and state-owned companies, which could include new royalty and/or windfall profit tax rates for these sectors.

Recent and continuing announcements by the Correa Administration suggest that large-scale mining will play a significant role in the Government’s plans to grow the economy for the benefit of all of the people of Ecuador. The company is in continuous dialogue with the MMP and the Correa Administration towards establishing large-scale mining operations in the Corriente Copper Belt.

In this regard, and based on discussions with the Government of Ecuador to date, management believes that the company’s Ecuador resources can be feasibly developed in the long-term. While management believes that the current investment and political climate in Ecuador will continue to stabilize, there can be no certainty that this will continue in the future.

Under Ecuador’s Tax Law, corporations (including foreign companies), are taxed at a fixed rate of 25% of net profits. There are currently no restrictions or withholding taxes on the repatriation of capital, dividends or profits. On December 17, 2007, the Government of Ecuador announced its plans for imposing a tax on extraordinary revenues in the order of 70% upon those companies that have signed contracts with the State for the (mining stage) exploitation of natural resources. Such taxes would be payable when the companies achieve revenues generated from higher sales prices than the reference prices agreed in the respective contracts. The Government’s December 2007 Tax Bill containing this extraordinary revenue (otherwise known as a windfall profit) tax was approved by the Assembly on December 24, 2007. No reference prices or methodology have yet been established for how such prices would be determined for mining operations.

Under the new Mining Law enacted on January 29, 2009, mineral rights in Ecuador are acquired by mining concessions, a title which gives exclusive personal rights with characteristics similar to owning real property, and is defensible against third parties. A mining concession may be obtained for a maximum area of 5,000 hectares and for a maximum term of 25 years, renewable for equal-time periods. There is no limitation on the number of mining concessions a person or company may hold. The title may be used as a pledge, as a security or guarantee of an obligation. The title can be transferred by public deed after receiving the prior qualification and authorization by the MMP. In addition, the mining title is a security that can be negotiated in an open market.

Title to a mining concession confers on the holder the exclusive right to explore for minerals in a specified area and the subsequent right to negotiate with the government a contract, be it a service or an exploitation contract, to exploit, improve, process, smelt, refine and trade all the mineral substances (except oil, gas and radioactive substances); as well as the right to use the surface of the land (subject to easements or arrangements with the land owner) and the available water (subject to prior authorization from the applicable government entity).

Prior to initiating exploration or exploitation-stage mining activities, holders of mining concessions are obliged to file environmental impact studies and obtain an environmental permit approved by the Ministry of Environment as well as a water use concession approved by the Ministry of Water.

Concession-holders are also obliged to file annual and semi-annual reports and make applicable annual patent fee payments in order to keep their concessions in good standing. The amount of these annual fees is based on the phase in which the project is, being (initial) exploration, advance exploration, or financial evaluation and exploitation. With the new Mining Law, the Ecuadorian State participation in the profits of a mining project will be no less than that of the concession-holder, the details of which will be negotiated as part of the Exploitation Contract.

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As noted above, much work remains to be done in developing the Regulations to the Mining Law and finalizing the terms and conditions that to be included in exploration or exploitation phase contracts with the Ecuadorian Government.

Location, Size and Access

The Corriente Copper Belt is located in the valley of the Rio Zamora in the Pangui region, Morona Santiago province, in southeast Ecuador, adjacent to the border with Peru. The area, centred about 340 kms south of Quito and 70 kms southeast of the city of Cuenca, consists of a total of 25 exploration concessions covering about 606 square kms. Access to the area is by road from the city of Cuenca, a regional centre with scheduled air service of less than one hour’s duration from the capital city of Quito. Alternatively, local air travel is possible to the town of Gualaquiza, which is within the Corriente Copper Belt. Road access from Cuenca to the village of Santiago de Panantza is via the towns of Gualaceo, Indanza and San Juan Bosco, mostly by reasonable-quality unsealed roads. The road distance is about 150 kms or about four hours’ travel. There is road access from Quito to Cuenca for the transport of samples or heavy equipment. Road access to the Panantza concessions was completed during 2001. The Mirador Project is accessed by a one-hour flight from Quito to Loja and then by road approximately 180 kms to the project site (which is about a five hour drive). The remaining concessions are accessed by mule track or by helicopter. Travel within the concessions is primarily by foot on jungle trails.

Acquisition of Mineral Properties

Corriente entered into an option agreement dated October 15, 1999 (“JV1”), as amended, with two subsidiaries of BHP Billiton, pursuant to which Corriente was granted the option to acquire a 70% interest in certain mineral exploration properties covering approximately 880 square kms in the Rio Zamora area on which BHP Billiton had conducted a five-year grassroots exploration program, during the course of which it had discovered a number of porphyry copper deposit clusters. The JV1 agreement included 16 concessions covering a total of 57,660 hectares. The company completed the required work program, expended the required exploration funds and issued to BHP Billiton all of the securities required under the terms of this agreement. Corriente subsequently entered into a further agreement dated April 6, 2000 (“JV2”), as amended, with two subsidiaries of BHP Billiton, pursuant to which Corriente was granted the option to acquire a 70% interest in certain mineral exploration properties in the southern part of the Corriente Copper Belt, known as the Mirador property, representing the balance of the copper targets identified by BHP Billiton in the course of its exploration program in the Rio Zamora area. On signing of the option agreement, the Mirador property consisted of eight exploration concessions covering a total area of 22,880 hectares.

Corriente was the operator of the properties covered by both joint venture agreements during the related option periods. For 2000 to 2002, Corriente engaged Lowell Mineral Exploration Limitada Chile (“Lowell”) to manage the exploration and development activities on the optioned properties. As compensation for the management services rendered by Lowell to Corriente in connection with the optioned properties, Corriente granted to Lowell the right to obtain a 10% royalty interest in Corriente’s properties covered by the two BHP Billiton joint venture agreements. In December 2003, Corriente granted Lowell an option to acquire a 100% interest in the Warintza project, located in southeast Ecuador. This option was subsequently exercised in June 2003, with Lowell swapping its 10% interest in all of Corriente’s concessions in Ecuador (including Mirador, Mirador Norte, Panantza and San Carlos) in exchange for a 100% interest in the Warintza project. The Warintza project included four concessions totaling 20,000 hectares.

In January 2002, the company gave BHP Billiton notice of its intention to exercise Corriente’s option to acquire a majority interest in the Panantza project. This option allowed Corriente to acquire ownership of mineral resource deposits that were below the threshold of interest of BHP Billiton. Formal approval was granted in April 2002 for the transfer of the ownership of the Panantza concessions to Corriente. By the end of 2002, Corriente had repeated the same notice process to acquire title to the San Carlos (August 2002) and Mirador (December 2002) concessions within the Corriente Copper Belt. In each case, BHP Billiton chose to convert its back-in rights to a 2% net smelter royalty interest (NSR) in the Mirador, Panantza and San Carlos concessions with the company having the option to reduce this NSR to 1% for each of these mineral properties upon the payment of US$2 million (for each concession) to BHP Billiton.

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Additionally, and through various amendments to the earlier-referenced agreements, the company issued common shares and warrants to BHP Billiton in 2002 and 2003. This allowed the company (and Lowell) to complete the acquisition of a 100% interest in the Properties.

In December 2003, Corriente granted Lowell an option to acquire a 100% interest in the Warintza project, located in southeast Ecuador. This option was subsequently exercised in June 2004, with Lowell swapping its 10% royalty interest in all of Corriente’s concessions in Ecuador (including Mirador, Panantza and San Carlos) in exchange for a 100% interest in the Warintza project. The Warintza project included four concessions totalling 20,000 hectares. Corriente became the 100% owner of these concessions, subject only to the BHP Billiton NSR obligations.

Mirador Project

In late 2003 and early 2004, a total of about 3,000 kg of split diamond drill core was collected from 20 drill holes and shipped to SGS Lakefield Research in Lakefield, Ontario, for metallurgical testing. In addition, two whole-core metallurgical holes were drilled and collected specifically for comminution test work.

In October 2003, the company awarded a feasibility study for the Mirador Project to AMEC Americas Limited (“AMEC”). Pursuant to the AMEC Technical Services Agreement, the feasibility study addressed geotechnical, infrastructure (including processing, site development and support facilities), and financial analyses for the building of a 20,000 tpd mine and milling facility at the Mirador site. This capacity was later revised to 25,000 tpd.

On April 14, 2005, the company announced the results of a 25,000 tpd base-case feasibility study reflecting a 12 year mine life for the Mirador copper-gold deposit (titled “Mirador Copper Project – Feasibility Study Report and dated May 2005 ). See www.sedar.com for the contents of this report.

On November 17, 2005, Corriente announced the results of an optimization study (titled “Update on Copper, Gold, and Silver Resources and Pit Optimizations Mirador Project, Ecuador, dated December 6, 2005, and revised May 18, 2006 to meet NI 43-101 format requirements only). This study was intended to optimize the economics of the 25,000 tpd starter project at Mirador that was the subject of the earlier-referenced May 2005 base-case feasibility study. In this regard, the main changes were the incorporation of the results of 52 new drill holes which were completed during the summer of 2005 and which among other factors led to the calculation of a new resource model which extended the Mirador deposit mine life to 38 years. Additionally, the economics of an expansion to a 50,000 tpd capacity were provided to show Mirador’s growth opportunities. See www.sedar.com for the contents of this report.

On March 15, 2006, the company announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, EcuaCorriente S.A. signed a Letter of Award with SNC-Lavalin Chile S.A., a member of the SNC-Lavalin Group of Companies of Canada, for full Engineering and Procurement Services for the start-up and expansion of the Mirador copper-gold mine.

Corriente announced on May 4, 2006 that the Mirador Project Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) (submitted in December 2005) met all of the legal requirements of the MMP and was approved. The EIA covered both the environmental aspects of proposed mining operations in Mirador and community and social plans associated with the same project. During the lengthy preparation of the EIA, the company worked closely with the MMP to ensure that the report met all required government guidelines and regulations. The Mirador EIA is still one of the most comprehensive documents on social and environmental issues ever submitted to the MMP in Ecuador for a mining project. The submission of the EIA and subsequent approval followed an extensive consultation process with local communities carried out in late November and early December 2005. As a requirement of the MMP’s approval of the EIA, the company is required to fund and maintain a cash deposit in favour of the MMP as collateral against the company’s obligations under the EIA. The required security deposit amount is reviewed on an annual basis by the MMP and subject to adjustment as the project progresses to completion.

On July 10, 2006, the company announced that assays were received from a 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. This drilling successfully outlined an approximate 1200 X 300 X 250 metre contiguous zone of copper mineralization above a 0.4% copper cutoff, exposed at the surface but open for expansion at depth and to the south.

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The company announced on August 9, 2006, that management had completed an initial review of its Ecuador copper-gold concessions and identified two concession areas totaling 6,600 hectares containing encouraging gold targets that were not part of the copper development program within the Corriente Copper Belt. One of the concessions, the Caya 36 concession, is immediately adjacent to and formed part of the Mirador copper deposit land holdings. The second concession area is located approximately 50 km southwest of Mirador and is called the Piedra Liza concessions. Within the Piedra Liza concessions, four clusters of anomalous gold soil samples occur over a six kilometer trend that is on-strike and north of the Nambija area which has produced over three million ounces of gold by local estimates. See Disposition of Other Properties herein.

In September 2006, Corriente’s directors reviewed the development status of the Mirador Project and approved management’s recommendation of the placement of orders for long lead-time equipment for the project. This equipment included the main components of the grinding circuit such as the SAG and ball mills. At the time, the company was working on an accelerated timeline that had an estimated completion date of the Mirador Project and start of production during the fourth quarter of 2009. These items were on the critical path to meet that deadline.

Also in September 2006, the company filed an amendment to the EIA (“EIAA”) to allow for mill, tailings and dump location changes to the original mine plan. Subsequent public consultations were successful. However, the EIAA was rejected by authorities in May 2007 and is currently being revised for re-submittal. As a result of subsequent discussions with the MMP, the company was successful in October 2007 in resuming limited fieldwork activities related to completion of an EIAA for the Mirador Project. The EIAA will incorporate engineering enhancements completed through 2008 on the Mirador Project.

For the company to receive a mine operating permit for the Mirador Project, approvals for the EIAA and construction and operating-related permit applications must be received from the MMP and other Ecuador governmental authorities during the course of development of the Mirador mine, prior to the beginning of mine operations.

On November 14, 2006, the company announced that it had received an independent resource assessment for its Mirador Norte copper deposit. These results were estimated from 68 diamond drill holes totaling over 13,000 metres of coring and are contained in the related technical report , titled “Update on the Copper, Gold, and Silver Resources and Pit Optimizations: Mirador and Mirador Norte Deposits – Mirador Project, Ecuador, dated November 30, 2006). See www.sedar.com for full details of this report.

In mid-November 2006, a series of protests began that were held in the Morona-Santiago and Zamora-Chinchipe provinces of Ecuador against resource development in general. After a number of ineffective negotiating sessions were held with the protesters, the MMP advised the company to temporarily suspend its Mirador Project fieldwork in order to secure the safety and security of local communities and supporters. This suspension was subsequently formalized in December 2006 by a suspension order from the Sub-Secretary of Environment’s office within the MMP covering the company’s Mirador and Panantza-San Carlos Projects’ concessions.

As noted above, a technical report was issued in 2006 for Mirador Norte, which is located less than 1 km from the planned Mirador Project milling facility. Confirmation of such resources at Mirador Norte provides additional options for development at Mirador that includes access to higher-grade enriched material from the shallow parts of Mirador Norte and the flexibility of being able to shift production from one pit to another.

In January 2007, the company announced that there would be a delay in the planned start of production at the Mirador Project from late 2008 to approximately mid-2009. This delay was largely due to adjustments to long lead-time equipment deliveries as a result of the decision to move off of the previous accelerated Mirador Project development timeline. This accelerated timeline was based on having key permits and government agreements completed by January 2007. Since these permit applications and agreements were still being processed and the company was restricted from resuming planned development activities at Mirador, the company’s directors elected to minimize the Mirador Project obligations. This decision resulted in the termination clauses of certain agreements with suppliers of key long lead-time components to the Mirador Project to be invoked.

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In December 2007, Corriente announced that the Ministry of Environment (the “MOE”) had approved the EIA for the company’s port operation in Machala, which is designed to act as a shipping facility for copper concentrates sent to overseas smelters. The company owns a 27 hectare port site on the Santa Rosa Channel in Machala, which is connected to the Mirador Project by a 400 km paved highway. Receipt of the EIA is an important part of the overall Mirador Project approval process and provides the key access for a Pacific shipping route for the company’s copper concentrates. As a requirement of the MOE’s approval of the Machala Port EIA, the company was required to post a cash deposit as collateral in favour of the MMP against the company’s obligations under this EIA.

Despite the suspension of fieldwork activities at the Mirador Project site at the time, the company was able to continue work in 2007 and early 2008 on enhancements to various engineering aspects of the Project. This additional engineering and feasibility work was completed in the first quarter of 2008, and the results were announced on April 3, 2008. The NI 43-101 Technical Report for this Feasibility Study (“Mirador FS”), titled “MIRADOR COPPER-GOLD PROJECT, 30,000 TPD FEASIBILITY STUDY, Zamora-Chinchipe Province Ecuador”, was filed on SEDAR on May 9, 2008. This report also includes a summary of the economic model for a first-phase 30,000 tpd concentrator operation for the Mirador Project.

The Mirador FS projects an average of almost 130 million pounds of annual copper production for the Project and shows a projected initial capital cost of approximately US$399 million and approximately US$19 million in working capital. The Mirador FS calls for daily throughput of the concentrator facility of 30,000 tpd, which is a material improvement over the original Feasibility Study results released by the company in April 2005, which had a planned capacity of 25,000 tpd.

The Mirador FS Technical Report Base Case Net Present Value (“NPV”), after-tax, is US$265 million, with an after-tax Internal Rate of Return (“IRR”) of 17.7% (using metal prices of US$1.75/lb Cu, US$7.50/oz Ag, US$550/oz Au, 8% discount rate, US$75/tonnes and US$0.075/lb treatment and refining charges, respectively, for Cu).

The Base Case mine plan only utilizes 41% of the Measured and Indicated Resources at Mirador and none of the 235 Million tonnes of Inferred Resources. In addition, the Base Case did not consider the 171 Million tonnes of Measured and Indicated Resources or the 46 Million tonnes of Inferred Resources at the nearby Mirador Norte deposit.

As disclosed above, the fieldwork suspension orders that applied to the company’s Mirador, Panantza and San Carlos concessions were lifted by the MMP, as announced by the company on March 17, 2009.

Following below is a 3D representation of the company’s current view of the Mirador mine site when it is completed for the planned Stage 1 or 30,000 tpd capacity. For Stage 2 or 60,000 tpd capacity, additional access, milling and tailings management facilities and Mirador Norte minesite infrastructure would be required.

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Panantza – San Carlos Project

The Panantza and San Carlos Project concessions are located approximately 40 kms north of the Mirador Project. Corriente was approximately halfway through the first phase of a planned 16,000 metres of drilling on the Panantza project when these activities were suspended as part of the December 2006 fieldwork suspension order referenced above. The drilling was the start of a planned two-year program to complete a feasibility study at Panantza and San Carlos, designed to incorporate the Panantza and San Carlos concessions into a single large copper development opportunity.

Prior to 2006, Panantza was last drilled in late 2000. Results from this previous drilling at Panantza included holes PA013 with 299 metres of 0.76% copper, hole PA012 with 269 metres of 0.97% copper, and PA017 with 64 metres of 1.29% secondary copper at the surface followed by 383 metres of 0.75% copper.

In 2006, an additional 25 holes totalling 8400 metres were completed. Results include hole PA039 with 17 metres of 1.31% copper in a secondary copper horizon overlying 399 metres of 0.66% copper, hole PA041 with 443 metres of 0.60% copper, and hole PA052 with 276 metres of 0.77% copper.

Current inferred resources at Panantza have been recently estimated, including the 2006 drilling results. A new block-model based resource estimate, using a 0.4% copper cut-off, reports approximately 463 million tonnes grading 0.66% copper containing 6.7 billion pounds of copper. The 2006 drilling added close to a billion pounds of copper to the previous Panantza resource. Corriente will focus on converting most of this resource to the measured and indicated category during completion of the drill program.

One objective of the 2006 Panantza drilling program was to define the southern edge of the Panantza mineralization. However, rather than delineate the edge of the Panantza deposit, the 2006 results indicate the Panantza mineralization extends farther south than previously recognized. The southernmost holes drilled, PA033 and PA034, were both terminated in copper mineralization averaging over 0.8% Cu at the hole bottoms, at approximately 330 metres and 342 metres deep, respectively. The Panantza drill plan has now been expanded to complete additional holes to follow this mineralization to the south.

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In addition, the deepest holes from this round of drilling (such as PA051) indicate that mineralization extends more than 200 metres deeper than previous drilling in the southwest portion of the deposit and mineralization remains open for further extension at depth. The deposit is also still open to the west.

San Carlos is believed to be the largest copper-molybdenum mineralized porphyry system in the CCB, with surface dimensions of about 2,000 metres x 2,500 metres. The mineralization has been tested with 25 diamond drill holes at variable spacing, drilled by BHP Billiton in 1997 and 1998. The current block-model based, inferred resource estimate based on these drill holes, using at a 0.4% copper cut-off, is 600 million tonnes grading 0.59% copper, containing 7.7 billion pounds of copper. The next phase of drilling will attempt to expand the resources and convert the bulk of the inferred resources to the measured and indicated categories.

A Preliminary Assessment Technical Report, titled “PANANTZA & SAN CARLOS COPPER PROJECT PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT REPORT, , Morona – Santiago, Ecuador” for a 90,000 tpd combined Panantza-San Carlos copper mining operation was completed in October 2007 and filed on SEDAR (www.sedar.com) in December 2007. Highlights from this report are:

• Base Case NPV after tax of US$ 676 million and an IRR of 15.1% (using metal prices of US$ 1.50/lb Cu, $7.50/oz Ag, $550/oz Au and $10.00/lb Mo, 8% discount rate, $75/tonne and $0.075/lb treatment and refining charges for Cu). Using US$ 2.00 copper, the after-tax NPV increases to US$ 1.718 billion and the IRR increases to 24.1%.
• Average annual metal production over the first 10 years of approximately 418,000,000 lbs of copper, 22,800 oz gold, 1,110,000 oz silver and 2,800,000 lbs of Molybdenum.
• The Report modeled a mine plan based on 678 million inferred tonnes at a grade of 0.62% Cu, 0.05g/t Au, 1.3 g/t Ag and 0.008% Mo with estimated recoveries of 91% Cu, 30% Au (Panantza only), 70% Ag, and 43% Mo.
• The cost to produce a pound of payable copper, net of other metal credits, and inclusive of marketing, smelting and transportation costs over the Life of Mine, is estimated to be US$ 0.73/lb.
• The Project would generate up to 2,000 jobs during the construction period and could create over five hundred direct and almost 4,000 indirect jobs during the estimated 20 year life.
• Total estimated value of taxes, profit sharing and expenditures within Ecuador over the 20 year Project life is approximately US$ 6 billion.

Management of the company feels that the Panantza-San Carlos concessions represent a rare opportunity to capitalize on seven years of community work, project engineering and management development expertise that has been built around the company’s Mirador Project. This body of knowledge will significantly assist in the project development process and at the same time allow the company to take economic advantage of infrastructure that is being put in place for the Mirador mine. The Project has been recommended to proceed to the Feasibility Study stage, which has an estimated budget requirement of approximately $US12 Million. The work would include detailed diamond drilling at both deposits to fully delineate mineralization and provide core for metallurgical and geotechnical studies. This work is planned to extend over a two year period. In addition, a program of extensive community dialogue is planned to ensure that the voice of local residents is reflected in any planned development ideas. Part of this dialogue will include several public consultations, which will form part of the ongoing permitting process.

As disclosed above, the fieldwork suspension orders that applied to the company’s Mirador, Panantza and San Carlos concessions were lifted by the MMP, as announced by the company on March 17, 2009.

Following immediately below is a 3D representation of the company’s current view of the proposed Panantza – San Carlos mine site, based upon the Preliminary Assessment Technical Report referenced above.

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Exploration Targets

Other opportunities within the Corriente Copper Belt include the La Florida, San Miguel, San Luis, San Marcos and Sutzu porphyry prospects, all of which are located within 10 to 12 kilometres of the Panantza prospect, as well as the Dolorosa sediment-hosted copper prospect, located mid-way between the Panantza and Mirador properties.

The potential size of San Luis is about 170 x 350m based on the width of mineralized rock chip sampling and the associated soil anomaly. Continuous detailed rock sampling along the length of the anomaly returned about 230 metres of 0.76% Cu. A ground IP survey was run over San Luis and the anomaly coincided in size with the soil anomaly. No drilling has been carried out on this project.

To the south, the San Miguel target is a 600 x 850 metre Cu-Mo soil anomaly with rock sample values to >1% Cu, but averaging 0.3% Cu over 300m along the east edge of the anomaly. The north and west area of the anomaly has had limited initial drilling and returned values to 0.50% Cu over 180 metres in SM001, 0.42% Cu over 155 metres in SM08, and 0.36% Cu over 193 metres in SM09. The zone continues northward into the La Florida prospect, where surface mineralization is higher grade but more structurally limited.

South of Panantza, Sutzu is a 1500 x 1500 metre soil Cu-Mo soil anomaly, with the Mo anomaly open to the SW. Semi-continuous rock sampling passing across the centre of the soil anomaly returned lower-grade (0.2%) copper. No drilling has previously been done on this target.

Adjacent and north of Sutzu is San Marcos, a 800 x 800 metre Cu-Mo soil anomaly with rock samples in stream cuts across this returning up to 0.5% Cu over 170 metres. No drilling has been done yet on this target. San Marcos is on strike and probably related to Sutzu mineralization, together with which it forms one of the larger mineralized zones in the district.

The Dolorosa prospect contains copper mineralization as chalcopyrite disseminated within coarse quartzite of the sandstone formation that overlies many of the copper porphyries in the belt. Grab samples (20 centimetres) return values up to 3% copper, and mineralization exposed in cliffs extends across tens of metres of subhorizontal strata.

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Prior to the Mining Law coming into effect, 5 concessions were revoked by the MMP under the terms of the Mandate. According to the MMP notices, these revocation notices were issued because Environmental Impact Assessments for these concessions had not been approved by or related public consultations held prior to the April 18, 2008 implementation of the Mandate. In particular, the revocation notices apply to the company’s Dolorosa and some miscellaneous immaterial concessions. The company plans to appeal these notices.

These revoked concessions are not considered to be material and are unrelated to our Mirador and Panantza-San Carlos Projects.

Disposition of Other Properties

Spin-off of Tundayme (Caya 36) and /Piedra Liza Gold Exploration Targets

In early 2007, Corriente engaged an independent consultant to complete a review of its Ecuador gold concession package totalling 6,600 hectares containing encouraging gold targets that were determined not to be part of the company’s foreseeable copper development programs within the Corriente Copper Belt. Following completion of this review and accompanying 43-101Technical Report, the company proceeded with a distribution of ownership of these concession rights to existing shareholders of Corriente as at June 15, 2007 by means of a Plan of Arrangement (the “Arrangement”).

The gold concessions include the Tundayme prospect, which is immediately adjacent to Corriente’s Mirador Project land holdings and is approximately 15 kilometres from Kinross’ (re: Aurelian Resources Inc.’s) Fruta del Norte gold zone.

The Tundayme prospect has approximately 8 kilometres of north-south trending structures that extend along strike to the Mirador Project. This 8 km trend is oriented in the same direction as the Fruta del Norte mineralized trend and parts have had preliminary prospecting and soil sampling performed by Corriente. Further work is required to follow-up anomalous gold soil and rock samples from that initial work. Also included is a second set of concessions approximately 50 kms southwest of Mirador called the Piedra Liza prospect.

The Arrangement was approved by shareholders at the company’s May 24, 2007 Annual and Special General Meeting and closed on June 18, 2007. Under the Arrangement, which was also approved by the British Columbia Supreme Court, the company’s shareholders received shares of a new company, Q2 Gold Resources Inc. (“Q2 Gold”), which holds the gold properties, on the basis of one Q2 Gold share for every three common shares of Corriente held by them at the close of business on June 15, 2007.

In connection with the Arrangement and to assist Q2 Gold with its business objectives, Corriente and Q2 Gold entered into a secured, interest-bearing convertible loan agreement dated April 23, 2008 pursuant to which Corriente agreed to lend Q2 Gold up to $750,000 to be advanced in instalments (the “Loan”). The Loan principal and unpaid interest are due on the earlier of December 31, 2009 (amended from December 31, 2008) and the first date on which Q2 Gold obtains a prospectus filing receipt with respect to any of its securities in any province of Canada. The Loan maximum facility was increased from $750,000 to $1,500,000 and the maturity date extended to December 31, 2009, by an amendment dated September 25, 2008. The current state of financial markets makes it uncertain that Q2 Gold will be able to raise the necessary debt or equity capital to repay the Loan at maturity. In the event of any default of the repayment of the Loan, the Q2 Gold assets which collateralize the Loan would become property of the company in accordance with the terms of the agreement. Management believes that the Q2 Gold assets would have a fair value greater than or equal to the current carrying value of the Loan. Significant changes in the fair value of the underlying Q2 Gold assets could have an impact on the company up to a maximum of the carrying value of the Loan.

As at December 31, 2008, a total of $957,000 was owed by Q2 Gold to the company, consisting of $871,000 of principal and $86,000 of accrued interest.

At any time prior to maturity, Corriente can require Q2 Gold to convert, in whole or in part, the principal amount outstanding and accrued interest of the Loan into Q2 Gold Shares at a conversion price equal to $0.10 per share. Q2 Gold can repay any or all of the outstanding Loan at any time prior to maturity or conversion. The company believes the Arrangement and spin-off is not material to the company.

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Full details of the transaction were included in the management information circular sent to shareholders in connection with the company’s May 24, 2008 Annual and Special General Meeting of shareholders, a copy of which is available at www.sedar.com.

Exploration History (Southeast Ecuador)

Regional exploration was initiated in southeastern Ecuador by Gencor, a predecessor company of BHP Billiton, in mid-1994. In early 1995, six porphyry copper targets in the area were identified.

In 1996, the San Carlos property was recognized as a large porphyry copper system, leading to the drilling of eight holes at the Kutucus skarn prospect and five holes at the San Carlos prospect in mid-1997. The San Carlos drilling intersected significant copper mineralization. Based on 25 core drill holes aggregating 6,185 meters on the San Carlos project, a potential resource of over one billion tonnes of low-grade primary copper mineralization (0.4% Cu) or 400 million tonnes at 0.7% Cu at a 0.5% cut-off in the Inferred Mineral Resource category was estimated. The company believes that there is potential for surface oxide copper mineralization as indicated by hole SC-07 (0-60 metres, vertical hole) assaying 0.7% Cu (in oxide) and hole SC-17 (6 - 93 metres, -60 degree hole) assaying 0.77% Cu (in oxide).

In total, BHP Billiton drilled 11 scout holes totaling 2,900 metres on the Panantza property. The drilling at Panantza was insufficient to define an inferred resource but has identified a significant exploration potential. For example, good surface oxide potential is shown by hole PA-03 (0-27 metres, vertical hole) of 1.3% Cu (in oxide) and hole PA-09 (0-60 metres -57 degree holes) of 1.15% Cu (in oxide).

The Warintza property was recognized as a large copper and molybdenum soil anomaly with a classic porphyry copper alteration signature in early 1999. Chip sampling carried out later that year by BHP Billiton outlined significant drill targets of copper mineralization with surface grades up to 1% copper.

The area of Mirador was recognized as a significant anomalous area during the original reconnaissance geological and geochemical surveys completed in November - December 1994. These surveys, which included 315 pan concentrates of stream sediments, defined an area roughly 50 sq kms in extent which gave anomalous values in Cu, Mo, Au, zinc and silver. At the time however, BHP Billiton was forced by border conflicts between Ecuador and Peru to concentrate its efforts in the north part of the Corriente Copper Belt. After a peace treaty ending the border conflict was signed by Peru and Ecuador in July 1999, BHP Billiton completed detailed follow-up surveys to better define the anomalous areas of the Mirador property. A total of 746 soil samples were collected along ridges and 219 rock chips were taken from outcrops found in drainages traversing the anomalous zones. This work, along with geological and alteration mapping, defined the Mirador (previously known as Wawayme) zone and the Chancho and Chancho Norte zones.

From 1994 through 1999, BHP Billiton spent approximately US$12 million on exploration of the Corriente Copper Belt.

Geology and Mineralization

Ecuador can be divided into three regions: the Coastal Plain, the Andean Cordillera and the Oriente or eastern Amazon basin. The Andean Cordillera comprises two parallel sub-ranges: the Cordillera Real and the Western Cordillera, which are separated by a high plateau, the Interandean Valley. The Corriente Copper Belt is located in the southeast portion of the Cordillera Real. Referred to as the sub-Andean zone, it straddles the border between Ecuador and Peru.

The Cordillera Real comprises metamorphic rocks and intrusives, with ages ranging from Precambrian to Cretaceous. Metamorphic rocks attain grades up to greenschist and amphibolite facies.

During early Jurassic time, this area of Ecuador-Peru was the site of a basin where calcareous and clastic sediments were deposited as well as tuffs and lavas of andesitic to basaltic composition. At some stage during the Jurassic period, three large batholiths were emplaced along a rough N-NE axis: from north to south, the Rosa Florida along the Colombian border, the Abitagua, and the Zamora, which borders Peru. These batholiths are interpreted to be part of an island-arc sequence.

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The Zamora Batholith is a composite, undeformed body of lower to mid Jurassic age which has a north-south extent of roughly 200 kms and is up to 50 kms wide. Three ages of magmatism corresponding to the Jurassic, Cretaceous, and Tertiary are thought to have occurred in the region of the Zamora Batholith.

The Zamora Batholith contains phases or coeval bodies which vary in composition from hornblende quartz diorite and tonalite, to granodiorite and monzogranite. Various subvolcanic bodies of andesite and dacite are associated with the Zamora Batholith. The porphyry copper mineralized systems are all hosted by intrusives, breccias and subvolcanic bodies which intrude and are closely related in age to the Zamora Batholith. To the west of the Batholith is the thrusted metamorphic belt of the Cordillera Real, with contemporaneous volcanic and sedimentary rocks to the east.

The mineral deposits encountered in the Corriente Copper Belt display many of the characteristics of calcalkaline type porphyry copper systems. Sulfides occurring principally in the form of pyrite and chalcopyrite are widely distributed in low concentrations through large volumes of rock. The porphyry deposits in the Corriente Copper Belt appear to be of Middle Jurassic age. The San Carlos deposit has been dated at 154 million years.

San Carlos and the other seven porphyry copper prospects identified in southeast Ecuador are centered on multiphase monzogranite to granodiorite porphyry stocks within the Zamora Batholith with associated K-silicate alteration and principally chalcopyrite mineralization. Intermediate argillic and less widespread sericitic alteration overprints the K-silicate alteration, but does so erratically.

Exploration Activities

Corriente started work on the Corriente Copper Belt in December 1999 with preparations to drill the first of the untested porphyry targets at Warintza. Between January and April 2000, 2,378 metres were drilled at Warintza in a series of 16 holes. Drill results from the Warintza project, released on May 2, 2000, confirmed the presence of a high-grade (>1% Copper) supergene blanket and the local presence of high grade (>1% Copper) primary sulphide mineralization. A number of holes had grades greater than 1% copper with a best intersection of 82 metres at 1.37% copper in hole 1. The secondary copper mineralization appears to average approximately 40 metres thick and occurs at a depth generally between 50 to 100 metres.

The company then moved on to scout drilling at the Mirador property. Between May and August 2000, 5,654 metres were drilled in a series of 32 holes to test the Mirador system. The best assay interval was in hole 35 with 263 metres of 0.98% copper equivalent. Mirador appears to be a conventional porphyry copper-gold system with classic high-level alteration features such as abundant silicification and brecciation.

In October and November 2000, Corriente drilled 17 holes totalling 5,262 metres to test the Panantza project, located in the central part of the Corriente Copper Belt, close to the San Carlos property. Interpretation indicates that Panantza has a well-developed high-grade core (approximately 300 metres by 300 metres and extending below the deepest hole at 448 metres) surrounded by a much larger area of intermediate-grade mineralization. Drill holes within the high-grade core show relatively consistent strong copper numbers such as in hole PA-12 with 300 metres of 1% copper equivalent and hole PA-17 which intersected 64 metres of 1.31% copper equivalent followed by 384 metres of 0.83% copper equivalent. All of the holes drilled within the high-grade core were stopped in mineralization because of depth limitations of the drilling equipment and remain open at depth. Results from the exploration work accomplished during 2001 clearly confirmed the change in status of the Corriente Copper Belt from purely an exploration play to that of both exploration and development. Over 12000 metres of drilling were completed during 2001 and two separate scoping studies analysed the economics of resource development at the Panantza/San Carlos and Mirador Projects.

The Ecuador work program during 2002 saw the completion of 10 holes totalling 2,738 metres of core on the Mirador target. Metallurgical testwork carried out by an independent company was completed during the year using samples from the Mirador, Panantza and Warintza deposits. The test work established that the copper mineralization responds well to conventional processing techniques with excellent recoveries of copper and, in the case of Mirador, of gold as well. Independent resource calculations for Panantza indicated an inferred resource of 148 million tonnes of 0.82% copper and 0.1 g/t gold and, for Mirador, 182 million tonnes of 0.76% copper and 0.22 g/t gold. The drilling program at Mirador established the general margins of the deposit and provided additional evidence that the mineralization continues at depth beyond Corriente’s deepest drilling.

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During 2003, the Ecuador work program completed drilling on seven holes totalling 2,113 metres of core on the Mirador target.

The company’s 2004 exploration program completed drilling on 25, 9 and 10 holes totalling 5,812, 1,207 and 1,853 metres of core on the Mirador Norte, Panantza and San Miguel targets, respectively. Results were received from drilling at the Mirador Norte property, which is a copper deposit located approximately 3 km north of the Mirador copper-gold project. Drilling result highlights include 31 metres of 1.15% copper and 99 metres of 0.98% copper (including 24 metres of 1.56% copper). The main focus of the drilling at Mirador Norte was to identify higher grade, near surface zones, usually related to secondary enrichment of copper. The high-grade zones could provide an opportunity to enhance the economics of operations at the nearby Mirador Project, which has been the subject of several resource and feasibility studies.

For 2005, drilling was limited to the Mirador Project mine area for geotechnical and development study purposes.

In 2006, an additional 25 holes totalling 8,400 metres were completed. Results include hole PA039 with 17 metres of 1.31% copper in a secondary copper horizon overlying 399 metres of 0.66% copper, hole PA041 with 443 metres of 0.60% copper, and hole PA052 with 276 metres of 0.77% copper. One purpose of this drilling was to define the southern edge of Panantza’s mineralization. However, rather than delineate the edge of the Panantza deposit, the most recent results indicate the Panantza mineralization extends farther south than previously recognized. The southernmost holes drilled, PA033 and PA034, were both terminated in copper mineralization averaging over 0.8% Cu at the hole bottoms, at approximately 330 metres and 342 metres deep respectively. The Panantza drill plan has now been expanded to complete additional holes to follow this mineralization to the south.

In addition, the deepest holes from this round of drilling (such as PA051) indicate mineralization extends more than 200 metres deeper than previous drilling in the southwest portion of the deposit and mineralization remains open for further extension at depth. The deposit is also still open to the south and west.

San Carlos is a large copper-molybdenum mineralized porphyry system with surface dimensions of about 2,000 metres x 2500 metres. The mineralization has been tested with 25 diamond drill holes at variable spacing. The current inferred resource estimate based on these drill holes is 657 million tonnes at 0.61% copper, calculated at a 0.4% copper cut-off.

The company feels that Panantza-San Carlos concessions represent a rare opportunity to capitalize on seven years of community work, project engineering and management development that has been built around the nearby Mirador Project. This body of knowledge will significantly assist in the project development process and at the same time allow the company to take economic advantage of infrastructure that is being put in place for the Mirador Project.

Government Relations

Since December 2006, Corriente’s management has continually sought to work closely with the Ecuador Government in realizing an objective of developing a responsible mining industry for the benefit of all stakeholders.

In this regard, we believe that recent developments, such as the President’s consistent support for large-scale mining and his stewardship in the creation of a new Mining Law in the face of a vocal anti-mining movement, provide evidence that this objective is being achieved.

Community Relations and Sustainable Development

Corriente’s approach to business and sustainable development involves implementing strategies beneficial to the community, environment and the country and its economy. The company’s commitment and obligation to these strategies extend beyond standard compliance with national and international guidelines and involve building relationships based on honesty, openness and mutual trust. This is the essence of Corriente’s community relations and sustainable development theme: “El Trato Justo” or “A Fair Deal”.

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The company has designed and implemented a number of community relations (“CR”) plan strategies after identifying local and regional communities’ needs as well as the related impacts of the company’s future mining activities on these communities. The company’s CR plans focus on the critical needs of the local and regional communities and the provincial and federal governments, and are regularly reviewed to ensure appropriateness and effectiveness.

Since 2004, the company has actively initiated and provided financial, equipment and manpower resources in the areas of education, employment, health, building assistance, environmental preservation and cultural and economic development programs. The company continues to be committed to local communities in all aspects of its mining and economic development activities.

Personnel

Beginning in the second quarter of 2006, the company began hiring key management and technical staff for its Ecuador operating group, focused on the development and operations of the company’s Mirador Project. While on the accelerated development timelines, the company was able to virtually complete the hiring of its senior management staff in Ecuador, all of whom were focused on the development and operations of the company’s Mirador Project.

In connection with the Mirador Project timeline extension referenced above, on February 23, 2007, the company implemented a restructuring of its Ecuador operations to reduce the number of its employees while still maintaining a core group of technical and professional staff. Reflecting these initial and subsequent personnel changes for 2007, the company recorded severance expenses of approximately $1.25 million for the year ended December 31, 2007.

As at December 31, 2008, the company had 98 employees, as shown in the table below. This represents an increase of 26 employees from December 31, 2007, virtually all of whom worked at or in support of the company’s Community and Government Relations teams. Going forward, management expects that these teams, as well as those devoted to the Mirador EIAA and Project camp work, will be further expanded.

	2008			2007
Personnel Classification	Canada	Ecuador	Total	Total
Senior management	3	5	8	8
Technical and Admin	4	74	76	51
Labor	0	12	12	13
	7	91	98	72

Social and Environmental

The company has adopted a written Health, Safety, Environment and Community policy, which sets out the guidelines that it will follow in its implementation of responsible environmental stewardship and contributions to an enhanced standard of living and improved health and safety in the communities in which it operates.

Environmental Impact Assessments (“EIA”)

On May 4, 2006, Corriente announced that the Mirador Project’s EIA was approved by the MMP.

The EIA covered both the environmental aspects of proposed mining operations in Mirador and community and social plans associated with the same project. During the lengthy preparation of the EIA, the company worked closely with the MMP to ensure that the report met all required government guidelines and regulations. The Mirador EIA is one of the most comprehensive documents on social and environmental issues ever submitted to the MMP in Ecuador for a mining project. The submission of the EIA and subsequent approval followed an extensive consultation process with local communities carried out in late November and early December 2005.

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As a requirement of the MMP’s approval of the Mirador EIA, the company was required to post US$3,024,000 (amortized cost at December 31, 2008 – C$3,683,000) in favour of the MMP as a security deposit against the company’s obligations under the EIA. The required security deposit amount is reviewed on an annual basis by the MMP and is expected to be subject to adjustment as the project progresses to completion.

In September 2006, the company filed an amendment to the Mirador EIA (“EIAA”) to allow for mill, tailings and dump location changes to the original mine plan. While subsequent public consultations were successful, the EIAA was rejected by authorities in May 2007 and is being revised for re-submittal now that the new Mining Law is in place. The EIAA will also incorporate engineering enhancements completed through 2008 on the Mirador Project.

For the company to receive a mine operating permit for the Mirador Project, approvals for the EIAA and construction and operating-related permit applications must be received from the MMP and other Ecuador governmental authorities during the course of development of the Mirador mine, prior to the beginning of mine operations.

In December 2007, Corriente announced that the Ministry of Environment (the “MOE”) in Ecuador approved the EIA for the company’s port operation in Machala (the “Machala EIA”), which is designed to act as a shipping facility for copper concentrates sent to overseas smelters. In October 2008, the Ministry of Environment in Ecuador approved the Environmental License for Corriente to build and operate the dedicated port. The company owns a 27 hectare port site on the Santa Rosa Channel in Machala, which is connected to the Mirador Project by a 400 km paved highway. Receipt of the Machala EIA is an important part of the overall Mirador Project approval process and provides the key access for a Pacific shipping route for the company’s copper concentrates. As a requirement of the MOE’s approval of the Machala Port EIA, the company was required to post US$307,000 (amortized cost at December 31, 2008 – C$374,000) in favour of the MMP as a security deposit against the company’s obligations under this EIA.

RISK FACTORS

Companies operating in the mining industry face many and varied kinds of risks. While risk management cannot eliminate the impact of all potential risks, the company strives to manage such risks to the extent possible and practical. It should be noted that this list is not exhaustive and that other risk factors may apply. Few exploration projects successfully achieve development and production. Due in some cases to factors that cannot be predicted or foreseen, an investment in the company may not be suitable for all investors. Following are the risk factors which the company’s management believes are most important in the context of the company’s business.

Foreign Country and Political Risk

The mineral properties on which the company is actively pursuing its exploration and development activities are all located in Ecuador, South America. As a result, the company is subject to certain risks, including currency fluctuations and possible political or economic instability in Ecuador, which may result in the impairment or loss of mineral concessions or other mineral rights. In recent history, Ecuador has undergone numerous political changes at the national executive branch, legislative branch and judicial branch levels. Also, mineral exploration and mining activities may be affected in varying degrees by political instability and government regulations related to the mining industry.

Any changes in regulations or shifts in political attitudes are beyond the control of the company and may adversely affect its business. Exploration may be affected in varying degrees by government regulations with respect to restrictions on future exploitation and production, price controls, export controls, foreign exchange controls, import duties, royalties, income taxes, expropriation of property, environmental legislation and mine and/or site safety.

Despite the April 29, 1996 “Agreement between the Government of Canada and the Government of the Republic of Ecuador for the Promotion and Reciprocal Protection of Investments”, the company’s mineral properties could conceivably be expropriated by the Ecuador Government, which could result in a significant or total loss for the company without compensation.

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In November 2006, Rafael Correa won the Ecuador Presidential run-off election over Alvaro Noboa and officially took office on January 15, 2007. During the intervening (transition) period, the administration of President Alfredo Palacio experienced a number of indigenous protests in southeast Ecuador which eventually resulted in the suspension of the company’s exploration and development activities (see “Properties in Advanced Development - Mirador Project”) and a delay in the Mirador Project’s development timeline.

Since President Correa’s January 15, 2007 inauguration, his administration has focused primarily on exacting electoral and governmental reforms. In April 2007, a National Referendum approved the creation of a Constitutional Assembly to replace Congress. On September 30, 2007, Constitutional Assembly elections were held in which President Correa’s Allianza Pais party had elected 80 of the 130 members of the Constitutional Assembly, thereby giving the President a clear majority in the Assembly.

On April 18, 2008, the Constitutional Assembly of Ecuador passed the Mandate into law on April 18, 2008, which established a number of conditions and restrictions on metallic mining concessions previously issued by the Government of Ecuador (see “Significant Events for the Period Ended December 31, 2008 and to date”). According to the Ministry of Mines and Petroleum (the “MMP”), the new Mining Law (note 15) enacted on January 29, 2009 establishes the new legal framework for mining. However, the Regulations underlying the Mining Law have yet to be developed, creating some uncertainty regarding the mining industry in Ecuador. To date, the company’s discussions with the MMP and legal counsel have not resulted in a determination of any material impairment in the carrying value of the company’s concessions as a result of the lack of defined Regulations or clear governmental confirmation that the Mandate is no longer in effect.

While the new Mining Law is considered to be a significant milestone for the country, much work remains to be done in developing the Regulations to the Mining Law and finalizing the terms and conditions that would foster feasible mining investments in Ecuador.

Management believes that the current political and mining investment climate in Ecuador will improve and stabilize, but there can be no certainty that this will be the case in the near future.

To mitigate such risk, the company funds its Ecuador operations on an as-needed basis and works closely with federal and territorial governments and community groups. The company does not presently maintain political risk insurance for its foreign exploration and development projects.

Economic Instability May Affect the Company’s Business

Since the middle of 2008, macroeconomic events, including global economic uncertainty, reduced confidence in financial markets, bank failures and credit availability concerns have negatively affected prices for commodities, including copper. Within this timeframe, the company’s market capitalization has fluctuated significantly. Although circumstances may improve over the longer term, the impact upon the company’s liquidity and its ability to raise the capital required to execute its business plans going forward may be negative. As a result, the company will consider its business plans and options carefully going forward into 2009. The company intends to preserve its cash balances to the greatest extent possible by curtailing capital and operational expenditures where possible.

The company has assessed the carrying values of its mineral properties as a result of the market downturn in copper prices and based on current and expected metals prices and cost structures, management has determined that the values of the company’s mineral properties have not been impaired at this time. However, should current market conditions and commodity prices become significantly worse, recognition of an impairment of mineral properties may be required.

Exploration and Mining Risks

The business of exploring for minerals and mining involves a high degree of risk. Due in some cases to factors that cannot be foreseen, only a small proportion of the properties that are explored are ultimately developed into producing mines. There is no assurance that the company’s mineral exploration activities will result in any discoveries of new bodies of commercial ore. At present, only the company’s Mirador Project property has proven or probable reserves while any planned exploration programs for the company’s other properties are exploratory searches for proven or probable reserves. The mining areas presently being assessed by the company may not contain economically recoverable volumes of minerals or metals.

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The operations of the company may be disrupted by a variety of risks and hazards which are beyond the control of the company, including labour disruptions, accidents, the inability to obtain suitable or adequate machinery, equipment or labour and other risks involved in the conduct of exploration programs. Once economically recoverable volumes of minerals are found, substantial expenditures are required to establish reserves through drilling, to develop metallurgical processes, to develop the mining and processing facilities and infrastructure at any site chosen for mining. Although substantial benefits may be derived from the discovery of a major mineralized deposit, no assurance can be given that minerals will be discovered in sufficient quantities or have sufficient grade to justify commercial operations or that funds required for development can be obtained on a timely basis. The economics of developing copper, gold and other mineral properties is affected by many factors including the cost of operations, variations of the grade of ore mined, fluctuations in the price of minerals produced, costs of processing equipment and such other factors as government regulations, including regulations relating to environmental protection. In addition, the grade of mineralization ultimately mined may differ from that indicated by drilling results and such differences could be material. Depending on the price of copper or other minerals produced, which have fluctuated widely in the past, the company may determine that it is impractical to commence or continue commercial production.

An additional project risk related to the company’s development of its Mirador and Panantza-San Carlos Projects includes the cyclical demand for major components and resources utilized in a mine’s construction and operation, including equipment, parts and qualified employees. These same conditions may also adversely impact the mine’s ultimate construction schedule if an inordinate demand on metals causes shortages or cost increases.

Surface Rights and Access

Although the company acquires the rights to some or all of the minerals in the ground subject to the tenures that it acquires, or has a right to acquire, in most cases it does not thereby acquire any rights to, or ownership of, the surface to the areas covered by its mineral tenures. In such cases, applicable mining laws usually provide for rights of access to the surface for the purpose of carrying on mining activities, however, the enforcement of such rights can be costly and time-consuming. In areas where there are no existing surface rights holders, this does not usually cause a problem, as there are no impediments to surface access. However, in areas where there are local populations or land owners, it is necessary, as a practical matter, to negotiate surface access. There can be no guarantee that, despite having the legal right to access the surface and carry on mining activities, the company will be able to negotiate a satisfactory agreement with any such existing landowners/occupiers for such access, and therefore it may be unable to carry out mining activities. In addition, in circumstances where such access is denied, or no agreement can be reached, the company may need to rely on the assistance of local officials or the courts in such jurisdiction.

Estimates of Mineral Resources and Production Risks

The mineral resource estimates disclosed by the company are estimates only, and no assurance can be given that any proven or probable reserves will be discovered or that any particular level of recovery of minerals will in fact be realized or that an identified reserve or resource will ever qualify as a commercially mineable (or viable) deposit which can be legally and economically exploited. In addition, the grade of mineralization which may ultimately be mined may differ from that indicated by drilling results and such differences could be material. Production can be affected by such factors as permitting regulations and requirements, weather, earthquakes, fire, environmental factors, unforeseen technical difficulties, unusual or unexpected geological formations and work interruptions. Consequently, the company’s estimated mineral resources should not be interpreted as assurances or evidence of commercial viability or potential or of the profitability of any future operations.

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Financing Risks

The company has no source of positive operating cash flow and has no assurance that additional funding that could be needed in addition to its cash and cash equivalents on hand will be available for further exploration and project development. Further advanced development of one or more of the company’s properties will be dependent upon the company’s ability to obtain financing through joint venturing, equity or debt financing or other means. Although the company has been successful in the past in obtaining financing through the sale of equity securities, there can be no assurance that the company will be able to obtain adequate financing in the future or that the terms of such financing will be favourable. Failure to obtain such additional financing could result in delay or indefinite postponement of further development of its projects.

Additional funds raised by the company through the issuance of equity or convertible debt securities will cause the company’s current stockholders to experience dilution. Such securities may grant rights, preferences or privileges senior to those of the company’s common stockholders.

The company does not have any contractual restrictions on its ability to incur debt and expects to incur significant amounts of indebtedness to finance development of its Mirador Project through the construction phase. Any such indebtedness could contain covenants which would restrict the company’s operations.

Limited Experience with Development-Stage Mining Operations

The company has no previous experience in placing mineral properties into production and its ability to do so will be dependent upon using the services of appropriately experienced personnel or entering into agreements with other major resource companies or contractors that can provide such expertise. There can be no assurance that the company will have available to it the necessary expertise when and if it places its mineral properties into production.

Base and Precious Metals Prices

The principal activity of the company is the exploration and development of copper-gold mineral properties. The mineral exploration and development industry in general is intensely competitive and there is no assurance that, even if commercial quantities of proven and probable reserves are discovered, a profitable market may exist for the sale of the same. Factors beyond the control of the company may affect the marketability of any substances discovered. Base and precious metals prices have fluctuated widely, particularly in recent years. The feasible development of such properties is highly dependent upon the price of copper and, to a lesser extent, gold. A sustained and substantial decline in commodity copper prices could result in the write-down, termination of exploration and development work or loss of its interests in identified mineral properties.

Competition

The company competes with many companies that have substantially greater financial and technical resources for the acquisition of mineral properties and mining and processing equipment, the securing of engineering services and the recruitment and retention of qualified employees and consultants.

Environmental and other Regulatory Requirements

The activities of the company are subject to environmental regulations promulgated by government agencies from time to time. Environmental legislation generally provides for restrictions and prohibitions on spills, releases or emissions of various substances produced in association with certain mining industry operations, such as seepage from tailings disposal areas, which would result in environmental pollution. A breach of such legislation may result in imposition of fines and penalties. In addition, certain types of operations require the submission and approval of environmental impact assessments. Environmental legislation is evolving in a manner which means stricter standards, and enforcement, fines and penalties for non-compliance are more stringent. Environmental assessments of proposed projects carry a heightened degree of responsibility for companies and directors, officers and employees. The cost of compliance with changes in governmental regulations has a potential to reduce the profitability of operations.

Companies engaged in exploration and development activities generally experience increased costs and delays as a result of the need to comply with applicable laws, regulations and permits. There can be no assurance that all permits which the company may require for exploration and development of its properties will be obtainable on reasonable terms or on a timely basis, or that such laws and regulations would not have an adverse effect on any project that the company may undertake.

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The company believes it is in substantial compliance with all material laws and regulations which currently apply to its activities. However, there may be unforeseen environmental liabilities resulting from exploration and/or mining activities and these may be costly to remedy. Failure to comply with applicable laws, regulations, and permitting requirements may result in enforcement actions thereunder, including orders issued by regulatory or judicial authorities causing operations to cease or be curtailed, and may include corrective measures requiring capital expenditures, installation of additional equipment, or remedial actions. Parties engaged in exploration operations may be required to compensate those suffering loss or damage by reason of the exploration activities and may have civil or criminal fines or penalties imposed for violations of applicable laws or regulations and, in particular, environmental laws.

Amendments to current laws, regulations and permits governing operations and activities of exploration companies, or more stringent implementation thereof, could have a material adverse impact on the company and cause increases in expenditures and costs or require abandonment or delays in developing new mining properties.

Corriente’s policy is to abide by the regulations and requirements of Ecuador and the company’s Health, Safety and Environmental Policies, as well as its approved EIA’s.

Infrastructure

Mining, development and exploration activities depend, to one degree or another, on adequate infrastructure. Reliable roads, bridges, power sources and water supply are important determinants which affect capital and operating costs. The lack of availability on acceptable terms or the delay in the availability of any one or more of these items could prevent or delay development of the company’s projects. If adequate infrastructure is not available in a timely manner, there can be no assurance that the development of the company’s projects will be commenced or completed on a timely basis, if at all; the company’s operations will achieve anticipated results; or the construction costs and ongoing operating costs associated with the development of the company’s advanced-stage exploration projects will not be higher than anticipated. In addition, unusual or infrequent weather phenomena, sabotage, or community, government or other interference in the maintenance or provision of such infrastructure could adversely affect the company’s operations and profitability.

Uninsured or Uninsurable Risks

The company may become subject to liability for pollution or hazards against which it cannot insure or may elect not to insure where premium costs are disproportionate to the company’s perception of the relevant risks. The payment of such insurance premiums and of such liabilities would reduce the funds available for exploration, development and production activities.

Title Matters

Title to and the area of mining concessions may be disputed. Although the company has taken steps to verify the title to mineral properties in which it has an interest in accordance with industry standards for the current stage of exploration of such properties, these procedures do not guarantee the company’s title. Property title may be subject to unregistered prior agreements or transfers and title may be affected by undetected defects or the rights of indigenous peoples.

Repatriation of Earnings

Currently there are no restrictions on the repatriation from Ecuador of earnings to foreign entities. However, despite the existence of a Canada – Ecuador Tax Treaty, there can be no assurance that restrictions on repatriation of earnings from Ecuador will not be imposed in the future.

Foreign Subsidiaries

The company conducts operations through foreign subsidiaries and substantially all of its assets are held in such entities. Accordingly, any limitation on the transfer of cash or other assets between the parent corporation and such entities, or among such entities, could restrict the company’s ability to fund its operations efficiently. Any such limitations, or the perception that such limitations may exist now or in the future, could have an adverse impact on the company’s valuation and stock price.

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Dependence on Key Personnel

The company’s development to date has largely depended on, and in the future will continue to depend on, the efforts of key management, project management and operations personnel. Loss of any of these people could have a material adverse effect on the company and its business. The company has not obtained and does not intend to obtain key-person insurance in respect of any officers or other employees.

Share Price Fluctuations

In recent years, the securities markets have experienced a high level of price and volume volatility, and the market price of securities of many companies, particularly those considered development-stage companies such as the company, have experienced wide fluctuations in price which have not necessarily been related to the underlying asset values or prospects of such companies. Price fluctuations will continue to occur in the future.

No Dividends

The company has no history of earnings from operations and, due to the nature of its business, there can be no assurance that the company will ever be profitable. Investors cannot expect to receive a dividend on their investment in the company in the foreseeable future, if ever. Investors should not expect to receive any return on their investment in the company’s securities other than possible capital gains.

Financial Risk

The company’s financial instruments are exposed to certain financial risks, including credit risk, liquidity risk and market risk (including interest rate, foreign exchange rate and copper price risk).

Credit risk

Credit risk is the risk of an unexpected loss if a customer or third party to a financial instrument fails to meet its contractual payment obligations. The company’s credit risk is primarily attributable to cash and cash equivalents and investments.

The company’s cash and cash equivalents and investments are held at a large Canadian financial institution, which has no known liquidity problems. Any cash maintained in Ecuador is held in a well-established bank. The company’s cash equivalent investments (presented as part of cash and cash equivalents) are comprised of financial instruments issued by a Canadian chartered bank, which carry a R1-High (DBRS) investment rating and are easily liquidated, as they mature daily. The company’s largest concentration of financial assets, investments, are exclusively in instruments of the Province of Ontario and a Canadian Crown corporation, and carry a R1-High (DBRS) investment rating, and are easily liquidated. The company has no investments in asset-backed commercial paper. The company manages counterparty credit risk by regularly monitoring counterparty credit ratings.

The company’s accounts receivable consist mainly of GST receivable due from the Government of Canada. The EIA deposits included in other assets are held in a major US bank and are comprised of financial instruments issued by a large US bank.

The convertible loan in the amount of $957,000 is due from Q2 Gold, a related company, and its subsidiaries. Q2 Gold’s assets are primarily made up of concessions located in Ecuador which are believed to have gold resource potential. The convertible loan is collateralized by the assets of Q2 Gold.

Liquidity risk

Liquidity risk is the risk that the company will not be able to meet its financial obligations as they fall due. The company manages liquidity risk through the management of its capital structure and financial leverage as outlined in note 12 to the consolidated financial statements.

Accounts payable relating to mineral properties and other accounts payable and accrued liabilities are due within the current operating period. As at December 31, 2008, the company had a total cash, cash equivalents and investments balance of $93,777,000 to settle current liabilities of $1,595,000.

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Market risk

Market risk is the risk of loss that may arise from changes in market factors such as foreign exchange, interest rates and commodity prices.

(a) Currency risk

The company’s expenditures are predominantly in US dollars and any future equity raised is expected to be predominantly in Canadian dollars. The company conducts the majority of its business in Ecuador, which uses the US dollar as its primary economic currency. Future project development expenditures are expected to be paid in US dollars. A significant change in the relative currency exchange rates between the Canadian dollar and the US dollar would have an effect on the company’s balance sheets, statements of earnings (loss) and cash flows.

As such, the company is subject to risk due to fluctuations in the exchange rates for the US and Canadian dollar. Beginning in 2007, the company began maintaining balances in Canadian and US dollars in a proportion related to the magnitude of future mineral property, plant and equipment, and administrative expenditures, and the jurisdictions in which they will likely be made. The company has not hedged its exposure to currency fluctuations.

At December 31, 2008, the company is exposed to currency risk through the following financial assets and liabilities denominated in US dollars:

		in thousands of US dollars
		December 31,			December 31,
		2008			2007
Cash and cash equivalents	$	3,703		$	78,747
Investments		61,771			–
Other assets		3,518			4,277
Accounts payable relating to mineral properties		(1,151	)		(1,671	)

Based on the above net exposures as at December 31, 2008, and assuming that all other variables remain constant, a 10% depreciation or appreciation of the Canadian dollar against the US dollar would result in an increase or decrease of approximately $6,800,000 in the company’s net earnings.

(b) Interest rate risk

Interest rate risk is the risk that the fair value or future cash flows of a financial instrument will fluctuate because of changes in market interest rates.

The risk that the company will realize a loss as a result of a decline in the fair value of the investments or EIA deposits included in other assets is limited because these deposits will be held to maturity, have fixed interest rates and were issued by Canadian provincial and Crown corporations or major banks. Changes in interest rates would not have a significant impact on the company’s consolidated statements of earnings (loss).

(c) Commodity price risk

Commodity price risk is defined as the potential adverse impact on earnings or economic value due to commodity price movements and volatilities. The company closely monitors commodity prices of copper, individual equity movements, and the stock market to determine the appropriate course of action to be taken by the company. Fluctuations in commodity pricing may be significant, and the associated price risk cannot be estimated at this stage of the company’s development. The company does not have any hedging or other commodity-based risks respecting its operations.

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CAPITAL STRUCTURE

Corriente’s authorized capital consists of an unlimited number of common shares without par value. Each holder of common shares is entitled to receive notice of and to attend any meetings of the shareholders of the company and is entitled to one vote in respect of each common share held at such time. Each holder of common shares is entitled to receive dividends, if any, as and when declared by our Board of Directors. Holders of common shares are entitled to participate equally in any distribution of our net assets upon liquidation, dissolution or winding-up. There are no pre-emptive, retraction, surrender, redemption, repurchase for cancellation or conversion rights attaching to the common shares.

DIVIDENDS

The company has not paid any dividends on its common shares since its incorporation. The company has no present intention of paying dividends on its common shares, as it anticipates that all available funds will be invested to finance the growth of its business.

MARKET FOR SECURITIES

The company’s common shares are listed and posted for trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol CTQ, the NYSE AMEX Exchange (formerly the American Stock Exchange) under the symbol ETQ and on the Frankfurt, Munich and Berlin stock exchanges in Germany, under the symbol CRB. The WKN number is 871 464 and the ISIN number is CA22027E1025.

The Toronto Stock Exchange reported the following price ranges and volumes traded in respect of the company’s shares in each month of the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008:

Month	High	Low	Volume
January 2008	5.45	3.50	2,527,000
February 2008	5.52	4.28	1,563,800
March 2008	5.84	4.51	1,177,700
April 2008	5.50	2.50	2,700,100
May 2008	4.60	3.55	1,124,900
June 2008	4.80	4.00	1,066,700
July 2008	4.66	3.53	1,145,000
August 2008	5.13	4.17	958,800
September 2008	5.09	3.82	1,616,400
October 2008	4.74	2.65	2,115,100
November 2008	3.29	2.56	1,558,900
December 2008	4.17	2.68	2,843,500

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The NYSE AMEX Exchange (formerly the American Stock Exchange) reported the following price ranges ($US) and volumes traded in respect of the company’s shares in each month of the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008:

Month	High	Low	Volume
January 2008	5.65	3.55	1,766,200
February 2008	5.60	4.28	1,365,600
March 2008	5.91	4.40	1,536,100
April 2008	5.49	2.48	3,067,400
May 2008	4.63	3.52	1,077,800
June 2008	4.72	3.62	958,600
July 2008	4.56	3.44	1,139,100
August 2008	4.75	3.90	951,200
September 2008	4.98	3.55	1,573,200
October 2008	4.35	2.05	2,207,100
November 2008	2.76	1.92	1,152,600
December 2008	3.57	2.17	1,733,400

DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS

The names and municipalities of residence, offices held with the company and principal occupations of the directors and executive officers of the company, all of whom are resident in Canada, are as follows:

Name, Municipality of Residence and Position with the company	Director Since	Principal Occupation During Previous Five Years
KENNETH R. SHANNON Surrey, British Columbia Chief Executive Officer and Director	January 8, 1992	Chief Executive Officer of the company; geologist
DANIEL A. CARRIERE Vancouver, British Columbia Senior Vice-President	N/A	Senior Vice-President of the company, January 2004
DARRYL F. JONES Surrey, British Columbia Corporate Secretary and Chief Financial Officer	N/A	Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary of the company
RICHARD P. CLARK(1) (2) (3) North Vancouver, British Columbia Director	July 30, 1996	President & Chief Executive Officer, Red Back Mining Inc., June 2004 to present
DAVID G. UNRUH (1) (2) (3*) West Vancouver, British Columbia Director	January 4, 2006	Retired since June 2005. Non-executive Vice Chair of both Westcoast Energy Inc. and Union Gas Limited, April 2003 to June 2005
ANTHONY F. HOLLER (2*) (3) Vancouver, British Columbia Chairman and Director	September 10, 2003	Non-executive Chairman of the company since May 2006; Chief Executive Officer and Director of ID Biomedical Corporation, 1988 to December 2005
G. ROSS MCDONALD (1) (3) North Vancouver, British Columbia Director	January 7, 2004	Chartered accountant in public practice with Smythe Ratcliffe Chartered Accountants, Vancouver, BC.
DALE C. PENIUK (1*) West Vancouver, British Columbia Director	September 8, 2006	Chartered Accountant, Self-employed financial consultant, March 2006 to present; Assurance Partner, KPMG LLP Chartered Accountants, 1996 to February 2006

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(1)	Member of the Audit Committee
(2)	Member of the Compensation Committee
(3)	Member of the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee
*	Committee Chair

All of the above directors stand for election at each annual general meeting of the company. The present term of office of each of the directors will expire at the company’s annual general meeting in May 2009.

Shareholdings of Directors and Officers

To the knowledge of the company, as of March 30, 2009, all directors and executive officers of the company, as a group, beneficially own or exercise control or direction over, directly or indirectly, 7,564,141 common shares, or approximately 10.1% of the company’s issued and outstanding shares.

Corporate Cease Trade Orders or Bankruptcies

To the knowledge of the company, no director or executive officer of the company or shareholder holding a sufficient number of securities of the company to affect materially the control of the company is, or within the 10 years prior to the date hereof has been, a director, chief executive officer or chief financial officer of any other company that: (i) was the subject of a cease trade order or similar order, or an order that denied the other issuer access to any exemptions under Canadian securities legislation, for a period of more than 30 consecutive days (an “Order”) that was issued while the director or executive officer was acting in the capacity of a director, chief executive officer or chief financial officer; (ii) was subject to an Order issued after the director, chief executive officer or chief financial officer ceased to act in that capacity and which resulted in an event that occurred while that person was acting in that capacity.

To the knowledge of the company, no director or executive officer or shareholder holding a sufficient number of securities of the company to affect materially the control of the company is, or within the 10 years prior to the date hereof has been, a director, chief executive officer or chief financial officer of any other company that became bankrupt, made a proposal under any legislation relating to bankruptcy or insolvency or was subject to or instituted any proceedings, arrangement or compromise with creditors or had a receiver, receiver manager or trustee appointed to hold its assets.

Penalties or Sanctions

To the knowledge of the company, no director or officer of the company or shareholder holding a sufficient number or securities of the company to affect materially the control of the company has been subject to any penalties or sanctions imposed by a court relating to Canadian securities legislation or by a Canadian securities regulatory authority or has entered into a settlement agreement with a Canadian securities authority, or has had any other penalties or sanctions imposed by a court or regulatory body that would likely be considered important to a reasonable investor in making an investment decision.

Personal Bankruptcies

To the knowledge of the company, no director or officer of the company or shareholder holding a sufficient number or securities of the company to affect materially the control of the company, or a personal holding company of any such person, has, during the 10 years prior to the date hereof, become bankrupt, made a proposal under any legislation relating to a bankruptcy or insolvency, or was subject to or instituted any proceedings, arrangement or compromise with creditors, or had a receiver, receiver manager or trustee appointed to hold such person’s assets.

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AUDIT COMMITTEE INFORMATION

Charter of the Audit Committee

The mandate of Corriente’s audit committee is attached as Schedule A to this Annual Information Form.

Composition of the Audit Committee

The audit committee presently consists of Dale C. Peniuk (Chair), Richard P. Clark, G. Ross McDonald and David G. Unruh.

The board of directors of Corriente has determined, in accordance with Multilateral Instrument 52-110 – Audit Committees of the Canadian Securities Administrators (“MI 52-110”), that each member of the audit committee is both financially literate and independent.

Relevant Education and Experience

The education and experience of each member of the audit committee that is relevant to the performance of his responsibilities as an audit committee member is described below:

Dale C. Peniuk	Until March 2006, Mr. Peniuk was an assurance partner with KPMG’s Vancouver office specializing in the mining area and the leader of KPMG’s Vancouver office mining industry group. He was the lead audit engagement partner for a number of KPMG’s Vancouver mining company clients. In addition to his expertise with Canadian GAAP and reporting standards, he has significant experience dealing with US GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards. He also has been actively involved in the corporate finance area for his clients, including assistance with financings, due diligence on potential merger and acquisition opportunities and divestiture transactions. Mr. Peniuk is a member in good standing of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of BC.
Richard P. Clark	Mr. Clark is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Red Back Mining Inc., the shares of which are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree and a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of British Columbia and practiced mining and securities law in Vancouver from 1987 to 1993 before leaving the practice of law to become actively involved in the management of mineral exploration and development companies.
G. Ross McDonald	Mr. McDonald is a Chartered Accountant in public practice with Smythe Ratcliffe Chartered Accountants, Vancouver, BC. Previously, Mr. McDonald was a sole practitioner, providing accounting, audit and tax services to a number of Vancouver mining company clients over the past 30 years. Mr. McDonald is a member in good standing of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of BC.
David G. Unruh	Mr. Unruh earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1966 and a Bachelor of Laws in 1970 from the University of Manitoba. Mr. Unruh joined Westcoast Energy Inc. as Senior Vice President, Law and Corporate Secretary in 1993 and continued in that role until March 14, 2002. From March 15, 2002 until his retirement on April 1, 2003, he was Senior Vice President and General Counsel for Duke Energy Gas Transmission's North American operations. From April 1, 2003 to June 30, 2005, he was non- executive Vice Chair of both Westcoast Energy Inc. and Union Gas Limited. He is a Director of Union Gas Limited, Ontario Power Generation Inc., and Pacific Northern Gas Ltd.

Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures

The audit committee must pre-approve all non-audit services to be provided to the company by its external auditors. The audit committee may delegate that authority to any member of the committee, provided that a report on any such pre-approval is made to the committee at its next scheduled meeting.

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External Auditor Service Fees

The following table sets forth, by category, the fees billed by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Corriente’s auditors, in the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007:

Fee Category		Fees Billed In
		2008		2007
Audit fees (1)	$	356,258	$	173,021
Tax fees (2)		25,601		109,050
Quarterly review fees(3)		39,000		40,208
All other fees (4)		–		82,609
Total	$	420,859	$	404,888

⁽¹⁾ The aggregate fees billed by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, the company’s Independent Registered Chartered Accountants, in the fiscal years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007 for professional services rendered by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP for the audit of the company’s annual consolidated financial statements and internal control over financial reporting, and services that are normally provided by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements for such years were $356,258 and $173,021, respectively.

⁽²⁾ The aggregate fees billed by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP in the fiscal years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007 for professional services rendered by it for tax compliance, tax advice, tax planning and other services were $25,601 and $109,050, respectively.

⁽³⁾ The aggregate fees billed by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP in the fiscal years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007 for services provided by it for quarterly review of unaudited interim consolidated financial statements were $39,000 and $40,208, respectively.

⁽⁴⁾ The aggregate fees billed by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP in the fiscal years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007 for services provided by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, other than the services reported in the preceding four paragraphs, were $Nil and $82,609, respectively.

LEGAL PROCEEDINGS AND REGULATORY ACTIONS

The company is not the subject of, or party to, any legal proceedings that may be considered material to the company, and it is not and has not been subject to any penalties or sanctions imposed by a court or a securities regulatory authority.

TRANSFER AGENT AND REGISTRAR

The transfer agent and registrar for the company’s shares is Computershare Investor Services Inc. through its offices located in Vancouver, British Columbia, Toronto, Ontario and Denver, Colorado.

MATERIAL CONTRACTS

There are no contracts that may be considered material to the company, other than contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business, that have been entered into by the company in the past fiscal year or that have been entered into by the company in a previous fiscal year and are still in effect.

INTERESTS OF EXPERTS

The auditors of the company are PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Chartered Accountants, of Vancouver, British Columbia. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Chartered Accountants, report that they are independent of the company in accordance with the rules of professional conduct in British Columbia, Canada.

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Additional information, including directors’ and officers’ remuneration and indebtedness, principal holders of the company’s securities, securities authorized for issuance under equity compensation plans and interests of insiders in material transactions, if applicable, is contained in the company’s information circular in connection with the company’s upcoming annual general meeting to be held May 28, 2009, a copy of which will be filed on SEDAR at www.sedar.com in April 2009.

Financial information is available in the company’s audited financial statements and accompanying management’s discussion and analysis for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008, a copy of which has been filed on SEDAR at www.sedar.com. For copies of documents, please contact the company at 520 – 800 West Pender Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6C 2V6, telephone (604) 687-0449, fax (604) 687-0827.

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SCHEDULE A

AUDIT COMMITTEE MANDATE

The Board has established an Audit Committee (the “Committee”) to assist the Board in fulfilling its oversight responsibilities regarding the integrity of the Company’s accounting, financial reporting, internal controls, disclosure controls, and legal and regulatory compliance.

1.	Membership
	1.1.	The Committee will have a minimum of three members, including the Chair of the Committee. The Board will appoint and remove the members of the Committee by a majority vote. The members will sit on the Committee at the pleasure of the Board.
	1.2.	The Board will appoint the Chair of the Committee from the Committee’s members by a majority vote. The Chair of the Committee will hold such position at the pleasure of the Board.
	1.3.	Each member of the Committee will be a director of the Company who has been determined by the Board:
		a.	to be independent of management and of any direct or indirect material business or other relationship with the Company that could interfere with his or her exercise of independent judgment or his or her ability to act in the best interests of the Company; and
		b.	to satisfy all the tests for independence (or available exemptions) under applicable laws and rules binding on the Company from time to time, including the applicable rules of any stock exchange on which the Company’s shares are listed or the securities regulatory authority that the Company is governed by.
	1.4.	All members of the Committee will be financially literate, meaning that each of them will have the ability to read and understand fundamental financial statements, including a balance sheet, income statement and cash flow statement, that present a breadth and level of complexity of accounting issues that are generally comparable to the breadth and complexity of the issues that could reasonably be expected to be raised by the Company’s financial statements.
	1.5.	Notwithstanding section 1.4, a director who is not financially literate may be appointed to the Committee provided that he or she becomes financially literate within a reasonable period of time following his or her appointment.
	1.6.	At least one member of the Committee shall be an “audit committee financial expert” within the meaning of applicable rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission and National Instrument 52-110 of the Canadian Securities Administrators.
2.	Meetings
	2.1.	The Committee will meet at least once each quarter and otherwise as necessary. Any member of the Committee may call meetings of the Committee.
	2.2.	All directors of the Company, including management directors, may attend meetings of the Committee, provided that no director may vote at such meetings or be counted as part of the quorum if he or she is not a member of the Committee.
	2.3.	Notwithstanding section 2.2, the Committee will, as part of each regularly scheduled meeting or as deemed appropriate by the Committee, hold an in-camera session with the external auditors without management or management directors present. The Committee may hold other in-camera sessions with or without such members of management present as the Committee deems appropriate.
	2.4.	The Corporate Secretary or his or her nominee will act as Recording Secretary to the Committee, and will keep minutes of all meetings of the Committee, including all resolutions passed by the Committee.
	2.5.	The Committee will report to the Board on its meetings and each member of the Board will have access to the minutes of the Committee’s meetings.
	2.6.	The Chair of the Committee will ensure that the external auditors of the Company receive notice of every meeting of the Committee. The external auditors may request that a meeting of the Committee be called by notifying the Chair of the Committee of such request.

	2.7.	The quorum necessary for the transaction of business at Committee meetings will be a majority of the members of the Committee. A quorum, once established, is maintained even if members of the Committee leave the meeting prior to its conclusion.
3.	Duties

The Board hereby delegates to the Committee the following duties to be performed by the Committee on behalf of and for the Board:

Financial Reporting

3.1.	Prior to public disclosure, the Committee will review and recommend to the Board for approval:
	a.	the annual audited consolidated financial statements of the Company and accompanying management’s discussion and analysis;
	b.	the unaudited interim consolidated financial statements of the Company and accompanying management’s discussion and analysis;
	c.	earnings press releases and earnings guidance, if any;
	d.	the Company’s Annual Information Form and Annual Report on Form 40-F;
	e.	any management information circular issued by the Company; and
	f.	any prospectus or registration statement filed by the Company.
3.2.	In its review of the financial statements, the Committee will focus on:
	a.	the quality and appropriateness of accounting and reporting practices and principles and any changes thereto;
	b.	major estimates or judgments, including alternative treatments of financial information discussed by management and the external auditors, the results of such discussions and the treatments preferred by the external auditors:
	c.	material financial risks, transactions, adjustments, compliance with loan agreements, and off-balance sheet transactions and structures;
	d.	related-party transactions;
	e.	compliance with accounting standards;
	f.	compliance with legal and regulatory requirements; and
	g.	disagreements with management.
3.3.	The Committee will satisfy itself that adequate procedures are in place for the review of the Company’s public disclosure of financial information extracted or derived from the Company’s financial statements, other than the public disclosure referred to in section 3.1, and will periodically assess the adequacy of those procedures.

External Auditors

3.4.	The external auditors will report directly to the Committee. The Committee will:
	a.	select the external auditors to be recommended to shareholders for approval, for the purpose of preparing or issuing an auditor’s report or performing other audit, review or attest services for the Company and approve all audit engagement fees and terms, taking care to ensure that in the opinion of the Committee, the audit fees charged by the external auditors with respect to the audit are appropriate in relation to the work required to support an audit opinion, without regard to fees that are paid or payable or might be paid to the external auditors for other services;
	b.	oversee the work of the external auditors and review the annual audit plan of the external auditors, including the scope of the audit to be performed. The Committee will discuss with the external auditors and management the adequacy and effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures and internal controls over financial reporting of the Company and elicit recommendations for the improvement of such controls or particular areas where new or more detailed controls or procedures are desirable. Particular emphasis will be given to the adequacy of internal controls to prevent or detect any payments, transactions or procedures that might be deemed illegal or otherwise improper;
	c.	meet regularly with the external auditors without management present and ask the external auditors to report any significant disagreements with management regarding financial reporting, the resolution of such disagreements and any restrictions imposed by management

	on the scope and extent of the audit examinations or interim reviews conducted by the external auditors;
d.	pre-approve all audit, audit-related and permitted non-audit services to be provided to the Company or any of its subsidiaries by the external auditors, in accordance with applicable securities laws;
e.	annually review the qualifications, expertise and resources and the overall performance of the external audit team and, if necessary, terminate the external auditors or cause the rotation of the audit partner in charge of the engagement;
f.	at least annually, obtain and review a report by the external auditors describing the audit firm’s internal quality-control procedures, any material issues raised by the most recent internal quality control review, peer review or review by an auditor oversight body of the firm, or by any inquiry or investigation by governmental or professional authorities within the preceding five years respecting one or more independent audits carried out by the firm and any steps taken to deal with such issues, and all relationships between the external auditors and the Company;
g.	annually assess and confirm the independence of the external auditors and require the external auditors to deliver a report to the Committee regarding its independence, such report to include disclosure regarding all engagements (and fees related thereto) by the Company and relationships which may affect the objectivity or independence of the external auditors;
h.	actively engage in a dialogue with the external auditors with respect to any disclosed relationships or services that may impact the objectivity and independence of the external auditor and for taking appropriate action for overseeing the independence of the external auditor;
i.	review post-audit management letters containing recommendations of the external auditors, and management’s response to such letters;
j.	review reports of the external auditors; and
k.	pre-approve the hiring of employees and former employees of current and former auditors.

Notwithstanding section 3.4. d above, the Committee may delegate the pre-approval of audit, audit-related and non-audit services to any one member of the Committee, provided that a report on any such pre-approval is made to the Committee at the Committee’s first scheduled meeting following the pre-approval.

Whistleblower, Ethics and Internal Controls Complaint Procedures

3.5.	The Committee will ensure that the Company has in place adequate procedures for:
	a.	the receipt, retention and treatment of complaints received by the Company regarding accounting, internal accounting controls, or auditing matters;
	b.	and the confidential, anonymous submission by employees of the Company of concerns regarding questionable accounting or auditing matters.

Accounting and Financial Management

3.6.	The Committee will review:
	a.	with management and the external auditors, the Company’s significant accounting policies and practices, including any changes from preceding years and any proposed changes for future years;
	b.	with management and the external auditors, emerging accounting issues and their potential impact on the Company’s financial reporting;
	c.	significant judgments, assumptions and estimates made by management in preparing financial statements;
	d.	the evaluation by management of the adequacy and effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures and internal controls over financial reporting;
	e.	the evaluation by the external auditors of management’s internal control systems, management’s responses to any identified deficiencies or weaknesses, and any special audit steps adopted in light of material deficiencies or weaknesses;
	f.	all alternative treatments of financial information discussed by the external auditors and management, the results of such discussions, and the treatments preferred by the external auditors;
	g.	the effect of off-balance sheet transactions or structures on the financial statements;
	h.	any errors or omissions in, and any required restatement of, the financial statements for preceding years:

i.	all significant tax issues;
j.	all material contingent liabilities and related-party transactions;
k.	management’s approach to safeguarding corporate assets and information systems, the adequacy of staffing of key financial functions, and plans for improvements; and
l.	internal interim and post-implementation reviews of major capital projects.

Legal/Regulatory Matters and Ethics

3.7.	The Committee will review:
	a.	with management, the external auditors and legal counsel, any litigation, claim or other contingency, including any tax assessment, that could have a material effect upon the financial position or operating results of the Company;
	b.	annually, management’s relationships with regulators, and the accuracy and timeliness of filings with regulatory authorities;
	c.	annually, the ethics policy, management’s approach to business ethics and corporate conduct and the program used by management to monitor compliance with the policy; and
	d.	review and approve all related party transactions with any director, executive officer, holder of 5% or more of the Company’s voting securities or any family member of the foregoing persons.

Risk Management

3.8.	The Committee will:
	a.	consider management reports on the insurance coverage of the Company;
	b.	consider management reports on financial risk management, including derivative exposure and policies;
	c.	review other risk management matters as from time to time the Committee may consider suitable or the Board may specifically direct.

Other

3.9.	The Committee will review:
	a.	the expenses of the Chief Executive Officer;
	b.	the proposed disclosure concerning the Committee to be included in the Company’s Annual Information Form or any management information circular;
	c.	the disclosure policy of the Company; and
	d.	at least once annually, the adequacy of these Terms of Reference and the Committee’s performance, and report its evaluation and any recommendations for change to the Corporate Governance Committee.
3.10.	The Committee will oversee the Company’s design and evaluation of the effectiveness of:
	a.	disclosure controls and procedures; and
	b.	internal controls over financial reporting.
3.11.	The Committee will also have such other duties and responsibilities as are delegated to it from time to time by the Board.

4. Matters For Which The Committee Is Not Responsible

The Committee is not responsible for those matters which are the responsibility of management or the external auditors including, without limitation:

a.	planning and conducting the external audit;
b.	ensuring that the financial statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
c.	ensuring that the financial statements of the Company and the other financial information of the Company contained in regulatory filings and other public disclosure of the Company fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the Company;
d.	ensuring the adequacy of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures structure, internal control over financial reporting structure and the financial risk management systems of the Company; and
e.	ensuring compliance with applicable laws and regulations.

5. Authority

The Committee, in fulfilling its mandate, will have the authority to:

a.	engage and set compensation for independent counsel and other advisers;
b.	communicate directly with the Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, external auditors and the Company’s legal counsel;
c.	delegate tasks to Committee members or subcommittees of the Committee; and
d.	obtain from the Company appropriate funding as determined by the Committee to carry out its duties, including: for the payment of compensation of the Company’s external auditors for the purpose of issuing an audit report or performing other audit services; compensation of counsel and other advisors; and other administrative expenses of the Committee.

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EX-1.2

CORRIENTE RESOURCES INC.

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION & ANALYSIS

For the Year Ended December 31, 2008
(Expressed in Canadian dollars unless otherwise noted)

March 30, 2009

Introduction

This Management’s Discussion and Analysis (MD&A) provides management’s comments on Corriente’s operations and financial condition as at and for the year ended December 31, 2008, as compared with preceding years.

In this MD&A, “Corriente”, the “company”, or the words “we”, “us”, “our” refer to Corriente Resources Inc. and its subsidiaries.

For a complete understanding of our business environment, risks and uncertainties and the effect of accounting estimates on our results of operations and financial condition, this MD&A should be read together with the audited Consolidated Financial Statements and related notes thereto for the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007, which are prepared in accordance with Canadian generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). The company’s stated accounting policies have been consistently followed in the preparation of these financial statements, except that the company has adopted the guidelines governed by Sections 1400, 1535, 3862 and 3863 of the CICA Handbook, “General Standards of Financial Statement Presentation”, “Capital Disclosures”, “Financial Instruments – Disclosures” and “Financial Instruments – Presentation”, respectively, commencing January 1, 2008.

All amounts are in Canadian dollars unless otherwise stated.

The audited Consolidated Financial Statements and this MD&A were reviewed by Corriente’s Audit Committee and were approved by our Board of Directors.

Additional information about Corriente, including our 2008 Annual Information Form, is available on our website at www.corriente.com, on the SEDAR website at www.sedar.com , and on the EDGAR section of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission website (which includes the company’s Annual Report on Form 40-F) at www.sec.gov.

This document contains forward-looking statements, which are qualified by reference to, and should be read together with the “Cautionary Statement on Forward-Looking Statements” on page 25 of this MD&A.

Qualified Person

John Drobe, P.Geo., the company’s Chief Geologist, is the Qualified Person as defined by National Instrument 43-101 of the Canadian Securities Administrators (“NI 43-101”) and responsible for the preparation and/or verification of the technical disclosure in this document, unless otherwise noted.

Business of the company

Corriente is a junior resource company focused on advanced exploration and development of copper and copper-gold mineral resources in South America. Over the past 10 years, the company has advanced the development of 2 copper-gold projects in the Rio Zamora copper porphyry district (known as the “Corriente Copper Belt”), in the Morona-Santiago and Zamora-Chinchipe provinces of southeast Ecuador.

Corriente controls a 100% interest in approximately 49,000 hectares located within the Corriente Copper Belt (the “CCB”). The company has identified four main copper and copper-gold porphyry deposits in the CCB, which we refer to as Mirador and Mirador Norte, and Panantza and San Carlos. The company’s CCB development strategies reflect a pairing of these deposits into the Mirador Project and Panantza-San Carlos Project, respectively.

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During the transition period between the old and new presidential administrations of November 2006 to January 2007, a series of protests took place in the Morona-Santiago and Zamora-Chinchipe provinces of Ecuador against mining resource development. In order to secure the safety and security of local communities, the Ecuador Government imposed a suspension of fieldwork activities for the company’s Mirador and Panantza-San Carlos Projects. This suspension was subsequently formalized in December 2006 by a suspension order from the Sub-Secretary of Environment’s office within the Ministry of Mining and Petroleum (“the MMP”) covering the company’s Mirador and Panantza-San Carlos Projects’ concessions.

Despite this suspension of fieldwork activities, the company was able to continue offsite development work in 2007 and through the first quarter of 2008 on enhancements to various engineering aspects of the Projects.

Subsequently, and as a result of the Mining Mandate (more fully explained below), a suspension of all of the fieldwork activities of all mining companies in Ecuador was imposed as of April 18, 2008 by the MMP.

To December 31, 2008, the company has recorded acquisition, exploration and development costs of approximately $82 million and completed an updated feasibility study in April 2008 (“Mirador FS”) for a first phase 30,000 tonnes per day concentrator operation for the Mirador Project. The Mirador FS shows a projected initial capital cost of approximately US$ 399 million and approximately US$ 19 million in working capital, which would be spent over a two year construction period prior to the start of production.

Additionally, the company has recorded acquisition, exploration and development costs of approximately $9 million and completed a preliminary assessment study for a 90,000 tonnes per day concentrator operation for the Panantza-San Carlos Project in November 2007. With estimated capital costs in the order of US$1.3 billion for the Panantza – San Carlos Project, management believes that this project is better suited for advancement by a large company having the financial and technical resources required to fast-track its development to production.

Consequently, Corriente announced in January 2008 that it had started the process of contacting potentially interested parties to become majority strategic partners in the Panantza-San Carlos Project, with assistance from Citigroup Global Markets (“Citi”) and CanaccordAdams. In October 2008, the company completed conducting in-country due diligence visits with a number of interested industry parties from around the world. All of these parties have the capability of advancing a multi-billion dollar copper district opportunity, such as is characterized by the Mirador and Panantza-San Carlos Projects in southeast Ecuador. The due diligence process included technical reviews of all of Corriente’s assets in Ecuador and meetings with local community and indigenous representatives. In addition, meetings were held with senior government officials in Quito to form a better understanding of the intentions of the Government of Ecuador regarding the development of responsible mining in the country.

As a result of the combination of high purchaser interest and the significant financing challenges associated with both of the company’s projects , discussions progressed to a stage where the company announced in December 2008 that it had entered into a period of exclusive negotiations with a selected party for the potential sale of the entire company.

Should potential sale negotiations not be successful, the company has sufficient financial resources to continue advanced development of both projects in 2009 and 2010, subject to regulatory conditions imposed by the Government of Ecuador.

Significant Events for the Period Ended December 31, 2008 and to date (more fully described herein)

January 2008

• The company initiated the Panantza-San Carlos partnership marketing process with the contacting of parties which were believed to be potentially interested in becoming majority strategic partners in the development of the Panantza – San Carlos Project, with assistance from Citi and CanaccordAdams.

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April 2008

• The completion of an updated NI 43-101 compliant Feasibility Study Technical Report for the Mirador Project (“Mirador FS”) was announced. The Mirador FS projects an average of almost 130 million pounds of annual copper production for the Project and shows a projected initial capital cost of approximately US$ 399 million and approximately US$ 19 million in working capital, which would be spent over a two year construction period prior to the start of production. The Mirador FS calls for daily throughput of the concentrator facility of approximately 30,000 tonnes per day, which is a material improvement over the original Mirador Project Feasibility Study released by the company in April 2005, which planned for 25,000 tonnes per day.
   

• The Constitutional Assembly of Ecuador passed a Mining Mandate (the “Mandate”) into law on April 18, 2008, which established a number of conditions and restrictions on metallic mining concessions previously issued by the Government of Ecuador, which included the:

• immediate suspension of all of the fieldwork activities of all mining companies in Ecuador, except for activities specifically allowed by the MMP; and
   

• revocation of concessions: for which concession patent fees had not been paid by the established deadline; which were in the process of being granted or transferred; concessions covering protected natural zones, protected forests and those which affect the origin and sources of water; those concessions granted to officials and former officials of the MMP and predecessor ministries, or any members of their family; for which the Environmental Impact Assessment application process had not yet been completed or initiated; and for which no development investments had been recorded with the State.

September 2008

• On September 28, 2008, a national referendum was held with over 60% of the populace voting in favour of the country’s new Constitution, thereby surpassing the simple majority needed to approve a new national Constitution for Ecuador.

October 2008

• The company announced that due diligence visits in Ecuador had been completed by those parties actively engaged in the Panantza-San Carlos partnership marketing process.
   

• Corriente signs an agreement with SECAP, the Ecuadorean Ministry of Labour and Human Resources’ Professional Training Service, to start a mining industry training program in the company’s project areas.
   

• The Ecuador Government approved the Environmental License for Corriente to build and operate a dedicated seaport near Machala for the shipping of copper concentrate from the CCB.

December 2008

• The company announced it had entered into a period of exclusive negotiations with a specific (unnamed) party from a short-list of those parties actively engaged in the Panantza-San Carlos partnership marketing process, and that these negotiations had expanded from the original mandate to the potential sale of the entire company. Subject to earlier termination in certain circumstances, the exclusive negotiation period would extend to March 31, 2009. See Strategies and Key Drivers – Development of the CCB below.

January 2009

• On January 29, 2009, a new Mining Law for Ecuador was published in the State’s Official Register, thereby becoming law. This law is a product of the Congressillo, after having gone through a review, amendment and approval process which included input from President Correa.

March 2009

• In a presentation given on March 2, 2009 at the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada Conference (“PDAC”) in Toronto, Canada, Dr. José Serrano Delgado, Sub-Secretary of Mines announced that the MMP has lifted all suspensions on mining activities in Ecuador, and that formal letters to this effect were in the process of being sent to mining companies.

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• On March 17, 2009, the the company announced that it had received an official notice signed by Minister Derlis Palacios Guerrero of the MMP, which authorizes the company to re-initiate its field operations. Prior to resuming any drilling activity, the company will update its Water Use Concession (initially received in February 2009 for general water use at the Mirador camp) and its Environmental Permits with the appropriate agencies.

Ecuador political processes

Mining Law

The new Mining Law contains provisions which are generally consistent with the company’s expectations, though it contains some contradictory and vague articles that are expected to be clarified by accompanying Regulations, which are to be developed by the MMP within 120 days from the Mining Law’s enactment.

The Mining Law places no limits on the number of mining concessions held by a single company, with concession terms limited to 25 years but which are renewable. It also imposes a government royalty of not less than 5% on sales revenues, however, no specific details have yet been provided. Clear timelines are also established for concession exploration and exploitation (development) phases. The Mining Law also mandates the creation of a National Mining Company, though no details have been provided regarding the nature and scope of its intended activities.

The new Mining Law is considered to be a significant milestone for the country and the nascent large-scale mining industry, and is expected to provide the new legal framework for mining. However, much work remains to be done in developing the Regulations to the Mining Law and finalizing the terms and conditions that could foster feasible mining investments in Ecuador.

Mandate

Corriente currently holds 23 concessions in Ecuador, including the Mirador Project and Panantza-San Carlos concession blocks. Prior to the Mining Law coming into effect, 5 early exploration-stage concessions considered to be immaterial and unrelated to our Mirador and Panantza-San Carlos Projects were revoked by the MMP under the terms of the Mandate. According to the MMP notices, these revocation notices were issued because Environmental Impact Assessments for these concessions had not been approved by or related public consultations held prior to the April 18, 2008 implementation of the Mandate. The company plans to appeal the revocation of these concessions.

In the PDAC presentation given by the Ecuador Sub-Secretary of Mines and the earlier-referenced formal letter received by the company from Minister Palacios of the MMP, the government’s position was represented that the Articles of the Mandate have been complied with, and that the Mandate is no longer in effect as of the enactment of the Mining Law. However, to date, no clear or formal legal confirmation of this has been provided by the judiciary of Ecuador.

National Elections

The Presidential, National Assembly representative and local and regional elections are scheduled for April 26, 2009, with the official election campaign period having been declared to begin as of January 26, 2009. These would be the first elections held under the new Constitution. Based on recent polls, President Correa is leading all contenders who have declared their intention to run for the presidency.

Sixty days after the national vote is held, the newly-elected national, regional and city representatives will take office.

Corporate Infrastructure

The company’s shares trade on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) and the New York Stock Exchange – Amex (NYSE Amex), and as at March 30, 2009 had a market capitalization of approximately $433 million.

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The company’s executive head office is located in Vancouver, Canada while its Ecuador operations are run from regional offices located in Gualaquiza and Quito, Ecuador. The company also has camp locations at its major projects in Ecuador. With the exception of short-term operational requirements for its Ecuador operations, funds are maintained and controlled in Vancouver, in both Canadian and US dollars.

In addition to its staff located in Vancouver and Ecuador, the company engages consultants as necessary, to provide geological, mine development and construction consulting, design, engineering and other services. Overhead costs and efficiencies in Ecuador continue to compare favourably with other South American exploration areas.

At December 31, 2008, the company had 98 employees (2007 – 72; 2006 – 108).

Strategies and Key Drivers

Government Relations

Since December 2006, Corriente’s management has continually sought to work closely with the Ecuador Government in realizing an objective of developing a responsible mining industry for the benefit of all stakeholders.

In this regard, we believe that recent developments, such as the President’s consistent support for large-scale mining and his stewardship in the creation of a new Mining Law in the face of a vocal anti-mining movement, provide evidence that this objective is being achieved.

Community Relations and Sustainable Development

Corriente’s approach to business and sustainable development involves implementing strategies beneficial to the community, environment and the country and its economy. The company’s commitment and obligation to these strategies extend beyond standard compliance with national and international guidelines and involve building relationships based on honesty, openness and mutual trust. This is the essence of Corriente’s community relations and sustainable development theme: “El Trato Justo” or “A Fair Deal”

The company has designed and implemented a number of community relations (“CR”) plan strategies after identifying local and regional communities’ needs as well as the related impacts of the company’s future mining activities on these communities. The company’s CR plans focus on the critical needs of the local and regional communities and the provincial and federal governments, and are regularly reviewed to ensure appropriateness and effectiveness.

The company continues to be committed to local communities in all aspects of its mining and economic development activities. Since 2004, the company has actively initiated and provided financial, equipment and manpower resources in the areas of education, employment, health, building assistance, environmental preservation and cultural and economic development programs.

Sustainable development is a process that aims to maintain and improve the quality of life not only for the present generation in areas and communities in which the company works but also for future generations. It involves the integration of three main components: environmental protection, social sustainability and economic sustainability.

Development of the CCB

All of the companies that completed the Panantza-San Carlos marketing process due diligence work expressed an interest in investing in Corriente’s entire package of copper and copper-gold assets in Ecuador. As a result of the combination of high purchaser interest and the significant financing challenges associated with both of the company’s projects, discussions progressed to a stage where the company announced in December 2008 that it had entered into a period of exclusive negotiations with a selected party for the potential sale of the entire company. This exclusive negotiating period is slated to end March 31, 2009. Negotiations are then expected to continue with the selected party but there can be no assurance that further negotiations, if any, will result in an agreement for the sale of the company.

By having such companies involved, management believes that this would ensure that adequate capital would be available to develop the Panantza – San Carlos and Mirador Projects. Additionally, this would include a larger infrastructure bundle, given the scope and multi-billion dollar size of the investments to be made in hydroelectric development opportunities, transmission lines, multiple mines, pipelines and a major port.

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Properties in Advanced Development - Mirador Project

In September 2006, Corriente’s directors reviewed the development status of the Mirador Project and approved management’s recommendation for the placement of orders for long lead-time equipment for the project. This equipment included the main components of the grinding circuit such as the SAG and ball mills. At that time, the company was working on an accelerated timeline that had an estimated completion date of the Mirador Project and start of production during the fourth quarter of 2008. These items were on the critical path to meet that deadline.

In November 2006, a series of protests took place in the Morona-Santiago and Zamora-Chinchipe provinces of Ecuador against mining resource development. After a number of ineffective negotiating sessions were held with the protesters, the Government of Ecuador requested the company to temporarily suspend its Mirador Project activities to aid in the negotiating process. In order to secure the safety and security of local communities and supporters, this suspension was subsequently formalized in December 2006 by a suspension order from the Sub-Secretary of Environment’s office within the MMP covering the company’s Mirador and Panantza-San Carlos Projects’ concessions.

In January 2007, the company announced that there would be a delay in the planned start of production at the Mirador Project from late 2008 to approximately mid-2009. This delay was largely due to adjustments to long lead-time equipment deliveries as a result of the decision to move off of the previous accelerated Mirador Project development timeline. This accelerated timeline was based on having key permits and government agreements completed by January 2007. Since these permit applications and agreements were still being processed and the company was restricted from resuming planned development activities at Mirador, the company’s directors elected to minimize the Mirador Project obligations. This decision resulted in the termination clauses of certain agreements with suppliers of key long lead-time components to the Mirador Project to be invoked.

Despite the suspension of fieldwork activities at the Mirador Project site, the company was able to continue offsite work in 2007 and 2008 on enhancements to various engineering aspects of the Mirador Project. This additional engineering and feasibility work was completed in the first quarter of 2008, with the result that the Mirador FS was announced on April 3, 2008 and subsequently made available on SEDAR. This report also includes a summary of the economic model for a first phase 30,000 tonnes per day concentrator operation for the Mirador Project.

The Mirador FS projects an average of almost 130 million pounds of annual copper production for the Project and shows a projected initial capital cost of approximately US$399 million and approximately US$19 million in working capital. The Mirador FS calls for daily throughput of the concentrator facility of 30,000 tonnes per day, which is a material improvement over the original feasibility study results released by the company in April 2005, which had a planned capacity of 25,000 tonnes per day.

The Mirador FS Base Case Net Present Value (“NPV”), after-tax, is US$265 million, with an after-tax Internal Rate of Return (“IRR”) of 17.7% (using metal prices of US$1.75/lb Cu, US$7.50/oz Ag, US$550/oz Au, 8% discount rate, US$75/tonne and US$0.075/lb treatment and refining charges, respectively, for Cu).

The Base Case mine plan only utilizes 41% of the Measured and Indicated Resources at Mirador and none of the 235 Million tonnes of Inferred Resources. In addition, the Base Case did not consider the 171 Million tonnes of Measured and Indicated Resources or the 46 Million tonnes of Inferred Resources at the nearby Mirador Norte deposit.

The Mirador Norte deposit is located less than one kilometre from the planned Mirador Project milling facility. Confirmation of copper resources at Mirador Norte provides additional options for the development of the Mirador Project, including access to higher-grade enriched material from the shallow parts of Mirador Norte and the flexibility of being able to shift production from one pit to another.

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Even after all necessary permits are received, project financing is in place, and a construction decision is made, it is management’s opinion that it would take a minimum of approximately 24 months to achieve commencement of production for the Mirador Project.

As disclosed above, the fieldwork suspension orders that applied to the company’s Mirador, Panantza and San Carlos concessions were lifted by the MMP, as announced by the company on March 17, 2009.

The resources that have been identified for the Mirador Project are summarized below:

Table of Resources
0.4% Copper Cut-off

Measured and Indicated Resources
					Au		Ag
Project	Category	Tonnes	Cu%	Cu (lbs)	(ppb)	Au oz	(ppm)	Ag oz
Mirador	Measured	52,610,000	0.65	753,000,000	210	360,000	1.6	2,770,000
	Indicated	385,060,000	0.60	5,134,000,000	190	2,380,000	1.5	18,760,000
Measured & Indicated		437,670,000	0.61	5,887,000,000	200	2,740,000	1.5	21,530,000
Mirador
Norte	Indicated	171,410,000	0.51	1,921,000,000	89	489,000	-	-
Total Measured & Indicated		609,080,000	0.58	7,808,000,000	169	3,229,000	1.5	21,530,000

Inferred Resources
					Au		Ag
Project	Category	Tonnes	Cu%	Cu (lbs)	(ppb)	Au oz	(ppm)	Ag oz
Mirador	Inferred	235,400,000	0.52	2,708,000,000	170	1,250,000	1.3	9,900,000
Mirador Norte	Inferred	45,820,000	0.51	513,000,000	68	101,000	-	-
	Total Inferred			3,221,000,000

The Qualified Person under NI 43-101 for the resource estimates quoted above is John Drobe, P.Geo, Chief Geologist for Corriente

For the year ended December 31, 2008, the company incurred deferred development costs for the Mirador Project of $15,007,000 (2007 – $14,962,000; 2006 – $20,418,000), including $3,771,000 (2007 -- $3,689,000; 2006 – $8,518,000) for the three-month period ended December 31, 2008.

Properties in Advanced Development - Panantza – San Carlos Project

The Panantza and San Carlos project concessions are located approximately 40 km north of the Mirador Project. Corriente was approximately halfway through the first phase of a planned 16000 metres of drilling on the Panantza project when these activities were suspended as part of the Mirador Project suspension order referenced above. The drilling was the start of a planned two-year program to complete a feasibility study at Panantza and San Carlos, designed to incorporate the Panantza and San Carlos concessions into a single large copper development opportunity.

Prior to 2006, Panantza was last drilled in late 2000. Results from this previous drilling at Panantza included hole PA013 with 299 metres of 0.76% copper, hole PA012 with 269 metres of 0.97% copper, and hole PA017 with 64 metres of 1.29% secondary copper at the surface followed by 383 metres of 0.75% copper.

In 2006, an additional 25 holes totalling 8400 metres were completed. Results include hole PA039 with 17 metres of 1.31% copper in a secondary copper horizon overlying 399 metres of 0.66% copper, hole PA041 with 443 metres of 0.60% copper, and hole PA052 with 276 metres of 0.77% copper.

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Current Inferred Resources at Panantza, which incorporate the 2006 drilling results into a block-model using updated geology models, and at a 0.4% copper cut-off, are approximately 463 million tonnes grading 0.66% copper, containing 6.7 billion pounds of copper. The 2006 drilling added close to a billion pounds of copper to the previous Panantza resource. Corriente will focus on converting most of this resource to the Measured and Indicated category during completion of the drill programme.

One objective of the 2006 Panantza drilling program was to define the southern edge of the Panantza mineralization. However, rather than delineate the edge of the Panantza deposit, the 2006 results indicate the Panantza mineralization extends farther south than previously recognized. The southernmost holes drilled, PA033 and PA034, were both terminated in copper mineralization averaging over 0.8% Cu at the hole bottoms, at approximately 330 metres and 342 metres deep respectively. The Panantza drill plan has now been expanded to complete additional holes to follow this mineralization to the south.

In addition, the deepest holes from this round of drilling (such as PA051) indicate that mineralization extends more than 200 metres deeper than previous drilling in the southwest portion of the deposit and mineralization remains open for further extension at depth. The deposit is also still open to the west.

San Carlos is believed to be the largest copper-molybdenum mineralized porphyry system in the CCB, with dimensions of about 2,000 metres x 2,500 metres. The mineralization has been tested with 25 diamond drill holes at variable spacing, drilled by BHP Billiton in 1997 and 1998. The current block-model based, Inferred Resource estimate, at a 0.4% copper cut-off, is 600 million tonnes grading 0.59% copper, containing 7.7 billion pounds of copper. The next phase of drilling will attempt to expand the resources and convert the bulk of the Inferred Resources to the Measured and Indicated categories.

A Preliminary Assessment Technical Report (the “Report”), dated October 30, 2007, for a 90,000 tonnes per day combined Panantza-San Carlos copper mining operation was completed and made available on SEDAR in December 2007. Highlights from the Report are:

• Base case NPV after tax of US$676 million and an IRR of 15.1% (using metal prices of US$1.50/lb Cu, US$7.50/oz Ag, US$550/oz Au and US$10.00/lb Mo, 8% discount rate, US$75/tonne and US $0.075/lb treatment and refining charges for Cu). Using US$2.00 copper, the after-tax NPV increases to US$1.718 billion and the IRR increases to 24.1%.
   

• Projected capital cost of approximately US$ 1.3 billion, which would be spent over a two year construction period prior to the start of production.
   

• Average annual metal production over the first 10 years of approximately 418 million lbs of copper, 22,800 oz gold, 1,110,000 oz silver and 2,800,000 lbs of molybdenum.
   

• The Report modeled a mine plan based on 678 million Inferred tonnes at a grade of 0.62% Cu, 0.05g/t Au, 1.3 g/t Ag and 0.008% Mo with estimated recoveries of 91% Cu, 30% Au (Panantza only), 70% Ag and 43% Mo.
   

• The cost to produce a pound of payable copper, net of other metal credits, and inclusive of marketing, smelting and transportation costs over the life of mine is estimated to be US$0.73/lb.
   

• The Project would generate up to 2,000 jobs during the construction period and could create over five hundred direct and almost 4,000 indirect jobs during the estimated 20 year life.
   

• Total estimated value of taxes, profit sharing and expenditures within Ecuador over the twenty year Project life is approximately US$6 billion.

Management feels that the Panantza-San Carlos concessions represent a rare opportunity to capitalize on six years of community work, project engineering and management development expertise that has been built around the company’s Mirador Project. This body of knowledge will significantly assist in the project development process and at the same time allow the company to take economic advantage of infrastructure that is being put in place for the Mirador mine. The Project has been recommended to proceed to the Feasibility Study stage, which has an estimated budget requirement of approximately US$12 million. The work includes detailed diamond drilling at both deposits to fully delineate mineralization and provide core for metallurgical and geotechnical studies. This work is planned to extend over a two year period. In addition, a program of extensive community dialogue is planned to ensure that the voice of local residents is reflected in any planned development ideas. Part of this dialogue will include several public consultations, which will form part of the on-going permitting process.

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As disclosed above, the fieldwork suspension orders that applied to the company’s Mirador, Panantza and San Carlos concessions were lifted by the MMP, as announced by the company on March 17, 2009.

Following is a summary Table of Resources setting out the company’s mineral property resources for its Panantza-San Carlos concession blocks in the Corriente Copper Belt.

Table of Resources 0.4% Copper Cut-off

Inferred Resources
Project	Category	Tonnes	Cu%	Cu (lbs)
Panantza	Inferred*	463,000,000	0.66	6,688,000,000
San Carlos**	Inferred*	600,000,000	0.59	7,738,000,000
	Total Panantza-San Carlos	1,063,000,000	0.62	14,426,000,000

* does not include copper oxide mineralized material that was previously included in resource estimate
** resources are calculated at 0.4% copper cut-off using data previously released in June 2001 at a 0.65% copper cutoff
The Qualified Person under NI 43-101 for the resource estimates quoted above is John Drobe, P.Geo, Chief Geologist, Corriente

During the year ended December 31, 2008, the company incurred exploration and development costs of $1,365,000 (2007 – $1,181,000; 2006 – $2,479,000) for the Panantza-San Carlos project, including $429,000 (2007 – $259,000; 2006 – $762,000) in the fourth quarter of 2008. The company focused its development efforts for the Panantza-San Carlos Project on its community relations programs in the district, review of the status of all exploration-based EIAs and associated audits and the completion of the Preliminary Assessment.

Other Exploration Projects and Machala Port

For the year period ended December 31, 2008, expenditures to develop the company’s concentrate shipping port facility in Machala, Ecuador totalled $199,000 (2007 – $231,000; 2006 – $147,000), including $6,000 in the fourth quarter of 2008 (2007 – $153,000; 2006 – $118,000). For the year ended December 31, 2008, expenditures to purchase the port facility totalled $Nil (2007 – $Nil; 2006 – $1,588,000).

For the year ended December 31, 2008, deferred exploration costs of $36,000 (2007 – $99,000; 2006 – $38,000) were attributed to the company’s remaining copper exploration targets in the Corriente Copper Belt, comprised of the Kutukus, La Florida, San Luis, San Marcos, San Miguel and Sutzu concessions, including $17,000 (2007 – $68,000; 2006 – $19,000) for the fourth quarter of 2008.

Environmental

Environmental Impact Assessments (“EIA”)

On May 4, 2006, Corriente announced that the Mirador Project’s EIA was approved by the MMP.

The EIA covered both the environmental aspects of proposed mining operations in Mirador and community and social plans associated with the same project. During the lengthy preparation of the EIA, the company worked closely with the MMP to ensure that the report met all required government guidelines and regulations. The Mirador EIA is one of the most comprehensive documents on social and environmental issues ever submitted to the MMP in Ecuador for a mining project. The submission of the EIA and subsequent approval followed an extensive consultation process with local communities carried out in late November and early December 2005.

As a requirement of the MMP’s approval of the Mirador EIA, the company was required to post US$3,024,000 (amortized cost at December 31, 2008 – C$3,683,000) in favour of the MMP as a security deposit against the company’s obligations under the EIA. The required security deposit amount is reviewed on an annual basis by the MMP and is expected to be subject to adjustment as the project progresses to completion.

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In September 2006, the company filed an amendment to the Mirador EIA (“EIAA”) to allow for mill, tailings and dump location changes to the original mine plan. While subsequent public consultations were successful, the EIAA was rejected by authorities in May 2007 and is being revised for re-submittal now that the new Mining Law is in place. The EIAA will also incorporate engineering enhancements completed through 2008 on the Mirador Project.

For the company to receive a mine operating permit for the Mirador Project, approvals for the EIAA and construction and operating-related permit applications must be received from the MMP and other Ecuador governmental authorities during the course of development of the Mirador mine, prior to the beginning of mine operations.

In December 2007, Corriente announced that the Ministry of Environment (the “MOE”) in Ecuador approved the EIA for the company’s port operation in Machala (the “Machala EIA”), which is designed to act as a shipping facility for copper concentrates sent to overseas smelters. In October 2008, the Ministry of Environment in Ecuador approved the Environmental License for Corriente to build and operate the dedicated port. The company owns a 27 hectare port site on the Santa Rosa Channel in Machala, which is connected to the Mirador Project by a 400 km paved highway. Receipt of the Machala EIA is an important part of the overall Mirador Project approval process and provides the key access for a Pacific shipping route for the company’s copper concentrates. As a requirement of the MOE’s approval of the Machala Port EIA, the company was required to post US$307,000 (amortized cost at December 31, 2008 – C$374,000) in favour of the MMP as a security deposit against the company’s EIA obligations.

Financial Results of Operations

The information provided below highlights the company’s quarterly results for the past 8 quarters. All of the financial information referenced below is expressed in Canadian dollars (unless otherwise noted) and has been prepared in accordance with Canadian GAAP. The accounting policies followed by the company are set out in note 2 to the audited consolidated financial statements of the company for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008 and have been consistently followed in the preparation of the current period’s consolidated financial statements, except for the changes in accounting policies for capital disclosures and financial instruments, as previously noted.

Financial Data for Last Eight Quarters
In thousands of Canadian dollars, except for per share amounts
Three-month period ended		Dec-08			Sep-08			Jun-08		Mar-08			Dec-07			Sep-07		Jun-07		Mar-07
Total revenues	$	0		$	0		$	0	$	0		$	0		$	0	$	0	$	0
General and
administrative expenses	$	824		$	713		$	823	$	931		$	961		$	877	$	973	$	687
Other expenses
(income)	$	(10,886	)	$	(3,664	)	$	15	$	(3,514	)	$	(560	)	$	4,555	$	6,600	$	919
Loss (earnings)	$	(10,062	)	$	(2,951	)	$	838	$	(2,583	)	$	401		$	5,432	$	7,573	$	1,606
Basic and diluted loss
(earnings) per share	$	(0.14	)	$	(0.04	)	$	0.01	$	(0.03	)	$	0.01		$	0.07	$	0.10	$	0.02

As the company has not had any revenue-producing mineral properties to date, no mining revenues are reflected in the above table.

In recent years, the company’s net losses and earnings largely reflect the impact of foreign exchange losses or gains on its holdings of US dollars, and the interest income earned from Canadian and US cash and cash equivalents on hand.

Since January 2007, the company’s funds have been held predominantly in US dollars, producing earnings from large foreign exchange gains in the first, third and fourth quarters of 2008, and a loss in the second quarter of 2008 due mainly to a modest foreign exchange loss and reduced interest income. The significant losses in the second and third quarters of 2007 were also due to large foreign exchange losses.

In periods of loss, basic and diluted loss per share amounts are the same because the effect of potential issuances of shares would be anti-dilutive.

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Fourth Quarter

For the three months ended December 31, 2008, the company had net earnings of $10,062,000 (or $0.14 per share), compared with a net loss of $401,000 (or $0.01 per share) for the same period in 2007 and net earnings of $885,000 (or $0.01 per share) in the same period in 2006. The largest effect on earnings came from a weakening of the Canadian dollar from US$1.0642 at September 30, 2008 to US$1.2180 at December 31, 2008, which led to a foreign exchange gain of $10,582,000 in the three months ended December 31, 2008, compared to a foreign exchange loss of $319,000 in the same period in 2007. The company’s cash and cash equivalents and investments are predominantly in US dollars.

Total administration expenses in the fourth quarter of 2008 were $824,000 (2007 – $993,000; 2006 – $618,000). Legal, accounting and regulatory costs were $174,000 in the quarter ended December 31, 2008 (2007 – $274,000; 2006 – $224,000). Consultants fees were $13,000 in the fourth quarter of 2008, (2007 – $92,000; 2006 – $Nil).

Due to significant declines in interest rates and reduced cash available for investing, interest income decreased significantly in the fourth quarter of 2008 to $274,000 (2007 – $1,090,000; 2006 – $1,507,000).

Fiscal Year

Financial Data for Last Three Fiscal Years
Fiscal year ended		Dec 31-08		Dec 31-07			Dec 31-06
Total revenues (000’s)	$	0	$	0		$	0
Earnings (loss) before extraordinary items (000’s)	$	14,758	$	(15,012	)	$	1,403
Earnings (loss) (000’s)	$	14,758	$	(15,012	)	$	1,403
Basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share	$	0.20	$	(0.20	)	$	0.02
Cash, cash equivalents and investments (000’s)	$	93,777	$	93,272		$	127,110
Total assets (000’s)	$	195,133	$	178,025		$	195,997
Total long-term liabilities (000’s)	$	0	$	0		$	0
Total shareholders’ equity (000’s)	$	193,538	$	176,147		$	188,737
Cash dividends declared per share	$	0.00	$	0.00		$	0.00

For the year ended December 30, 2008, the company had net earnings of $14,758,000 (or $0.20 per share), compared with a net loss of $15,012,000 (or $0.20 per share) in 2007 and net earnings of $1,403,000 (or $0.02 per share) in 2006. The largest effect on earnings came from a weakening of the Canadian dollar from US$0.9913 at December 31, 2007 to US$1.2180 at December 31, 2008, which led to a foreign exchange gain of $15,879,000 in the year ended December 31, 2008, compared to a foreign exchange loss of $15,539,000 in the year ended December 31, 2007 and gain of $59,000 in the year ended December 31, 2006. Due to significant declines in interest rates throughout 2008 and reduced cash available for investing, interest income decreased significantly in 2008 to $2,050,000 from $5,111,000 in 2007 and $3,995,000 in 2006. There were no severance charges incurred in 2008 or 2006, compared to $1,257,000 during the year ended December 31, 2007.

Total administration expenses were $3,291,000 in the year ended December 31, 2008 (2007 – $3,498,000; 2006 – $2,987,000).

Legal, accounting and regulatory fees decreased to $506,000 in 2008 (2007 – $1,007,000; 2006 – $729,000). The company’s spin-off of Q2 Gold Resources Inc. during 2007 incurred legal, accounting and regulatory costs of $321,000. In addition, the company’s review and implementation of best practices for internal control saw higher first-year accounting costs in 2007 than in 2008. Management fees, wages, benefits and stock-based compensation for the year ended December 31, 2008 totalled $1,873,000 (2007 – $1,609,000; 2006 – $1,459,000), reflecting staffing costs that increased by $163,000 and non-cash stock-based compensation expense that were higher by $103,000 for the year ended December 31, 2008. Corporate development and shareholder expenses increased by $26,000 in 2008 compared 2007, partially due to investment banking fees incurred during the first quarter of 2008 for the Panantza-San Carlos Project marketing process. Office and related and other costs were relatively unchanged from 2007 to 2008.

For the year ended December 31, 2008, the company recognized a stock-based compensation charge of $1,576,000 (2007 – $1,829,000; 2006 - $1,193,000), of which $802,000 (2007 – $699,000; 2006 – $568,000) is included in management fees, wages, benefits & stock-based compensation and $774,000 (2007 – $1,130,000; 2006 – $625,000) is capitalized in mineral properties.

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In November 2007, the company’s Ecuador operations experienced an accidental loss of a construction barge. The carrying value of the barge was written down as at December 31, 2007 by the amount of the insurance proceeds receivable of $723,000 (US$709,000). The related shoreline and barge facilities remain intact. During the first quarter of 2008, the company received full payment from its insurance company equal to the amount written down. Costs associated with the reconstruction of the barge will be added to the barge’s carrying value after reconstruction is completed.

The company operates within a single operating segment, which is the exploration and development of copper-gold mineral properties. The company’s mineral property interests are in Ecuador, South America, as set out in note 4 of the financial statements. With the exception of severance costs of $1,257,000 in 2007 incurred due to a restructuring of Ecuador operations, the consolidated statements of loss, comprehensive loss and deficit for the periods presented reflect the company’s Canadian operations only. All other Ecuador operating expenses are capitalized to mineral properties.

Liquidity, Investing and Capital Resources

Generally, a non-GAAP financial measure is a numerical measure of a company’s performance, financial position or cash and cash equivalents flows that either excludes or includes amounts that are not normally excluded or included in the most directly comparable measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP. Working capital calculations or changes are not measures of financial performance (nor do they have standardized meanings) under either Canadian or US GAAP. In evaluating these measures, readers should consider that the methodology applied in calculating such measures may differ among companies and analysts.

Working capital (defined as current assets minus current liabilities) as at December 31, 2008 was $93,223,000, compared to $92,193,000 at December 31, 2007.

The main cash and cash equivalents flows applied to investing activities during the year ended December 31, 2008 were for investments in promissory notes of $75,237,000 (2007 – $Nil) and mineral property expenditures mainly associated with development of the Mirador Project of $15,691,000 (2007 – $18,545,000). These uses of cash were offset by a foreign exchange gain in 2008 of $15,879,000 (2007 – foreign exchange loss of $15,539,000) and net cash received from the issuance of shares for exercised stock options of $1,058,000 (2007 – $592,000).

At December 31, 2008, the company’s cash equivalents are invested in overnight bank deposits with R1-High investment ratings (DBRS) and as they mature daily, are easily liquidated. The company has no investments in asset-backed commercial paper. As at December 31, 2008, the amortized cost of the company’s investments is $75,237,000 (2007 – $Nil).

The company has no long-term debt obligations or off-balance sheet arrangements.

Historically, the company’s capital requirements have been met by equity subscriptions and from the proceeds of sale of certain mineral property interests. The company’s continuing operations as intended are dependent on management’s ability to raise required funding through future equity issuances, debt financing, asset sales or a combination thereof (refer to Risks Factors below). While the company’s current working capital is considered sufficient to fund the company’s administrative overhead for the next several years, substantial capital is required to complete the company’s Mirador Project and other Corriente Copper Belt resource developments. Actual funding requirements may vary from those planned due to a number of factors, including the progress of exploration and project development activity and foreign exchange fluctuations.

Outstanding Share Data

The company’s authorized capital consists of an unlimited number of common shares without par value.

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As at March 30, 2009, there were 75,302,393 common shares issued and outstanding, and options to purchase an aggregate of 3,095,000 common shares, of which 1,607,820 had vested in accordance with the vesting provisions discussed below:

Incentive Stock Option Plan

Under the company’s Incentive Stock Option Plan (the “Plan”), the number of shares that may be reserved for grant under the Plan is a rolling maximum of 10% of the number of common shares actually outstanding immediately prior to the grant of any particular option.

The exercise price established for options granted under the Plan is equal to the closing market price of the company’s shares on the Toronto Stock Exchange on the trading day immediately prior to the grant of the option.

Options granted generally have expiry dates five years from the date of grant and the following vesting provisions, which were implemented as of February 2006:

• Options granted to executive officers, directors and other head office personnel vest on the basis of 1/16th of the total each quarter (from grant date), with such vesting being accelerated based on a change in control of Corriente or the attainment of clearly identified milestones, as determined by the company’s directors.
   

• Options granted to Corriente subsidiary personnel vest on a cumulative basis of 50% of the total granted after 12 months from the grant date, 75% of the total granted after 18 months from the grant date and 100% of the total granted after 24 months from grant date, with such vesting being accelerated based on a change in control of Corriente, as determined by the company’s directors.

The following summarizes the stock options granted during the twelve months ended December 31, 2008:

Date of grant	Date of expiry	Exercise	Recipients	Granted
		Price
January 2, 2008	January 2, 2013	$5.41	Head office employee and	320,000
			executive officers
June 1, 2008	June 1, 2013	$4.60	Head office employees	85,000
June 1, 2008	June 1, 2013	$4.60	Subsidiary office employees	275,000
			and consultants
June 1, 2008	June 1, 2013	$4.60	Directors	125,000
			Total	805,000

During the year ended December 31, 2008, the expiry terms for 385,000 outstanding options having exercise prices ranging from $2.27 to $4.50 were extended in recognition that these options were the last 3 year-term options granted prior to the Board’s implementation in February 2006 of a 5 year-term with 4 year vesting provisions for all granted options. These expiry term extensions are subject to TSX and shareholder approval.

The following is a summary of stock option transactions during the twelve months ended December 31, 2008:

	Number of			Weighted average
	options			exercise price
Balance at December 31, 2007	2,702,500		$	4.19
Granted	805,000			4.92
Exercised	(375,000	)		2.82
Forfeited	(222,500	)		4.83
Balance at December 31, 2008	2,910,000		$	4.52

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As at December 31, 2008, 1,559,689 of the company’s 2,910,000 outstanding stock options had vested in accordance with the above-referenced vesting provisions.

Related party transactions

On April 3, 2007, the company announced that its Board of Directors had approved the spin-off of the company’s Caya 36 (Tundayme) and Piedra Liza gold assets into a new company, Q2 Gold by means of a Plan of Arrangement (the “Arrangement”). The Arrangement was approved by shareholders at the company’s May 24, 2007 Annual and Special General Meeting and closed on June 18, 2007. In connection with the Arrangement and to assist Q2 Gold with its business objectives, Corriente and Q2 Gold entered into a collateralized, interest-bearing convertible loan agreement dated April 23, 2007, pursuant to which Corriente agreed to lend Q2 Gold up to $750,000 including accrued interest, to be advanced in instalments (the “Convertible Loan”). The Convertible Loan maximum facility was increased from $750,000 to $1,500,000 and the maturity date extended to December 31, 2009, by an amendment dated September 25, 2008.

Corriente also provides certain non-technical management services including, but not limited to, office, general accounting, administrative and shareholder services, pursuant to a management services agreement dated September 1, 2007, effective July 1, 2007 (the “Agreement”). The Agreement provides for a fee of $10,000 per month for such services, which is accrued pursuant to the Loan.

Included in management fees and interest income are $120,000 (2007 – $60,000) and $61,000 (2007 – $25,000), respectively, for the year ended December 31, 2008 in respect of administrative services and accrued interest on the Convertible Loan provided by Corriente to Q2 Gold.

As at December 31, 2008, a total of $957,000 was owed by Q2 Gold to the company, consisting of $871,000 of principal and $86,000 of accrued interest. The Loan principal and unpaid interest are due on the earlier of December 31, 2009 (previously December 31, 2008) and the first date on which Q2 Gold obtains a prospectus filing receipt with respect to any of its securities in any province of Canada. At any time prior to maturity, Corriente can require Q2 Gold to convert, in whole or in part, the principal amount outstanding and accrued interest of the Loan into Q2 Gold Shares at a conversion price equal to $0.10 per share. Q2 Gold can repay any portion of the outstanding Loan at any time prior to maturity or conversion. The company believes the conversion feature of the Loan is not material, therefore recognition and measurement of the embedded derivative is not being presented.

The foregoing related party transactions are recorded at the exchange amount, which is the amount of consideration paid or received as established and agreed to between the parties. Q2 Gold has common officers and a common Board of Directors, except that Q2 Gold has one additional independent director.

The current state of financial markets makes it uncertain that Q2 Gold will be able to raise the necessary debt or equity capital to repay the Convertible Loan at maturity. In the event of any default of the repayment of the Convertible Loan, the Q2 Gold assets which collateralize the Convertible Loan would become property of the company in accordance with the terms of the agreement. Management believes that the Q2 Gold assets would have a fair value greater than or equal to the current carrying value of the Convertible Loan. Significant changes in the fair value of the underlying Q2 Gold assets could have an impact on the company up to a maximum of the carrying value of the Convertible Loan.

Accounting Estimates, Policies and Standards

When a new Canadian accounting standard is released, the Chief Financial Officer undertakes a review and evaluation to determine if it is applicable. If there is any uncertainty in its applicability, Corriente solicits the input of its professional advisors and the Audit Committee. If the new standard is applicable to Corriente, it is then analyzed and summarized in a manner that effectively documents and evaluates the impact on Corriente, and to determine the immediate action, if any, Corriente would need to undertake in order to comply with the new standard. Quarterly, the documented standards are reviewed, and updated as required, to ensure that a standard is still applicable, and that Corriente remains in compliance.

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The preparation of financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Significant estimates and assumptions are used in determining possible impairment of mineral property costs, the fair values of stock options and financial instruments, asset retirement obligations and future income tax assets. The company evaluates its estimates on an on-going basis and bases them on various assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. The company’s estimates form the basis for making judgments about the carrying value for assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from those estimates. Should the company be unable to meet its ongoing obligations, the realizable value of its assets may decline materially from current estimates.

The details of the company’s significant accounting policies are presented in note 2 of the company’s audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2008, which can be found on SEDAR. The following policies are considered by management to be essential to understanding the processes and reasoning that go into the preparation of the company’s financial statements and the uncertainties that could have a bearing on its financial results.

Mineral Properties

The company capitalizes all costs related to investments in mineral property interests on a property-by-property basis. Such costs include mineral property acquisition costs, exploration and development expenditures. The company also capitalizes the costs for future income taxes related to mineral property costs that will not be eligible for deduction against future taxable income.

The amounts shown for mineral property acquisition costs and deferred exploration expenditures represent costs incurred to date and do not necessarily reflect present or future values.

Mineral property expenditures will be amortized over the useful lives of the properties upon commencement of related commercial production, or written down to fair value if the properties are abandoned, become impaired or the claims are allowed to lapse.

The acquisition of title to mineral properties is a complicated and uncertain process. The company has taken steps, in accordance with industry standards, to verify mineral properties in which it has an interest. Although the company has made efforts to ensure that legal title to its properties is properly recorded in the name of the company, there can be no assurance that such title will ultimately be secured.

Asset impairment

When events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amounts of the related assets may not be recoverable, management of the company reviews and evaluates the carrying value of each asset for impairment. If the total estimated future cash flows on an undiscounted basis are less than the carrying amount of the asset, an impairment loss is measured and assets are written down to fair value which is normally the discounted value of future cash flows. Where estimates of future net cash flows are not available and where other conditions suggest impairment, management assesses whether the carrying value can be recovered by considering alternative methods of determining fair value. When it is determined that an asset is impaired, the asset’s carrying value is written down to its estimated fair value in accordance with the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants (“CICA”) Handbook Section 3063 “Impairment of Long-Lived Assets”.

Management’s estimates of credit risk, mineral prices, mineral resources, foreign exchange rates, production levels and operating, capital and reclamation costs are subject to risks and uncertainties that may affect the determination of the recoverability of deferred mineral property costs or other assets, such as the Convertible Loan. Although management has made its best estimate of these factors, it is possible that material changes could occur that may adversely affect management’s estimate of the net cash flows to be generated from its assets.

Stock-based Compensation

The company grants stock options to employees, directors and consultants as an element of compensation. The cost of the service received as consideration is measured based on an estimate of fair value at the date of the grant. The grant-date fair value is recognized as compensation expense or capitalized to mineral properties (for grants to individuals working directly on mineral projects), over the related service period with a corresponding increase in options, a separate component of shareholders’ equity. On exercise of stock options, the company issues common shares from treasury and the consideration received together with the compensation expense previously recorded to stock options is credited to share capital. The grant-date fair value of vested stock options that are forfeited is reclassified from stock options to contributed surplus. The previously expensed amounts for stock options that are forfeited that had not vested is recovered through earnings. The estimated fair value assigned to the stock options that were both vested and forfeited during the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006 were included in management fees, wages, benefits and stock-based compensation or mineral properties.

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The company uses the Black-Scholes option pricing model to estimate the fair value of each stock option. The Black-Scholes option pricing model requires the company to estimate the expected term of the options granted, the volatility of the company’s common shares and an expected dividend yield. The company estimates the expected term of the options granted by calculating the average term after considering the company’s historical experience involving stock option exercise; forfeitures and expiries; volatility is estimated with reference to historical volatility data; and the company does not currently anticipate paying any cash dividends in the foreseeable future and therefore has used an expected dividend yield of zero as detailed in note 7 (c) of the financial statements. The Black-Scholes model also requires the company to input a risk-free interest rate and the company uses the Bank of Canada marketable bond rates.

Financial Instruments

Under CICA Section 3855, Financial Instruments - Recognition and Measurement, all financial instruments are classified into one of the following five categories: held for trading financial instruments, held-to-maturity investments, loans and receivables, available-for-sale financial assets or other financial liabilities. Held for trading financial instruments are measured at fair value (or marked to market) and all gains and losses are included in the reported earnings or loss for the period in which they arise. Available-for-sale financial instruments are measured at fair value (or marked to market) with revaluation gains and losses excluded from reported earnings or loss and included in accumulated other comprehensive earnings until the instruments are derecognized or impaired. Loans and receivables, investments held-to-maturity and other financial liabilities are measured at amortized cost using the effective interest method.

The company’s financial instruments have been classified as follows:

Instrument	Classification
Cash and cash equivalents	Held for trading
Investments	Held-to-maturity
Accounts receivable	Loans and receivables
Convertible loan receivable	Loans and receivables
EIA security deposits	Held-to-maturity
Accounts payable relating to mineral properties	Other financial liabilities
Other accounts payable and accrued liabilities	Other financial liabilities

Derivatives embedded in other financial instruments or other host contracts are treated as separate derivatives when the risks and characteristics are not closely related to those of the host contracts and the host contracts are not measured at fair value, with changes in fair value recognized in earnings or loss for the period. Any derivatives are recorded on the balance sheet at fair value. Mark-to-market adjustments on these instruments are included in earnings or loss for the period. The company does not have any material derivative financial instruments or embedded derivatives at December 31, 2008 or 2007.

Transaction costs incurred to acquire or issue financial instruments are included in the underlying balance.

Asset retirement obligations

The company accounts for asset retirement obligations (“ARO”) by recognizing the fair value of a liability for an ARO in the period in which it is incurred if a reasonable estimate of fair value can be made. The associated asset retirement costs are recorded to the capitalized carrying amount of the related long-lived asset. The company has determined that it has no material ARO’s at December 31, 2008 and 2007.

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Income taxes

Income taxes are calculated using the asset and liability method. Temporary differences arising from the difference between the tax basis of an asset or liability and its carrying amount on the balance sheet are used to calculate future income tax liabilities or assets. Future income tax assets and liabilities are measured using substantively enacted tax rates and laws that are expected to apply when the temporary differences are expected to reverse. Assets are recognized only to the extent it is more likely than not that they will be realized. A valuation allowance is provided against future income tax assets to the extent it is considered more likely than not that the future income tax assets will not be realized.

New Accounting Policies

On December 1, 2006, the CICA issued three new accounting standards that are effective for the company’s financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2008: Handbook Section 1535, “Capital Disclosures”, Handbook Section 3862, “Financial Instruments – Disclosures”, and Handbook Section 3863, “Financial Instruments – Presentation”. Section 1535 specifies the disclosure of (i) an entity’s objectives, policies and processes for managing capital; (ii) quantitative data about what the entity regards as capital; (iii) whether the entity has complied with any capital requirements; and (iv) if it has not complied, the consequences of such non-compliance. The new Sections 3862 and 3863 replace Handbook Section 3861, “Financial Instruments – Disclosure and Presentation”, revising and enhancing its disclosure requirements, and carrying forward unchanged its presentation requirements. These new sections place increased emphasis on disclosures about the nature and extent of risks arising from financial instruments and how a company manages those risks. Refer to notes 12 and 13 of the consolidated financial statements.

CICA Handbook Section 1400, “General Standards of Financial Statement Presentation”, has been amended to include requirements to assess and disclose an entity’s ability to continue as a going concern. The changes are effective for interim and annual financial statements beginning on or after January 1, 2008. The standard requires that management make an assessment of a company’s ability to continue as a going concern and to use the going concern basis in the preparation of the financial statements unless management either intends to liquidate the company or to cease trading, or has no realistic alternative but to do so. When management is aware, in making its assessment, of material uncertainties related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt upon a company’s ability to continue as a going concern, those uncertainties should be disclosed. The company has performed such an assessment and has concluded that it is appropriate to present these consolidated financial statements using the going concern assumption.

International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”)

In February 2008, the CICA’s Accounting Standards Board confirmed that IFRS will replace Canadian GAAP in 2011 for profit-oriented Canadian publicly accountable enterprises. Corriente will be required to report its results in accordance with IFRS beginning in 2011. The company has developed a changeover plan to complete the transition to IFRS by January 1, 2011, including the preparation of required comparative information.

The key elements of Corriente’s changeover plan include determining appropriate changes to accounting policies and required amendments to financial disclosures, identifying and implementing changes in associated processes and information systems and complying with internal control requirements.

The company is currently analyzing accounting policy alternatives and identifying implementation options for the corresponding process changes. Corriente will update its IFRS changeover plan to reflect new and amended accounting standards issued by the International Accounting Standards Board, as required. As IFRS is expected to change prior to 2011, the impact of IFRS on the company’s Consolidated Financial Statements is not reasonably determinable at this time.

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Management is responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting for the company. Corriente has daily, weekly, monthly and annually-applied procedures that, when considered in the aggregate and in conjunction with current internal controls, are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in filings made pursuant to both Canadian Securities Administrators and the SEC are recorded, processed, summarized and reported in the manner specified by the relevant securities laws applicable to the company. In addition, Corriente has created a Corporate Disclosure Committee (the “CD Committee”), comprised of the Chief Executive Officer, Senior Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer. The CD Committee supplements these periodic processes. The Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer have concluded that, as at December 31, 2008, the company’s disclosure control procedures were effective.

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Corriente and its subsidiaries are relatively small in size and operate in a very integrated management environment. That is, senior management is in constant contact with many of Corriente’s staff, suppliers, regulators and the like on an ongoing and detailed basis. This allows one or more of senior management to be in a position where they will be aware of material events or information. While senior management may not be aware of all things at all times, it believes that the probability of a material event or material information being missed or not being disclosed on a timely basis is very small.

The Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer have evaluated whether there were any material changes to the company’s disclosure controls and procedures during the most recent interim period ended December 31, 2008 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect the company’s disclosure controls and procedures. No material changes were identified from their evaluation.

Internal Controls Over Financial Reporting (“ICFR”)

Management has designed, established and is maintaining a system of ICFR to provide reasonable assurance that the financial information disclosed in this MD&A and the related financial statements was prepared by the company for external purposes is reliable and has been recorded, processed, summarized and reported to the company’s Board of Directors and Audit Committee in an accurate and timely manner in accordance with Canadian GAAP and reconciled to US GAAP on an annual basis. The Board of Directors approves the financial statements and ensures that management discharges its financial reporting responsibilities. The Board’s review is accomplished principally through the Audit Committee, which is composed of independent non-executive directors.

The Audit Committee meets periodically with management and the auditors to review financial reporting and control matters. The Board of Directors has also appointed a Compensation Committee composed of non-executive directors, whose recommendations are followed with regard to executive compensation.

During the year ended December 31, 2007, the company took steps to: document entity level controls, improve segregation of duties through the addition of accounting personnel, formalize the authorization process, review and refine internal control processes, review, document and improve general controls over information technology and document and enhance controls over financial statement close processes.

The company’s management, including the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer, is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting, and evaluating the effectiveness of the company’s internal control over financial reporting as at each fiscal period end. Based on its evaluation, management has concluded that as at December 31, 2008, the company’s internal control over financial reporting was effective and provided reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of its annual filings for external purposes in accordance with Canadian and US GAAP.

The Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer have evaluated whether there were any material changes to the company’s ICFR during the most recent interim period ended December 31, 2008 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect the company’s ICFR. No material changes were identified from their evaluation.

Risk Factors

Companies operating in the mining industry face many and varied kinds of risks. While risk management cannot eliminate the impact of all potential risks, the company strives to manage such risks to the extent possible and practical. It should be noted that this list is not exhaustive and that other risk factors may apply. Few exploration projects successfully achieve development and production. Due in some cases to factors that cannot be predicted or foreseen, an investment in the company may not be suitable for all investors. Following are the risk factors which the company’s management believes are most important in the context of the company’s business.

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Foreign Country and Political Risk

The mineral properties on which the company is actively pursuing its exploration and development activities are all located in Ecuador, South America. As a result, the company is subject to certain risks, including currency fluctuations and possible political or economic instability in Ecuador, which may result in the impairment or loss of mineral concessions or other mineral rights. In recent history, Ecuador has undergone numerous political changes at the national executive branch, legislative branch and judicial branch levels. Also, mineral exploration and mining activities may be affected in varying degrees by political instability and government regulations related to the mining industry.

Any changes in regulations or shifts in political attitudes are beyond the control of the company and may adversely affect its business. Exploration may be affected in varying degrees by government regulations with respect to restrictions on future exploitation and production, price controls, export controls, foreign exchange controls, import duties, royalties, income taxes, expropriation of property, environmental legislation and mine and/or site safety.

Despite the April 29, 1996 “Agreement between the Government of Canada and the Government of the Republic of Ecuador for the Promotion and Reciprocal Protection of Investments”, the company’s mineral properties could conceivably be expropriated by the Ecuador Government, which could result in a significant or total loss for the company without compensation.

In November 2006, Rafael Correa won the Ecuador Presidential run-off election over Alvaro Noboa and officially took office on January 15, 2007. During the intervening (transition) period, the administration of President Alfredo Palacio experienced a number of indigenous protests in southeast Ecuador which eventually resulted in the suspension of the company’s exploration and development activities (see “Properties in Advanced Development - Mirador Project”) and a delay in the Mirador Project’s development timeline.

Since President Correa’s January 15, 2007 inauguration, his administration has focused primarily on exacting electoral and governmental reforms. In April 2007, a National Referendum approved the creation of a Constitutional Assembly to replace Congress. On September 30, 2007, Constitutional Assembly elections were held in which President Correa’s Allianza Pais party had elected 80 of the 130 members of the Constitutional Assembly, thereby giving the President a clear majority in the Assembly.

On April 18, 2008, the Constitutional Assembly of Ecuador passed the Mandate into law on April 18, 2008, which established a number of conditions and restrictions on metallic mining concessions previously issued by the Government of Ecuador (see “Significant Events for the Period Ended December 31, 2008 and to date”). According to the Ministry of Mines and Petroleum (the “MMP”), the new Mining Law (note 15) enacted on January 29, 2009 establishes the new legal framework for mining. However, the Regulations underlying the Mining Law have yet to be developed, creating some uncertainty regarding the mining industry in Ecuador. To date, the company’s discussions with the MMP and legal counsel have not resulted in a determination of any material impairment in the carrying value of the company’s concessions as a result of the lack of defined Regulations or clear governmental confirmation that the Mandate is no longer in effect.

While the new Mining Law is considered to be a significant milestone for the country, much work remains to be done in developing the Regulations to the Mining Law and finalizing the terms and conditions that would foster feasible mining investments in Ecuador.

Management believes that the current political and mining investment climate in Ecuador will improve and stabilize, but there can be no certainty that this will be the case in the near future.

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To mitigate such risk, the company funds its Ecuador operations on an as-needed basis and works closely with federal and territorial governments and community groups. The company does not presently maintain political risk insurance for its foreign exploration and development projects.

Economic Instability May Affect the Company’s Business

Since the middle of 2008, macroeconomic events, including global economic uncertainty, reduced confidence in financial markets, bank failures and credit availability concerns have negatively affected prices for commodities, including copper. Within this timeframe, the company’s market capitalization has fluctuated significantly. Although circumstances may improve over the longer term, the impact upon the company’s liquidity and its ability to raise the capital required to execute its business plans going forward may be negative. As a result, the company will consider its business plans and options carefully going forward into 2009. The company intends to preserve its cash balances to the greatest extent possible by curtailing capital and operational expenditures where possible.

The company has assessed the carrying values of its mineral properties as a result of the market downturn in copper prices and based on current and expected metals prices and cost structures, management has determined that the values of the company’s mineral properties have not been impaired at this time. However, should current market conditions and commodity prices significantly become worse, recognition of an impairment of mineral properties may be required.

Exploration and Mining Risks

The business of exploring for minerals and mining involves a high degree of risk. Due in some cases to factors that cannot be foreseen, only a small proportion of the properties that are explored are ultimately developed into producing mines. There is no assurance that the company’s mineral exploration activities will result in any discoveries of new bodies of commercial ore. At present, only the company’s Mirador Project property has proven or probable reserves while any planned exploration programs for the company’s other properties are exploratory searches for proven or probable reserves. The mining areas presently being assessed by the company may not contain economically recoverable volumes of minerals or metals.

The operations of the company may be disrupted by a variety of risks and hazards which are beyond the control of the company, including labour disruptions, accidents, the inability to obtain suitable or adequate machinery, equipment or labour and other risks involved in the conduct of exploration programs. Once economically recoverable volumes of minerals are found, substantial expenditures are required to establish reserves through drilling, to develop metallurgical processes, to develop the mining and processing facilities and infrastructure at any site chosen for mining. Although substantial benefits may be derived from the discovery of a major mineralized deposit, no assurance can be given that minerals will be discovered in sufficient quantities or have sufficient grade to justify commercial operations or that funds required for development can be obtained on a timely basis. The economics of developing copper, gold and other mineral properties is affected by many factors including the cost of operations, variations of the grade of ore mined, fluctuations in the price of minerals produced, costs of processing equipment and such other factors as government regulations, including regulations relating to environmental protection. In addition, the grade of mineralization ultimately mined may differ from that indicated by drilling results and such differences could be material. Depending on the price of copper or other minerals produced, which have fluctuated widely in the past, the company may determine that it is impractical to commence or continue commercial production.

An additional project risk related to the company’s development of its Mirador and Panantza-San Carlos Projects includes the cyclical demand for major components and resources utilized in a mine’s construction and operation, including equipment, parts and qualified employees. These same conditions may also adversely impact the mine’s ultimate construction schedule if an inordinate demand on metals causes shortages or cost increases.

Surface Rights and Access

Although the company acquires the rights to some or all of the minerals in the ground subject to the tenures that it acquires, or has a right to acquire, in most cases it does not thereby acquire any rights to, or ownership of, the surface to the areas covered by its mineral tenures. In such cases, applicable mining laws usually provide for rights of access to the surface for the purpose of carrying on mining activities, however, the enforcement of such rights can be costly and time consuming. In areas where there are no existing surface rights holders, this does not usually cause a problem, as there are no impediments to surface access. However, in areas where there are local populations or land owners, it is necessary, as a practical matter, to negotiate surface access. There can be no guarantee that, despite having the legal right to access the surface and carry on mining activities, the company will be able to negotiate a satisfactory agreement with any such existing landowners/occupiers for such access, and therefore it may be unable to carry out mining activities. In addition, in circumstances where such access is denied, or no agreement can be reached, the company may need to rely on the assistance of local officials or the courts in such jurisdiction.

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Estimates of Mineral Resources and Production Risks

The mineral resource estimates disclosed by the company are estimates only, and no assurance can be given that any proven or probable reserves will be discovered or that any particular level of recovery of minerals will in fact be realized or that an identified reserve or resource will ever qualify as a commercially mineable (or viable) deposit which can be legally and economically exploited. In addition, the grade of mineralization which may ultimately be mined may differ from that indicated by drilling results and such differences could be material. Production can be affected by such factors as permitting regulations and requirements, weather, earthquakes, fire, environmental factors, unforeseen technical difficulties, unusual or unexpected geological formations and work interruptions. Consequently, the company’s estimated mineral resources should not be interpreted as assurances or evidence of commercial viability or potential or of the profitability of any future operations.

Financing Risks

The company has no source of positive operating cash flow and has no assurance that additional funding that could be needed in addition to its cash and cash equivalents on hand will be available for further exploration and project development. Further advanced development of one or more of the company’s properties will be dependent upon the company’s ability to obtain financing through joint venturing, equity or debt financing or other means. Although the company has been successful in the past in obtaining financing through the sale of equity securities, there can be no assurance that the company will be able to obtain adequate financing in the future or that the terms of such financing will be favourable. Failure to obtain such additional financing could result in delay or indefinite postponement of further development of its projects.

Additional funds raised by the company through the issuance of equity or convertible debt securities will cause the company’s current stockholders to experience dilution. Such securities may grant rights, preferences or privileges senior to those of the company’s common stockholders.

The company does not have any contractual restrictions on its ability to incur debt and expects to incur significant amounts of indebtedness to finance development of its Mirador Project through the construction phase. Any such indebtedness could contain covenants which would restrict the company’s operations.

Limited Experience with Development-Stage Mining Operations

The company has no previous experience in placing mineral properties into production and its ability to do so will be dependent upon using the services of appropriately experienced personnel or entering into agreements with other major resource companies or contractors that can provide such expertise. There can be no assurance that the company will have available to it the necessary expertise when and if it places its mineral properties into production.

Base and Precious Metals Prices

The principal activity of the company is the exploration and development of copper-gold mineral properties. The mineral exploration and development industry in general is intensely competitive and there is no assurance that, even if commercial quantities of proven and probable reserves are discovered, a profitable market may exist for the sale of the same. Factors beyond the control of the company may affect the marketability of any substances discovered. Base and precious metals prices have fluctuated widely, particularly in recent years. The feasible development of such properties is highly dependent upon the price of copper and, to a lesser extent, gold. A sustained and substantial decline in commodity copper prices could result in the write-down, termination of exploration and development work or loss of its interests in identified mineral properties.

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Competition

The company competes with many companies that have substantially greater financial and technical resources for the acquisition of mineral properties and mining and processing equipment, the securing of engineering services and the recruitment and retention of qualified employees and consultants.

Environmental and other Regulatory Requirements

The activities of the company are subject to environmental regulations promulgated by government agencies from time to time. Environmental legislation generally provides for restrictions and prohibitions on spills, releases or emissions of various substances produced in association with certain mining industry operations, such as seepage from tailings disposal areas, which would result in environmental pollution. A breach of such legislation may result in imposition of fines and penalties. In addition, certain types of operations require the submission and approval of environmental impact assessments. Environmental legislation is evolving in a manner which means stricter standards, and enforcement, fines and penalties for non-compliance are more stringent. Environmental assessments of proposed projects carry a heightened degree of responsibility for companies and directors, officers and employees. The cost of compliance with changes in governmental regulations has a potential to reduce the profitability of operations.

Companies engaged in exploration and development activities generally experience increased costs and delays as a result of the need to comply with applicable laws, regulations and permits. There can be no assurance that all permits which the company may require for exploration and development of its properties will be obtainable on reasonable terms or on a timely basis, or that such laws and regulations would not have an adverse effect on any project that the company may undertake.

The company believes it is in substantial compliance with all material laws and regulations which currently apply to its activities. However, there may be unforeseen environmental liabilities resulting from exploration and/or mining activities and these may be costly to remedy. Failure to comply with applicable laws, regulations, and permitting requirements may result in enforcement actions thereunder, including orders issued by regulatory or judicial authorities causing operations to cease or be curtailed, and may include corrective measures requiring capital expenditures, installation of additional equipment, or remedial actions. Parties engaged in exploration operations may be required to compensate those suffering loss or damage by reason of the exploration activities and may have civil or criminal fines or penalties imposed for violations of applicable laws or regulations and, in particular, environmental laws.

Amendments to current laws, regulations and permits governing operations and activities of exploration companies, or more stringent implementation thereof, could have a material adverse impact on the company and cause increases in expenditures and costs or require abandonment or delays in developing new mining properties.

Corriente’s policy is to abide by the regulations and requirements of Ecuador and the company’s Health, Safety and Environmental Policies, as well as its approved EIA’s.

Infrastructure

Mining, development and exploration activities depend, to one degree or another, on adequate infrastructure. Reliable roads, bridges, power sources and water supply are important determinants which affect capital and operating costs. The lack of availability on acceptable terms or the delay in the availability of any one or more of these items could prevent or delay development of the company’s projects. If adequate infrastructure is not available in a timely manner, there can be no assurance that the development of the company’s projects will be commenced or completed on a timely basis, if at all; the company’s operations will achieve anticipated results; or the construction costs and ongoing operating costs associated with the development of the company’s advanced-stage exploration projects will not be higher than anticipated. In addition, unusual or infrequent weather phenomena, sabotage, or community, government or other interference in the maintenance or provision of such infrastructure could adversely affect the company’s operations and profitability.

Uninsured or Uninsurable Risks

The company may become subject to liability for pollution or hazards against which it cannot insure or may elect not to insure where premium costs are disproportionate to the company’s perception of the relevant risks. The payment of such insurance premiums and of such liabilities would reduce the funds available for exploration, development and production activities.

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Title Matters

Title to and the area of mining concessions may be disputed. Although the company has taken steps to verify the title to mineral properties in which it has an interest in accordance with industry standards for the current stage of exploration of such properties, these procedures do not guarantee the company’s title. Property title may be subject to unregistered prior agreements or transfers and title may be affected by undetected defects or the rights of indigenous peoples.

Repatriation of Earnings

Currently there are no restrictions on the repatriation from Ecuador of earnings to foreign entities. However, despite the existence of a Canada – Ecuador Tax Treaty there can be no assurance that restrictions on repatriation of earnings from Ecuador will not be imposed in the future.

Foreign Subsidiaries

The company conducts operations through foreign subsidiaries and substantially all of its assets are held in such entities. Accordingly, any limitation on the transfer of cash or other assets between the parent corporation and such entities, or among such entities, could restrict the company’s ability to fund its operations efficiently. Any such limitations, or the perception that such limitations may exist now or in the future, could have an adverse impact on the company’s valuation and stock price.

Dependence on Key Personnel

The company’s development to date has largely depended on, and in the future will continue to depend on, the efforts of key management, project management and operations personnel. Loss of any of these people could have a material adverse effect on the company and its business. The company has not obtained and does not intend to obtain key-person insurance in respect of any officers or other employees.

Share Price Fluctuations

In recent years, the securities markets have experienced a high level of price and volume volatility, and the market price of securities of many companies, particularly those considered development-stage companies such as the company, have experienced wide fluctuations in price which have not necessarily been related to the underlying asset values or prospects of such companies. Price fluctuations will continue to occur in the future.

No Dividends

The company has no history of earnings from operations and, due to the nature of its business, there can be no assurance that the company will ever be profitable. Investors cannot expect to receive a dividend on their investment in the company in the foreseeable future, if ever. Investors should not expect to receive any return on their investment in the company’s securities other than possible capital gains.

Financial Risk

The company’s financial instruments are exposed to certain financial risks, including credit risk, liquidity risk and market risk (including interest rate, foreign exchange rate and copper price risk).

Credit risk

Credit risk is the risk of an unexpected loss if a customer or third party to a financial instrument fails to meet its contractual payment obligations. The company’s credit risk is primarily attributable to cash and cash equivalents and investments.

The company’s cash and cash equivalents and investments are held at a large Canadian financial institution, which has no known liquidity problems. Any cash maintained in Ecuador is held in a well-established bank. The company’s cash equivalent investments (presented as part of cash and cash equivalents) are comprised of financial instruments issued by a Canadian chartered bank, which carry a R1-High (DBRS) investment rating and are easily liquidated, as they mature daily. The company’s largest concentration of financial assets, investments, are exclusively in instruments of the Province of Ontario and a Canadian Crown corporation and carry a R1-High (DBRS) investment rating and are easily liquidated. The company has no investments in asset-backed commercial paper. The company manages counterparty credit risk by regularly monitoring counterparty credit ratings.

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The company’s accounts receivable consist mainly of GST receivable due from the Government of Canada. The EIA deposits included in other assets are held in a major US bank and are comprised of financial instruments issued by a large US bank.

The convertible loan in the amount of $957,000 is due from Q2 Gold, a related company, and its subsidiaries. Q2 Gold’s assets are primarily made up of concessions located in Ecuador which are believed to have gold resource potential. The convertible loan is collateralized by the assets of Q2 Gold.

Liquidity risk

Liquidity risk is the risk that the company will not be able to meet its financial obligations as they fall due. The company manages liquidity risk through the management of its capital structure and financial leverage as outlined in note 12 to the consolidated financial statements.

Accounts payable relating to mineral properties and other accounts payable and accrued liabilities are due within the current operating period. As at December 31, 2008, the company had a total cash, cash equivalents and investments balance of $93,777,000 to settle current liabilities of $1,595,000.

Market risk

Market risk is the risk of loss that may arise from changes in market factors such as foreign exchange, interest rates and commodity prices.

(a) Currency risk

The company’s expenditures are predominantly in US dollars and any future equity raised is expected to be predominantly in Canadian dollars. The company conducts the majority of its business in Ecuador, which uses the US dollar as its primary economic currency. Future project development expenditures are expected to be paid in US dollars. A significant change in the relative currency exchange rates between the Canadian dollar and the US dollar would have an effect on the company’s balance sheets, statements of earnings (loss) and cash flows.

As such, the company is subject to risk due to fluctuations in the exchange rates for the US and Canadian dollar. Beginning in 2007, the company began maintaining balances in Canadian and US dollars in a proportion related to the magnitude of future mineral property, plant and equipment, and administrative expenditures, and the jurisdictions in which they will likely be made. The company has not hedged its exposure to currency fluctuations.

At December 31, 2008, the company is exposed to currency risk through the following financial assets and liabilities denominated in US dollars:

		in thousands of US dollars
		December 31,			December 31,
		2008			2007
Cash and cash equivalents	$	3,703		$	78,747
Investments		61,771			–
Other assets		3,518			4,277
Accounts payable relating to mineral properties		(1,151	)		(1,671	)

Based on the above net exposures as at December 31, 2008, and assuming that all other variables remain constant, a 10% depreciation or appreciation of the Canadian dollar against the US dollar would result in an increase or decrease of approximately $6,800,000 in the company’s net earnings.

(b) Interest rate risk

Interest rate risk is the risk that the fair value or future cash flows of a financial instrument will fluctuate because of changes in market interest rates.

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The risk that the company will realize a loss as a result of a decline in the fair value of the investments or EIA deposits included in other assets is limited because these deposits will be held to maturity, have fixed interest rates and were issued by Canadian provincial and Crown corporations or major banks. Changes in interest rates would not have a significant impact on the company’s consolidated statements of earnings (loss).

(c) Commodity price risk

Commodity price risk is defined as the potential adverse impact on earnings or economic value due to commodity price movements and volatilities. The company closely monitors commodity prices of copper, individual equity movements, and the stock market to determine the appropriate course of action to be taken by the company. Fluctuations in commodity pricing may be significant, and the associated price risk cannot be estimated at this stage of the company’s development. The company does not have any hedging or other commodity-based risks respecting its operations.

Cautionary Statement on Forward-Looking Statements

This MD&A contains forward-looking statements that relate to future events or Corriente's future performance. All statements other than statements of historical fact are forward-looking statements. These statements include, but are not limited to, statements concerning the future financial and operating performance of Corriente, its subsidiaries and its current and proposed mineral projects; the future price of copper, gold and other precious and base metals; the estimation of mineral reserves and resources; the realization of mineral reserve estimates; the timing and amount of estimated future production; anticipated costs of production; working capital requirements; capital and exploration expenditures; costs and timing of mine development, processing facility construction and the development of new deposits; costs and timing of future exploration; requirements for additional capital; government regulation of mining operations; environmental risks; reclamation expenses; title disputes or claims; limitation of insurance coverage; and the timing and possible outcome of pending litigation and regulatory matters.

Often, but not always, forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of words such as “plans”, “proposes”, “expects”, “is expected”, “budget”, “scheduled”, “estimates”, “forecasts”, “intends”, “anticipates”, or “believes” or variations (including negative variations) of such words and phrases, or state that certain actions, events or results “may”, “could”, “would”, “might” or “will” be taken, occur or be achieved.

The forward-looking statements contained herein are based on a number of assumptions that the company believes are reasonable, but may prove to be incorrect. These assumptions include, but are not limited to, assumptions that the current economic uncertainty and financial market volatility will not prevent the timely realization of the company's development plans; that foreign exchange rates will remain approximately at current levels; that the supply and demand for copper will develop as expected; that the company receives regulatory approvals for its exploration and development projects on a timely basis; that the company is able to obtain financing for the company’s development projects on reasonable terms; that engineering and construction timetables and capital costs for the company’s development projects are not incorrectly estimated or affected by unforeseen circumstances; that the company’s reserve estimates are within reasonable bounds of accuracy and that the geological, operational and price assumptions on which they are based are reasonable; that the company is able to retain or hire the personnel it needs to carry out its business plan; and that a feasible mining industry environment is facilitated and fostered by the Ecuador Government.

However, forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of Corriente to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Such factors include, but are not limited to, the current significant general economic uncertainty and financial market volatility; exploration and mining risks; uncertainties relating to surface rights; the actual results of current exploration activities; realization of resource estimates; ability to obtain financing; the outcome of negotiations; conclusions of economic evaluations and studies; changes in project parameters and returns as plans continue to be refined; future prices of copper, gold, and other by-product credit metals; increased competition in the mining industry for properties, equipment and qualified personnel; risks associated with environmental compliance and permitting, including those created by changes in environmental legislation and regulation; the risk of arbitrary changes in law; title risks; risks relating to repatriation of earnings; social and political risks associated with operations in foreign countries; the risk of loss of key personnel; significant fluctuations in the exchange rates for United States and Canadian currency; and delays in the completion of development and construction activities , as well as those factors discussed under the heading “Risk Factors” elsewhere in this MD&A.

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Although the company has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual actions, events or results to differ materially from those described in forward-looking information, there may be other factors that cause actions, events or results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. There can be no assurance that forward-looking information will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements.

Forward-looking statements contained herein are made as of the date hereof. The company undertakes no obligation to update publicly or otherwise revise any forward-looking statements or the foregoing lists of factors and assumptions, whether as a result of new information, future events or results or otherwise, except as required by law. Because forward-looking statements are inherently uncertain, readers should not place undue reliance on them. The forward-looking statements contained herein are expressly qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement.

Cautionary Note to US Investors

All references to mineral reserves and mineral resources contained in this [MD&A] [annual information form] are determined in accordance with National Instrument 43-101 -- Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects (“NI 43-101”), as required by Canadian securities regulations. While the terms “mineral resource”, “measured mineral resource”, “indicated mineral resource” and “inferred mineral resource” are recognized and required by NI 43-101, they are not defined or recognized by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC”). As such, information contained in this MD&A concerning descriptions of mineralization and resources, as determined in accordance with NI 43-101, may not be comparable to similar information made public in accordance with the requirements of the SEC. “Indicated mineral resources” and “inferred mineral resources” have a great amount of uncertainty as to their existence, and great uncertainty as to their economic and legal feasibility. It cannot be assumed that all or any part of mineral resources constitutes or will ever be converted into reserves.

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EX-1.3

Corriente Resources Inc.
(A Development Stage Enterprise)

Consolidated Financial Statements
As at December 31, 2008 and 2007 and for the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007
(expressed in Canadian dollars)

Management’s Responsibility for Financial Reporting

The accompanying consolidated financial statements of Corriente Resources Inc. (“the company”) have been prepared by management in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in Canada, and within the framework of the summary of significant accounting policies in these consolidated financial statements.

A system of internal accounting control is maintained by management in order to provide reasonable assurance that assets are safeguarded and that transactions are properly recorded and executed in accordance with management’s authorization. This system includes established policies and procedures, the selection and training of qualified personnel and an organization providing for appropriate delegation of authority and segregation of responsibilities.

The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors meets periodically with management and the company’s independent auditors to review the scope and results of their annual audit and to review the consolidated financial statements and related financial reporting and control matters prior to submitting the consolidated financial statements to the Board of Directors for approval.

The consolidated financial statements have been audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP on behalf of the shareholders and their report follows.

“Kenneth R. Shannon”	“Darryl F. Jones”
President & Chief Executive Officer	Chief Financial Officer
Vancouver, British Columbia
March 30, 2009

Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting

The management of Corriente Resources Inc. is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting. The United States Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 in Rule 13a-15(f ) and 15d-15(f ) defines this as a process designed by, or under the supervision of, the company’s principal executive and principal financial officers and effected by the company’s board of directors, management and other personnel, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and includes those policies and procedures that:

• Pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company;

• Provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and

• Provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of the company’s assets that may have a material effect on the financial statements.

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements on a timely basis. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting to future periods are subject to risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

Management assessed the effectiveness of the company’s internal control over financial reporting as at December 31, 2008. In making this assessment, the company’s management used the criteria, established in Internal Control-Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO).

Based upon this assessment, management concluded that the company’s internal control over financial reporting was effective as at December 31, 2008.

The effectiveness of the company’s internal control over financial reporting as at December 31, 2008 has been audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, our independent auditors, as stated in their report which appears herein.

“Kenneth R. Shannon”	“Darryl F. Jones”
President & Chief Executive Officer	Chief Financial Officer
Vancouver, British Columbia
March 30, 2009

Independent Auditors’ Report

To the Shareholders of Corriente Resources Inc.

We have completed integrated audits of Corriente Resources Inc.’s 2008 and 2007 consolidated financial statements and of its internal control over financial reporting as at December 31, 2008. Our opinions, based on our audits, are presented below.

Consolidated Financial statements

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Corriente Resources Inc. as at December 31, 2008 and 2007, and the related consolidated statements of changes in shareholders’ equity, statements of earnings (loss), and comprehensive income (loss) and statements of cash flows for each of the years in the two year period ended December 31, 2008. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits of the Company’s financial statements in accordance with Canadian generally accepted auditing standards and the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform an audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit of financial statements includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. A financial statement audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as at December 31, 2008 and 2007 and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the years in the two year period ended December 31, 2008 in accordance with Canadian generally accepted accounting principles.

Internal control over financial reporting

We have also audited Corriente Resources Inc.’s internal control over financial reporting as at December 31, 2008, based on criteria established in Internal Control - Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). The Company’s management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in the accompanying Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting based on our audit.

We conducted our audit of internal control over financial reporting in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. An audit of internal control over financial reporting includes obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk, and performing such other procedures as we consider necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (i) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (ii) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (iii) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

In our opinion, the Company maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as at December 31, 2008 based on criteria established in Internal Control — Integrated Framework issued by the COSO.

“PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP”

Chartered Accountants
Vancouver, British Columbia
March 30, 2009

Corriente Resources Inc. (a development stage enterprise)
Consolidated Balance Sheets
As at December 31, 2008 and 2007

(expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars)

		2008			2007
Assets
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	18,540		$	93,272
Investments (note 3)		75,237			–
Accounts receivable and prepayments		84			339
Convertible loan (note 4)		957			461
		94,818			94,072
Long-term assets
Mineral properties (note 4)		94,489			77,779
Equipment (note 5)		1,541			1,914
Other assets (note 6)		4,285			4,260
		100,315			83,953
TOTAL ASSETS	$	195,133		$	178,025
Liabilities
Current liabilities
Accounts payable relating to mineral properties	$	1,402		$	1,656
Other accounts payable and accrued liabilities		193			223
		1,595			1,879
Shareholders’ Equity
Share capital		235,996			234,438
Options (note 7 (c))		4,718			3,736
Contributed surplus		1,472			1,378
Deficit		(48,648	)		(63,406	)
		193,538			176,146
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY	$	195,133		$	178,025

Nature of operations – note 1
Commitments – note 4
Measurement uncertainty – note 4
Subsequent event – note 15

Approved by the Board of Directors
“Kenneth Shannon”	“Anthony Holler”
Director	Director

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

Corriente Resources Inc. (a development stage enterprise)
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity
For the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007

(expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars, except for number of shares)

	Common Shares
													Total
			Share					Contributed					Shareholders’
	Number		Capital		Options			Surplus		Deficit			Equity
Balance at December 31, 2006	74,752,393	$	233,553	$	2,585		$	993	$	(48,394	)	$	188,737
Common shares issued for cash
pursuant to exercise of options
(note 7 (c))	175,000		592		–			–		–			592
Grant-date fair value of options
exercised (note 7 (c))	–		293		(293	)		–		–			–
Grant-date fair value of options
expired or forfeited (note 7 (c))	–		–		(385	)		385		–			–
Stock based compensation on
unexercised options (note 7 (c))	–		–		1,829			–		–			1,829
Loss for the year ended
December 31, 2007	–		–		–			–		(15,012	)		(15,012	)
Balance at December 31, 2007	74,927,393		234,438		3,736			1,378		(63,406	)		176,146
Common shares issued for cash
pursuant to exercise of options
(note 7 (c))	375,000		1,058		–			–		–			1,058
Grant-date fair value of options
exercised (note 7 (c))	–		500		(500	)		–		–			–
Grant-date fair value of vested
options forfeited (note 7 (c))	–		–		(94	)		94		–			–
Stock based compensation on
unexercised options (note 7 (c))	–		–		1,576			–		–			1,576
Earnings for the year ended
December 31, 2008	–		–		–			–		14,758			14,758
Balance at December 31, 2008	75,302,393	$	235,996	$	4,718		$	1,472	$	(48,648	)	$	193,538

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

Corriente Resources Inc. (a development stage enterprise)
Consolidated Statements of Earnings (Loss) and Comprehensive Income (Loss)
For the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007

(expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars, except for per share amounts and number of shares)

		2008			2007
Administration expenses
Management fees, wages, benefits and stock-based compensation	$	1,873		$	1,609
Corporate development and shareholder expenses		544			518
Legal, accounting and regulatory		506			1,007
Office and related		288			245
Other		80			119
		3,291			3,498
Other (income) expenses
Foreign exchange (gain) loss		(15,879	)		15,539
Interest income (note 8)		(2,050	)		(5,111	)
Management fees (note 8)		(120	)		(60	)
Severance costs		–			1,257
Gain on sale of assets		–			(111	)
		(18,049	)		11,514
Earnings (loss) and comprehensive income (loss) for the year	$	14,758		$	(15,012	)
Earnings (loss) per share
Basic and diluted	$	0.20		$	(0.20	)
Weighted average number of shares outstanding
Basic		75,088,978			74,844,105
Diluted		75,321,884			74,844,105

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

Corriente Resources Inc. (a development stage enterprise)
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
For the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007

(expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars)

		2008			2007
Cash flows from (applied to) operating activities
Earnings (loss) for the year	$	14,758		$	(15,012	)
Items not affecting cash
Stock-based compensation (note 7 (c))		802			699
Accrued management fees (note 4)		(120	)		(60	)
Accrued interest receivable on convertible loan (note 4)		(61	)		(25	)
Depreciation		32			28
Changes in non-cash working capital
Accounts receivable and prepayments		255			(133	)
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities		(30	)		320
		15,636			(14,183	)
Cash flows from (applied to) investing activities
Investments		(75,237	)		–
Mineral property costs		(15,691	)		(18,545	)
Convertible loan		(315	)		(376	)
Payments to acquire equipment		(128	)		(1,473	)
Other assets		(55	)		240
Cash balance of spun-off company (note 4)		–			(94	)
		(91,426	)		(20,248	)
Cash flows from financing activities
Proceeds from issuance of common shares, net of issue costs		1,058			592
		1,058			592
Decrease in cash and cash equivalents		(74,732	)		(33,839	)
Cash and cash equivalents – beginning of year		93,272			127,111
Cash and cash equivalents – end of year	$	18,540		$	93,272

Supplemental cash flow information (note 11)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

Corriente Resources Inc. (a development stage enterprise)
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2008 and 2007

(expressed in Canadian dollars unless otherwise noted)

1	Nature of operations
	Corriente Resources Inc. and its subsidiaries (collectively, “Corriente” or “the company”) are engaged in the exploration and development of mineral properties primarily in Ecuador, South America. The company considers itself to be a development stage enterprise.
	The business of mining and exploring for minerals involves a high degree of risk and there can be no assurance that current exploration and development programs will result in profitable mining operations. The recoverability of amounts shown for mineral properties is dependent upon the discovery of economically recoverable reserves, receipt of necessary permits and regulatory approvals, the ability of the company to obtain financing to complete its development and future profitable operations or sale of the properties. The investment in and expenditures on mineral properties comprise a significant portion of the company’s assets.
2	Significant accounting policies
	Basis of presentation
	These consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) in Canada, which as described in note 14, differ in certain respects from GAAP in the United States of America.
	Basis of consolidation
	The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the company, its subsidiaries, all of which are wholly-owned, and any variable interest entities (“VIEs”) where the company is the primary beneficiary. The company has determined that it does not have any material VIEs as at December 31, 2008 and 2007. All significant inter-company balances have been eliminated.
	Mineral properties
	The company capitalizes all costs related to investments in mineral property interests on a property-by-property basis. Such costs include mineral property acquisition costs, exploration and development expenditures. The company also capitalizes the costs for future income taxes related to mineral property costs that will not be eligible for deduction against future taxable income.
	The amounts shown for mineral property acquisition costs and deferred exploration expenditures represent costs incurred to date and do not necessarily reflect present or future values.
	Mineral property expenditures will be amortized over the useful lives of the properties upon commencement of commercial production, or written down to fair value if the properties are abandoned, become impaired or the claims allowed to lapse.
	The acquisition of title to mineral properties is a complicated and uncertain process. The company has taken steps, in accordance with industry standards, to verify mineral properties in which it has an interest. Although the company has made efforts to ensure that legal title to its properties is properly recorded in the name of the company, there can be no assurance that such title will ultimately be secured.

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Corriente Resources Inc. (a development stage enterprise)
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2008 and 2007

(expressed in Canadian dollars unless otherwise noted)

Equipment is stated at cost. Depreciation of equipment is provided on a declining-balance basis over the estimated useful life at annual rates of between 5% and 100% commencing when the related asset is available for use.

Asset impairment

When events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amounts of the related assets may not be recoverable, management of the company reviews and evaluates the carrying value of each asset for impairment. If the total estimated future cash flows on an undiscounted basis are less than the carrying amount of the asset, an impairment loss is measured and assets are written down to fair value which is normally the discounted value of future cash flows. Where estimates of future net cash flows are not available and where other conditions suggest impairment, management assesses whether the carrying value can be recovered by considering alternative methods of determining fair value. When it is determined that an asset is impaired, the asset’s carrying value is written down to its estimated fair value in accordance with the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants (“CICA”) Handbook Section 3063 “Impairment of Long-Lived Assets”.

Management’s estimates of credit risk, mineral prices, mineral resources, foreign exchange rates, production levels and operating, capital and reclamation costs are subject to risks and uncertainties that may affect the determination of the recoverability of deferred mineral property costs or other assets, such as the convertible loan receivable from Q2 Gold Resources Inc. Although management has made its best estimate of these factors, it is possible that material changes could occur that may adversely affect management’s estimate of the net cash flows to be generated from its assets.

Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents comprise cash on deposit with banks and highly liquid short-term interest bearing investments with a term to maturity at the date of purchase of 90 days or less from the date of acquisition.

Investments

Investments comprise short-term interest bearing promissory notes with a term to maturity at the date of purchase of greater than 90 days but less than 1 year from the date of acquisition. The company has the intent and ability to hold these notes until maturity and therefore has classified them as held-to-maturity. These investments are initially recorded at fair value and subsequently measured at amortized cost using the effective interest rate method.

Marketable securities are recorded at their fair value on the date of acquisition and are classified as available-for-sale or held for trading. The fair value of the securities is adjusted at each subsequent balance sheet date and the resulting unrealized gains or losses are included in other comprehensive income or net earnings for the period, as appropriate. The company held no marketable securities at December 31, 2008 and 2007.

Foreign currency translation

As at December 31, 2008, the Canadian dollar is the functional currency of the company.

The company’s subsidiaries are considered integrated foreign operations and their financial statements are translated into Canadian currency, the parent company’s functional currency, using the temporal method.

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Corriente Resources Inc. (a development stage enterprise)
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2008 and 2007

(expressed in Canadian dollars unless otherwise noted)

Monetary assets and liabilities are translated at the exchange rate in effect at the balance sheet date; non-monetary items are translated at historical exchange rates; revenue and expense items are translated at the average rate of exchange for the period, except for depreciation, which is translated at the same rate as the assets to which they relate. Translation gains and losses are reflected in the company’s reported earnings or loss for the period.

Financial instruments

Under CICA Section 3855, Financial Instruments - Recognition and Measurement, all financial instruments are classified into one of the following five categories: held for trading financial instruments, held-to-maturity investments, loans and receivables, available-for-sale financial assets or other financial liabilities. Held for trading financial instruments are measured at fair value (or marked to market) and all gains and losses are included in the reported earnings or loss for the period in which they arise. Available-for-sale financial instruments are measured at fair value (or marked to market) with revaluation gains and losses excluded from reported earnings or loss and included in accumulated other comprehensive income until the instruments are derecognized or impaired. Loans and receivables, investments and other financial liabilities are measured at amortized cost using the effective interest method.

The company’s financial instruments have been classified as follows:

Instrument	Classification
Cash and cash equivalents	Held for trading
Investments	Held-to-maturity
Accounts receivable	Loans and receivables
Convertible loan receivable	Loans and receivables
EIA security deposits	Held-to-maturity
Accounts payable relating to mineral properties	Other financial liabilities
Other accounts payable and accrued liabilities	Other financial liabilities

Derivatives embedded in other financial instruments or other host contracts are treated as separate derivatives when the risks and characteristics are not closely related to those of the host contracts and the host contracts are not measured at fair value, with changes in fair value recognized in earnings or loss for the period. Any derivatives are recorded on the balance sheet at fair value. Mark-to-market adjustments on these instruments are included in earnings or loss for the period. The company does not have any material derivative financial instruments or embedded derivatives at December 31, 2008 or 2007.

Transaction costs incurred to acquire or issue financial instruments are included in the underlying balance.

Income taxes

Income taxes are calculated using the asset and liability method. Temporary differences arising from the difference between the tax basis of an asset or liability and its carrying amount on the balance sheet are used to calculate future income tax liabilities or assets. Future income tax assets and liabilities are measured using substantively enacted tax rates and laws that are expected to apply when the temporary differences are expected to reverse. Assets are recognized only to the extent it is more likely than not that they will be realized. A valuation allowance is provided against future income tax assets to the extent it is considered more likely than not that the future income tax assets will not be realized.

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Corriente Resources Inc. (a development stage enterprise)
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2008 and 2007

(expressed in Canadian dollars unless otherwise noted)

Earnings (loss) per share

Basic earnings (loss) per share is calculated on the earnings (loss) available to common shareholders using the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. The company follows the treasury stock method for the calculation of diluted earnings or loss per share. Under the treasury stock method, the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the calculation of diluted loss per share assumes that the proceeds to be received on the exercise of dilutive stock options and the unrecognized portion of the fair value of stock options are applied to repurchase common shares at the average market price for the period. Stock options are dilutive when the average market price of the common shares during the period exceeds the exercise price of the options. In years of loss, basic and diluted loss per share are the same because the effect of potential issuances of shares under options would be anti-dilutive.

Use of estimates

The preparation of financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Significant estimates and assumptions are used in determining possible impairment of mineral property costs, the fair values of stock-based compensation and financial instruments, asset retirement obligations and future income taxes. The company evaluates its estimates on an on-going basis and bases them on various assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. The company’s estimates form the basis for making judgments about the carrying value for assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from those estimates.

Stock-based compensation

The company has a stock option plan as described in note 7 (c).

The company grants stock options to employees, directors and consultants as an element of compensation. The cost of the service received as consideration is measured based on an estimate of fair value at the date of the grant. The grant-date fair value is recognized as compensation expense or capitalized to mineral properties (for grants to individuals working directly on mineral projects), over the related service period with a corresponding increase in options, a separate component of shareholders’ equity. On exercise of stock options, the company issues common shares from treasury and the consideration received together with the compensation expense previously recorded to stock options is credited to share capital. The grant-date fair value of vested stock options that are forfeited is reclassified from stock options to contributed surplus. The previously expensed amounts for stock options that are forfeited that had not vested is recovered through earnings. The estimated fair value assigned to the stock options that were both vested and forfeited during the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007 were included in management fees, wages, benefits and stock-based compensation or mineral properties.

The company uses the Black-Scholes option pricing model to estimate the fair value of each stock option. The Black-Scholes option pricing model requires the company to estimate the expected term of the options granted, the volatility of the company’s common shares and an expected dividend yield. The company estimates the expected term of the options granted by calculating the average term after considering the company’s historical experience involving stock option exercise; forfeitures and expiries; volatility is estimated with reference to historical volatility data; and the company does not currently anticipate paying any cash dividends in the foreseeable future and therefore has used an expected dividend yield of zero as detailed in note 7(c). The Black-Scholes model also requires the company to input a risk-free interest rate and the company uses the Bank of Canada marketable bond rates.

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Corriente Resources Inc. (a development stage enterprise)
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2008 and 2007

(expressed in Canadian dollars unless otherwise noted)

Asset retirement obligations

The company accounts for asset retirement obligations (“ARO”) by recognizing the fair value of a liability for an ARO in the period in which it is incurred if a reasonable estimate of fair value can be made. The associated asset retirement costs are recorded to the capitalized carrying amount of the related long-lived asset. The company has determined that it has no material ARO’s at December 31, 2008 and 2007.

Comprehensive income

Other comprehensive income is the change in the company’s net assets that results from transactions, events and circumstances from sources other than the company’s shareholders and includes items that would not normally be included in the determination of earnings or loss for the period, such as unrealized gains or losses on available-for-sale investments.

Investments classified as available-for-sale are reported at fair market value (or marked to market) based on quoted market prices with unrealized gains or losses excluded from earnings or loss and reported as other comprehensive income or loss. At December 31, 2008 and 2007, the company had no investments designated as available-for-sale.

Comparative figures

Certain comparative figures have been reclassified to conform to the presentation adopted in the current period.

The company adopted the following CICA standards effective January 1, 2008:

Capital disclosures and financial instruments – disclosures and presentation

On December 1, 2006, the CICA issued three new accounting standards: Handbook Section 1535, “Capital Disclosures”, Handbook Section 3862, “Financial Instruments – Disclosures”, and Handbook Section 3863, “Financial Instruments – Presentation”. Section 1535 specifies the disclosure of (i) an entity’s objectives, policies and processes for managing capital; (ii) quantitative data about what the entity regards as capital; (iii) whether the entity has complied with any capital requirements; and (iv) if it has not complied, the consequences of such non-compliance. The new Sections 3862 and 3863 replace Handbook Section 3861, “Financial Instruments – Disclosure and Presentation”, revising and enhancing its disclosure requirements, and carrying forward unchanged its presentation requirements. These new sections place increased emphasis on qualitative and quantitative disclosures about the nature and extent of risks arising from financial instruments, including specified minimum disclosures of credit risk, liquidity risk and market risk (including interest rate, foreign exchange rate and price risk). The quantitative disclosures must provide information on the extent to which the entity is exposed to risk, based on information provided internally to the entity’s key management personnel. Refer to notes 12 and 13.

General Standards of Financial Statement Presentation

CICA Handbook Section 1400, “General Standards of Financial Statement Presentation”, has been amended to include requirements to assess and disclose an entity’s ability to continue as a going concern. The changes are effective for interim and annual financial statements beginning on or after January 1, 2008. The standard 5 requires that management make an assessment of a company’s ability to continue as a going concern and to use the going concern basis in the preparation of the financial statements unless management either intends to liquidate the company or to cease trading, or has no realistic alternative but to do so. When management is aware, in making its assessment, of material uncertainties related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt upon a company’s ability to continue as a going concern, those uncertainties should be disclosed. The company has performed such an assessment and has concluded that it is appropriate to present these consolidated financial statements using the going concern assumption.

Corriente Resources Inc. (a development stage enterprise)
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2008 and 2007

(expressed in Canadian dollars unless otherwise noted)

3	Investments
	The following table summarizes the company’s investments in promissory notes of the Province of Ontario and a Canadian Crown corporation as at December 31, 2008:

						in thousands
		in thousands				of Canadian
		of US dollars				dollars
		Purchase				Amortized
Description		cost	Yield	Maturity date		cost
Province of Ontario	$	24,920	1.25%	February 19, 2009	$	30,397
Export Development Canada		36,744	1.65%	April 20, 2009		44,840
	$	61,664			$	75,237

The company has no investments in asset-backed commercial paper.

4	Mineral properties
	Corriente Copper Belt, Ecuador
	Under various agreements signed and completed with certain Ecuadorian subsidiaries of BHP Billiton Plc ("BHP Billiton"), the company has earned a 100% interest in BHP Billiton’s mineral properties located in the Rio Zamora copper porphyry district (the Corriente Copper Belt) in Ecuador. This required the issue of shares to BHP Billiton and the expenditure of exploration funds under the terms of these agreements. Additionally, these mineral properties are subject to a 2% Net Smelter Royalty (“NSR”) payable to BHP Billiton, though the company has options to reduce the NSR to 1% for the Mirador/Mirador Norte, Panantza and San Carlos mineral properties upon the payment of US$2 million to BHP Billiton for each such option exercised.

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Corriente Resources Inc. (a development stage enterprise)
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2008 and 2007

(expressed in Canadian dollars unless otherwise noted)

The following is a summary of the company’s deferred mineral property expenditures for each year in the two-year period ended December 31, 2008:

				in thousands of Canadian dollars
		Mirador/
		Mirador		Panantza/
		Norte		San Carlos		Other			Total 1
Balance December 31, 2006	$	51,416	$	6,243	$	3,590		$	61,249
Property acquisition		50		25		–			75
Deferred exploration and
development costs – net of
recoveries		14,962		1,181		584			16,727
Spun-off gold exploration
targets		–		–		(272	)		(272	)
Balance December 31, 2007		66,428		7,449		3,902			77,779
Property acquisition		40		47		16			103
Deferred exploration and
development costs – net of
recoveries		15,007		1,365		235			16,607
Balance December 31, 2008	$	81,475	$	8,861	$	4,153		$	94,489

¹ Also see note 15.

Other

At December 31, 2008, the balance comprises the La Florida, San Luis, San Marcos, San Miguel and Sutzu copper exploration targets in the Corriente Copper Belt, and expenditures to develop the company’s concentrate shipping port facility in Machala, Ecuador.

Measurement uncertainty

On April 18, 2008, the Constitutional Assembly of Ecuador approved a Mining Mandate (the “Mandate”) which established a number of conditions and restrictions on metallic mining concessions previously issued by the Government of Ecuador. According to the Ministry of Mines and Petroleum (the “MMP”), the new Mining Law (note 15) enacted on January 29, 2009 establishes the new legal framework for mining. However, the Regulations underlying the Mining Law have yet to be developed, creating some uncertainty regarding the mining industry in Ecuador. To date, the company’s discussions with the MMP and legal counsel have not resulted in a determination of any material impairment in the carrying value of the company’s concessions as a result of the lack of defined Regulations or clear governmental confirmation that the Mandate is no longer in effect.

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Corriente Resources Inc. (a development stage enterprise)
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2008 and 2007

(expressed in Canadian dollars unless otherwise noted)

Spin-off of gold exploration targets

On April 3, 2007, the company announced that its Board of Directors had approved the spin-off of the company’s Caya 36 (Tundayme) and Piedra Liza gold assets into a new company, by means of a Plan of Arrangement (the “Arrangement”).

The Arrangement was approved by shareholders at the company’s May 24, 2007 Annual and Special General Meeting and closed on June 18, 2007. Under the Arrangement, which was also approved by the British Columbia Supreme Court, the company’s shareholders received shares of a new private company, Q2 Gold Resources Inc. (“Q2 Gold”) which holds the gold assets, on the basis of one (1) Q2 Gold share for every three (3) common shares of Corriente held by them at the close of business on June 15, 2007. The company believes the Arrangement and spin-off is not material to the company, therefore note disclosure on discontinued operations is not presented.

The Arrangement was accounted for by the company at the time of the transaction by showing a recovery of mineral property costs of $272,000, a reduction of cash of $94,000 and the creation of a Convertible Loan receivable of $366,000.

Convertible loan to Q2 Gold

In connection with the Arrangement and to assist Q2 Gold with its business objectives, Corriente and Q2 Gold entered into a collateralized, interest-bearing convertible loan agreement dated April 23, 2007, pursuant to which Corriente agreed to lend Q2 Gold up to $750,000 including accrued interest, to be advanced in installments (the “Convertible Loan”). The Convertible Loan maximum facility was increased from $750,000 to $1,500,000 and the maturity date extended to December 31, 2009, by an amendment dated September 25, 2008.

Corriente also provides certain non-technical management services including, but not limited to, office, general accounting, administrative and shareholder services, pursuant to a management services agreement dated September 1, 2007, effective July 1, 2007 (the “Agreement”). The Agreement provides for a fee of $10,000 per month for such services, which is accrued pursuant to the Loan. For the year ended December 31, 2008, the company has accrued $120,000 (2007 – $60,000) in management services costs due from Q2 Gold, which is included in the Convertible Loan balance at December 31, 2008.

As at December 31, 2008, a total of $957,000 was owed by Q2 Gold to the company, consisting of $871,000 of principal and $86,000 of accrued interest. The Loan principal and unpaid interest are due on the earlier of December 31, 2009 (previously December 31, 2008) and the first date on which Q2 Gold obtains a prospectus filing receipt with respect to any of its securities in any province of Canada. At any time prior to maturity, Corriente can require Q2 Gold to convert, in whole or in part, the principal amount outstanding and accrued interest of the Loan into Q2 Gold Shares at a conversion price equal to $0.10 per share. Q2 Gold can repay any portion of the outstanding Loan at any time prior to maturity or conversion. The company believes the conversion feature of the Loan is not material, therefore recognition and measurement of the embedded derivative is not being presented.

The current state of financial markets makes it uncertain that Q2 Gold will be able to raise the necessary debt or equity capital to repay the Convertible Loan at maturity. In the event of any default of the repayment of the Convertible Loan, the Q2 Gold assets which collateralize the Convertible Loan would become property of the company in accordance with the terms of the agreement. Management believes that the Q2 Gold assets would have a fair value greater than or equal to the current carrying value of the Convertible Loan. Significant 8 changes in the fair value of the underlying assets could have an impact on the company up to a maximum of the carrying value of the Convertible Loan.

Corriente Resources Inc. (a development stage enterprise)
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2008 and 2007

(expressed in Canadian dollars unless otherwise noted)

5	Equipment
	The following table summarizes information about equipment as at December 31:

						in thousands of Canadian dollars
				2008						2007
				Accumulated						Accumulated
		Cost		Depreciation		Net		Cost		Depreciation		Net
Computer	$	959	$	698	$	261	$	891	$	477	$	414
Construction barge facility		640		56		584		640		28		612
Software fees and licences		412		382		30		406		299		107
Office		409		157		252		395		112		283
Vehicles		383		193		190		383		128		255
Communications		285		107		178		253		61		192
Field equipment		97		51		46		91		40		51
	$	3,185	$	1,644	$	1,541	$	3,059	$	1,145	$	1,914

6	Other assets
	The following table summarizes information about other assets as at December 31:

		in thousands of Canadian dollars
		2008		2007
EIA security deposits	$	4,057	$	3,279
Advances on mineral property expenditures		228		258
Insurance proceeds receivable on loss of barge		–		723
	$	4,285	$	4,260

As a requirement of the MMP of Ecuador to approve the Mirador project’s Environmental Impact Assessment (“EIA”), the company was required to post a deposit of US$3,024,000 ($3,683,000) in favour of the MMP as security against the company’s obligations under the Mirador EIA. A similar EIA security deposit in favour of the MMP of US$307,000 ($374,000) was required as security against the company’s obligations under the Machala Port EIA.

Advances on mineral property expenditures include payments to contractors and suppliers made pursuant to supply agreements prior to the contracted goods and services being provided.

In November 2007, the company experienced an accidental loss of its construction barge. The carrying value of the barge was written down by $723,000 (US$709,000). The related shoreline and barge facilities remain intact. During the first quarter of 2008, the company received full payment from its insurance company equal to the amount written down. Costs associated with the reconstruction of the barge will be added to the barge’s carrying value after reconstruction is completed.

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Corriente Resources Inc. (a development stage enterprise)
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2008 and 2007

(expressed in Canadian dollars unless otherwise noted)

7	Share capital
	a)	Authorized
		Unlimited common shares, without par value
	b)	Issued
		See Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity.
	c)	Options

The company has in place an incentive stock option plan dated November 1996, last amended April 18, 2006 (the “Option Plan”) for directors, officers, employees and consultants to the company and its subsidiaries. The Option Plan provides that the directors of the company may grant options to purchase common shares on terms that the directors may determine, within the limitations of the Option Plan. The number of common shares available for the grant of options under the Option Plan and all other share compensation arrangements of the company is set at a rolling maximum number that shall not be greater than 10% of the company’s current outstanding number of shares outstanding at any given time. The exercise price of each option cannot be lower than the closing market price of the shares on the trading day immediately prior to the date of grant of the option. As at December 31, 2008, options to purchase a total of 2,910,000 (2007 – 2,702,500) shares were outstanding and 1,559,689 (2007 – 1,322,966) of the outstanding options were vested.

Effective February 1, 2006, stock options granted have the following vesting provisions:

• Options granted to executive officers, directors and other head office personnel vest on the basis of 1/16th of the total each quarter (from grant date), with such vesting being accelerated based on a change in control of Corriente or the attainment of clearly identified milestones, as determined by the company’s Directors.
   

• Options granted to subsidiary personnel vest on a cumulative basis of 50% of the total granted after 12 months from the grant date, 75% of the total granted after 18 months from the grant date and 100% of the total granted after 24 months from grant date, with such vesting being accelerated based on a change in control of Corriente, as determined by the company’s Directors.

For the year ended December 31, 2008, the company recognized a stock-based compensation charge of $1,576,000 (2007 – $1,829,000), of which $802,000 (2007 – $699,000) is included in management fees, wages, benefits & stock-based compensation and $774,000 (2007 – $1,130,000) is capitalized in mineral properties.

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Corriente Resources Inc. (a development stage enterprise)
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2008 and 2007

(expressed in Canadian dollars unless otherwise noted)

The weighted average fair value of stock options granted during the year ended December 31, 2008 was $2.18 (2007 – $1.96) and was estimated using the Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model with the following assumptions:

	2008	2007
Risk-free interest rate	3.01–3.69%	3.95–4.66%
Expected dividend yield	–	–
Expected stock price volatility	65–67%	60–62%
Expected option life in years	2.75	3

Option pricing models require the input of highly subjective assumptions including expected price volatility. Changes in the subjective input assumptions can materially affect the fair value estimate.

The following table summarizes information about options granted during the twelve months ended December 31, 2008:

		Number of
Expiry dates	Optionees	options		Exercise Price
January 2, 2013	Head office employee and executive officers	320,000	$	5.41
June 1, 2013	Head office employees	85,000		4.60
June 1, 2013	Subsidiary office employees and consultants	275,000		4.60
June 1, 2013	Directors	125,000		4.60
Total granted		805,000

A summary of changes to stock options outstanding and exercisable is as follows:

	2008				2007
				Weighted				Weighted
				average				average
	Number of			exercise	Number of			exercise
	options			price	options			price
Options outstanding – beginning of year	2,702,500		$	4.19	2,435,000		$	4.05
Granted	805,000			4.92	862,500			4.45
Exercised	(375,000	)		2.82	(175,000	)		3.38
Expired	–			–	(175,000	)		3.32
Forfeited	(222,500	)		4.83	(245,000	)		4.91
Options outstanding – end of year	2,910,000		$	4.52	2,702,500		$	4.19
Options exercisable – end of year	1,559,689		$	4.28	1,322,966		$	3.60

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Corriente Resources Inc. (a development stage enterprise)
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2008 and 2007

(expressed in Canadian dollars unless otherwise noted)

The following table summarizes information about stock options outstanding and exercisable at December 31, 2008:

		Number of	Number of
Exercise	Years to	options	options
prices	expiry	outstanding	exercisable
$2.27	1.6	360,000	360,000
4.50	2.1	25,000	25,000
5.25	2.1	400,000	275,000
5.50	2.4	60,000	60,000
5.35	2.4	100,000	62,500
5.37	2.7	85,000	47,813
5.10	2.7	75,000	42,188
4.70	2.7	255,000	255,000
4.59	3.0	35,000	30,000
4.10	3.0	290,000	126,875
3.66	3.4	125,000	46,875
4.90	3.5	295,000	139,063
5.41	4.0	320,000	60,000
4.60	4.4	485,000	29,375
	3.0	2,910,000	1,559,689

8	Related party transactions and balances
	Included in management fees and interest income are $120,000 (2007 – $60,000) and $61,000 (2007 – $25,000), respectively, for the year ended December 31, 2008 in respect of administrative services and accrued interest on the Convertible Loan provided by Corriente to Q2 Gold. Q2 Gold has common officers and a common Board of Directors, except that Q2 Gold has one additional independent director.
	The foregoing related party transactions are recorded at the exchange amount which is the amount of consideration paid or received as established and agreed to between the parties.
	At December 31, 2008, the balance of the Convertible Loan receivable from Q2 Gold (note 4), including management fees and accrued interest, was $957,000 (2007 – $461,000).

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Corriente Resources Inc. (a development stage enterprise)
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2008 and 2007

(expressed in Canadian dollars unless otherwise noted)

9	Income taxes
	The reconciliation of income taxes attributable to continuing operations computed at statutory rates to the income tax expense (recovery) is as follows:

		In thousands of Canadian dollars
		2008			2007
Canadian statutory tax rates		31.00%			34.12%
Income tax expense (recovery) computed at Canadian
statutory rates	$	4,575		$	(5,122	)
Difference in foreign tax rates		139			509
Expired tax losses		–			256
Permanent differences		253			240
Impact of change in tax rates applied to opening
future tax assets		474			1,024
Differences in prior year tax returns filed		761			825
Non-deductible (taxable) portion of capital losses
(gains)		(2,461	)		2,614
Change in valuation allowance		(3,526	)		(346	)
Other		(215	)		–
Income tax expense (recovery)	$	–		$	–

The significant components of the company’s future income tax assets and liabilities are as follows:

		in thousands of Canadian dollars
		2008			2007
Future income tax assets
Losses carried forward	$	1,195		$	1,666
Mineral properties		1,154			1,283
Share issuance costs		877			1,638
Equipment and other		261			2,426
		3,487			7,013
Valuation allowance		(3,487	)		(7,013	)
	$	–		$	–

At December 31, 2008, the company has Canadian losses for tax purposes of approximately $4,427,000 which expire on various dates to 2028.

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Corriente Resources Inc. (a development stage enterprise)
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2008 and 2007

(expressed in Canadian dollars unless otherwise noted)

10	Segmented information
	The company operates within a single operating segment, which is the exploration and development of copper- gold mineral properties. The company’s mineral property interests are in Ecuador, as set out in note 4.
	Geographic segmentation of the company’s assets is as follows:

						in thousands of Canadian dollars
				2008						2007
		Canada		Ecuador		Total		Canada		Ecuador		Total
Cash and cash
equivalents	$	17,577	$	963	$	18,540	$	93,028	$	244	$	93,272
Investments		75,237		–		75,237		–		–		–
Accounts receivable
and prepayments		84		–		84		339		–		339
Convertible loan		957		–		957		461		–		461
Mineral properties		–		94,489		94,489		–		77,779		77,779
Equipment		113		1,428		1,541		122		1,792		1,914
Other assets		–		4,285		4,285		–		4,260		4,260
	$	93,968	$	101,165	$	195,133	$	93,950	$	84,075	$	178,025

With the exception of severance costs in relation to restructuring of $Nil (2007 – $1,257,000) incurred by the company’s Ecuador operations, the consolidated statements of loss (earnings) for the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007 reflect the Canadian operations.

11	Supplemental cash flow information
	Cash and cash equivalents at December 31 comprise the following:

		in thousands of Canadian dollars
		2008		2007
Cash on hand and balances with banks	$	4,588	$	335
Short-term investments, with maturity dates less than
90 days at acquisition		13,952		92,937
	$	18,540	$	93,272

At December 31, 2008, the company’s short-term investments are invested in overnight Canadian chartered bank deposits with R1-High investment ratings (DBRS) that are easily liquidated and mature daily. The company has no investments in asset-backed commercial paper.

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Corriente Resources Inc. (a development stage enterprise)
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2008 and 2007

(expressed in Canadian dollars unless otherwise noted)

During the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007, the company’s significant non-cash operating and investing activities were as follows:

		in thousands of Canadian dollars
		2008			2007
Stock-based compensation included in mineral properties	$	774		$	1,130
Change (decrease) in other assets and accrued liabilities
relating to equipment	$	723		$	(1,271	)
Depreciation included in mineral properties	$	473		$	710
Change in other assets and accounts payable and accrued
liabilities relating to mineral properties	$	(224	)	$	(3,636	)
Insurance claim related to equipment	$	–		$	(723	)
Recovery of mineral property costs from the Arrangement	$	–		$	(272	)

12	Capital management
	The company’s primary objective when managing capital is to safeguard the company’s ability to continue as a going concern in order to pursue the development and exploration of its mineral properties and to maintain a flexible capital structure which optimizes the costs of capital at an acceptable risk. In the management of capital, the company defines capital that it manages as share capital (2008 – $235,996,000; 2007 – $234,438,000), cash and cash equivalents (2008 – $18,540,000; 2007 – $93,272,000) and investments (2008 – $75,237,000; 2007 – $Nil).
	The company manages the capital structure and makes adjustments to it in light of changes in economic conditions and the risk characteristics of the underlying assets. The company intends to continue to assess new resource properties and seek to acquire an interest in additional properties if it feels there is sufficient geologic or economic potential and if it has adequate financial resources to do so. To maintain or adjust its capital structure, the company may attempt to issue new shares, issue debt, acquire or dispose of assets or adjust the amount of cash and cash equivalents and investments.
	In order to facilitate the management of its capital requirements, the company prepares annual expenditure budgets that are updated as necessary depending on various factors, including successful capital deployment and general industry conditions. The company’s annual and updated budgets are approved by the Board of Directors.
	At this stage of the company’s development, in order to maximize ongoing development efforts, the company does not pay out dividends.
	The company’s investment policy is to invest its cash in highly liquid short-term interest-bearing R1-High investment rated (DBRS) investments with maturities less than one year from the original date of acquisition.

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Corriente Resources Inc. (a development stage enterprise)
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2008 and 2007

(expressed in Canadian dollars unless otherwise noted)

The company expects its current capital resources will be sufficient to carry its exploration and development plans and operations through its current operating period. The company is currently not subject to externally imposed capital requirements.

13 Management of financial risk

The company’s financial instruments are exposed to certain financial risks, including credit risk, liquidity risk and market risk (including interest rate, foreign exchange rate and copper price risk).

Credit risk

Credit risk is the risk of an unexpected loss if a customer or third party to a financial instrument fails to meet its contractual payment obligations. The company’s credit risk is primarily attributable to cash and cash equivalents and investments.

The company’s cash and cash equivalents and investments are held at a large Canadian financial institution, which has no known liquidity problems. Any cash maintained in Ecuador is held in a well-established bank. The company’s cash equivalent investments (presented as part of cash and cash equivalents) are comprised of financial instruments issued by a Canadian chartered bank, which carry a R1-High (DBRS) investment rating and are easily liquidated, as they mature daily. The company’s largest concentration of financial assets, investments, are exclusively in instruments of the Province of Ontario and a Canadian Crown corporation and carry a R1-High (DBRS) investment rating and are easily liquidated. The company has no investments in asset-backed commercial paper. The company manages counterparty credit risk by regularly monitoring counterparty credit ratings.

The company’s accounts receivable consist mainly of GST receivable due from the Government of Canada. The EIA deposits included in other assets are held in a major US bank and are comprised of financial instruments issued by a large US bank.

The convertible loan in the amount of $957,000 is due from Q2 Gold, a related company, and its subsidiaries. Q2 Gold’s assets are primarily made up of concessions located in Ecuador and are believed to have gold resource potential. The convertible loan is collateralized by the assets of Q2 Gold (note 4).

Liquidity risk

Liquidity risk is the risk that the company will not be able to meet its financial obligations as they fall due. The company manages liquidity risk through the management of its capital structure and financial leverage as outlined in note 12 to the consolidated financial statements.

Accounts payable relating to mineral properties and other accounts payable and accrued liabilities are due within the current operating period. As at December 31, 2008, the company had total cash and cash equivalents and investments of $93,777,000 to settle current liabilities of $1,595,000.

Market risk

Market risk is the risk of loss that may arise from changes in market factors such as interest rates, foreign exchange rates, and prices.

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Corriente Resources Inc. (a development stage enterprise)
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2008 and 2007

(expressed in Canadian dollars unless otherwise noted)

(a) Currency risk

The company’s expenditures are predominantly in US dollars and any future equity raised is expected to be predominantly in Canadian dollars. The company conducts the majority of its business in Ecuador, which uses the US dollar as its primary economic currency. Future project development expenditures are expected to be paid in US dollars. A significant change in the relative currency exchange rates between the Canadian dollar and the US dollar would have an effect on the company’s balance sheets, statements of earnings (loss) and cash flows.

As such, the company is subject to risk due to fluctuations in the exchange rates for the US and Canadian dollar. Beginning in 2007, the company began maintaining balances in Canadian and US dollars in a proportion related to the magnitude of future mineral property, plant and equipment, and administrative expenditures, and the jurisdictions in which they will likely be made. The company has not hedged its exposure to currency fluctuations.

At December 31, 2008, the company is exposed to currency risk through the following financial assets and liabilities denominated in US dollars:

		in thousands of US dollars
		December 31,			December 31,
		2008			2007
Cash and cash equivalents	$	3,703		$	78,747
Investments		61,771			–
Other assets		3,518			4,277
Accounts payable relating to mineral properties		(1,151	)		(1,671	)

Based on the above net exposures as at December 31, 2008, and assuming that all other variables remain constant, a 10% depreciation or appreciation of the Canadian dollar against the US dollar would result in an increase or decrease of approximately $6,800,000 in the company’s net earnings.

(b) Interest rate risk

Interest rate risk is the risk that the fair value or future cash flows of a financial instrument will fluctuate because of changes in market interest rates.

The risk that the company will realize a loss as a result of a decline in the fair value of the investments or EIA deposits included in other assets is limited because these deposits will be held to maturity, have fixed interest rates and were issued by Canadian Crown corporations or major banks. Changes in interest rates would not have a significant impact on the consolidated statements of earnings (loss).

(c) Price risk

Commodity price risk is defined as the potential adverse impact on earnings and economic value due to commodity price movements and volatilities. The company closely monitors commodity prices of copper, individual equity movements, and the stock market to determine the appropriate course of action to be taken by the company. Fluctuations in pricing may be significant. Price risk cannot be estimated at this stage of the company’s development. The company does not have any hedging or other commodity-based risks respecting its operations.

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Corriente Resources Inc. (a development stage enterprise)
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2008 and 2007

(expressed in Canadian dollars unless otherwise noted)

14

Reconciliation to U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles

The consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Canadian GAAP, which differs in certain respects from those applicable in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”) and from practices prescribed by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Significant measurement differences that materially affect the company’s consolidated financial statements as at December 31, 2008 and 2007 and for the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007 are as follows:

a)	Mineral exploration expenditures
	As described in note 2, Canadian GAAP allows for the deferral of mineral exploration expenditures. Under U.S. GAAP, the company capitalizes acquisition costs and expenses exploration costs as incurred for unproven mineral properties. When proven and probable reserves are determined for a property and a positive feasibility study has been prepared and a construction decision has been made, subsequent development costs of the property would be capitalized.
	During the year ended December 31, 2007, mineral exploration expenditures under Canadian GAAP of $272,000 were transferred to Q2 Gold in exchange for a convertible loan receivable recorded by the company on completion of the Arrangement described in note 4. For U.S. GAAP purposes, the mineral exploration expenditures transferred to Q2 Gold were previously expensed and the company therefore recognized a recovery of mineral exploration expenditures during the year ended December 31, 2007 of $272,000.

Had the company followed U.S. GAAP, certain items in the financial statements would have been reported as follows (all U.S. GAAP reconciliation figures in thousands of Canadian dollars, except per share figures and numbers of shares outstanding):

Statements of Loss

		in thousands of Canadian dollars
		Years ended
		December 31,			December 31,
		2008			2007
Net loss (earnings) under Canadian GAAP	$	(14,758	)	$	15,012
Adjustment to reconcile to U.S. GAAP:
Mineral exploration expenditures ((a) above)		16,607			14,866
Loss and comprehensive loss under U.S. GAAP	$	1,849		$	29,878
Basic and diluted loss per share under U.S. GAAP	$	0.02		$	0.40
Weighted average number of shares outstanding		75,088,978			74,844,105

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Corriente Resources Inc. (a development stage enterprise)
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2008 and 2007

(expressed in Canadian dollars unless otherwise noted)

Balance Sheets

		in thousands of Canadian dollars
		December 31,			December 31,
		2008			2007
Total assets under Canadian GAAP	$	195,133		$	178,025
Adjustment to reconcile to U.S. GAAP:
Mineral exploration expenditures ((a) above)		(84,298	)		(67,690	)
Total assets under U.S. GAAP	$	110,835		$	110,335
Total liabilities under Canadian and U.S. GAAP	$	1,595		$	1,878
Shareholders’ equity under Canadian GAAP		193,538			176,147
Adjustment to reconcile to U.S. GAAP:
Mineral exploration expenditures ((a) above)		(84,298	)		(67,690	)
Total shareholders’ equity under U.S. GAAP		109,240			108,457
Total liabilities & shareholders’ equity under U.S. GAAP	$	110,835		$	110,335

Statements of Cash Flows

		in thousands of Canadian dollars
		Years ended
		December 31,			December 31,
		2008			2007
Cash from (applied to) operating activities under Canadian GAAP	$	15,636		$	(14,183	)
Adjustment to reconcile to U.S. GAAP:
Mineral exploration expenditures ((a) above)		(15,588	)		(16,881	)
Cash from (applied to) operating activities under U.S. GAAP	$	48		$	(31,064	)
Cash (applied to) investing activities under Canadian GAAP	$	(91,426	)	$	(20,248	)
Adjustment to reconcile to U.S. GAAP:
Mineral exploration expenditures ((a) above)		15,588			16,881
Cash (applied to) investing activities under U.S. GAAP	$	(75,838	)	$	(3,367	)

Recent U.S. Accounting Pronouncements

i)

FASB 157 – Fair Value Measurement

FAS 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in generally accepted accounting principles, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. These definitions would be applied effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007, and interim periods within those fiscal years. The company is currently assessing the impact of this statement.

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Corriente Resources Inc. (a development stage enterprise)
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2008 and 2007

(expressed in Canadian dollars unless otherwise noted)

	FASB Staff Position 157-2, Effective Date of FASB Statement No. 157
	Issued in February 2008, this FASB Staff Position (FSP) delays the effective date of FASB Statement No. 157, Fair Value Measurements, for non-financial assets and non-financial liabilities, except for items that are recognized or disclosed at fair value in the financial statements on a recurring basis (at least annually) to fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2008, and interim periods within those fiscal years. The company is currently assessing the impact of this pronouncement.
ii)	FASB 141(R) – Business Combinations
	In December 2007, the FASB issued FAS No. 141(R), Business Combinations ("FAS 141(R)”). FAS 141(R) establishes principles and requirements for how the acquirer of a business recognizes and measures in its financial statements the identifiable assets acquired, the liabilities assumed, and any non-controlling interest in the acquiree. FAS 141(R) also provides guidance for recognizing and measuring the goodwill acquired in the business combination and determines what information to disclose to enable users of the financial statements to evaluate the nature and financial effects of the business combination. FAS 141(R) is effective for the company in fiscal years beginning January 1, 2009. This standard will only be applicable to acquisitions after January 1, 2009. The company is currently assessing the impact of this pronouncement.
iii)	FASB 160 – Non-controlling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements
	In December 2007, the FASB issued FAS No. 160, Non-controlling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements. FAS 160 requires ownership interests in subsidiaries held by other parties to be classified as equity in the consolidated financial statements and changes in ownership interests in a subsidiary to be accounted for as equity transactions. Deconsolidation of a subsidiary is to be accounted for at fair value. FAS 160 is effective for the company in fiscal years beginning January 1, 2009 and will be adopted on a prospective basis, except for the presentation and disclosure requirements which are to be applied to all periods presented. The company does not currently have any partially owned subsidiaries and does not expect, based on its current structure, the adoption to have any significant impact.
iv)	FASB 162 – The Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
	In May 2008, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued FASB Statement No. 162, The Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“FAS 162”). The new standard is intended to improve financial reporting by identifying a consistent framework or hierarchy for selecting accounting principles to be used in preparing financial statements that are presented in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) for non-governmental entities. For non-governmental entities, the guidance in FAS 162 replaces that prescribed in Statement on Auditing Standards (SAS) No. 69, The Meaning of Present Fairly in Conformity With Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and becomes effective 60 days following the SEC's approval of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board Auditing amendments to AU Section 411, The Meaning of Present Fairly in Conformity with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. The company does not expect the adoption of FAS No. 162 to have a significant impact on its consolidated financial position and results of operations.

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Corriente Resources Inc. (a development stage enterprise)
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2008 and 2007

(expressed in Canadian dollars unless otherwise noted)

15	Subsequent event
	On January 29, 2009, a new Mining Law for Ecuador was enacted, which is expected to provide the new legal framework for mining. The Mining Law places no limits on the number of mining concessions held by a single company, with concession terms limited to 25 years but which are renewable. It also imposes a government royalty of not less than 5% on sales revenues, however, no specific details have yet been provided. Clear timelines are also established for concession exploration and exploitation (mining) phases. The Mining Law also mandates the creation of a National Mining Company, though no details have been provided regarding the nature and scope of its intended activities.
	The new Mining Law contains provisions that are expected to be clarified by accompanying Regulations, which are to be developed by the MMP within 120 days from the Mining Law’s enactment.

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EX-23.1

Exhibit 23.1

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

We hereby consent to the inclusion in this Annual Report on Form-40F of our Audit Report dated March 30, 2009 on the consolidated balance sheets of Corriente Resources Inc. as at December 31, 2008 and 2007, and the related consolidated statements of changes in shareholders’ equity, statement of earnings (loss), and comprehensive income (loss) and statements of cash flows for each of the years in the two year period ended December 31, 2008 and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting of Corriente Resources Inc. as of December 31, 2008.

/S/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP                    
Vancouver, British Columbia
March 30, 2009

EX-23.2

Exhibit 23.2

Consent of John Drobe

Reference is made to the:

Panantza & San Carlos Project Preliminary Assessment Report, dated October 30, 2007 and titled "PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT REPORT, PANANTZA & SAN CARLOS COPPER PROJECT, Morona – Santiago, Ecuador"; and

Mirador Project Feasibility Study Report, dated April 23, 2008 and titled "MIRADOR COPPER-GOLD PROJECT, 30,000 TPD FEASIBILITY STUDY, Zamora-Chinchipe Province Ecuador"

(collectively, the "Technical Reports").

The undersigned hereby consents to references to its name and references to and excerpts from the Technical Reports in the Annual Report on Form 40-F of Corriente Resources Inc. to be filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission for the company’s 2008 Fiscal Year.

Dated this 19th day of March 2009.

/s/ John Drobe                               
John Drobe, P.Geo.

EX-23.3

Exhibit 23.3

Consent of John Hoffert

Reference is made to the:

Panantza & San Carlos Project Preliminary Assessment Report, dated October 30, 2007 and titled "PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT REPORT, PANANTZA & SAN CARLOS COPPER PROJECT, Morona – Santiago, Ecuador"; and

Mirador Project Feasibility Study Report, dated April 23, 2008 and titled "MIRADOR COPPER-GOLD PROJECT, 30,000 TPD FEASIBILITY STUDY, Zamora-Chinchipe Province Ecuador"

(collectively, the "Technical Reports").

The undersigned hereby consents to references to its name and references to and excerpts from the Technical Reports in the Annual Report on Form 40-F of Corriente Resources Inc. to be filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission for the company’s 2008 Fiscal Year.

Dated this 23^rd day of March 2009.

/S/ John Hoffert                           
John Hoffert, P.Eng

EX-23.4

Exhibit 23.4

Consent of Robert Fong

Reference is made to the:

Panantza & San Carlos Project Preliminary Assessment Report, dated October 30, 2007 and titled "PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT REPORT, PANANTZA & SAN CARLOS COPPER PROJECT, Morona – Santiago, Ecuador"; and

Mirador Project Feasibility Study Report, dated April 23, 2008 and titled "MIRADOR COPPER-GOLD PROJECT, 30,000 TPD FEASIBILITY STUDY, Zamora-Chinchipe Province Ecuador"

(collectively, the "Technical Reports").

The undersigned hereby consents to references to its name and references to and excerpts from the Technical Reports in the Annual Report on Form 40-F of Corriente Resources Inc. to be filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission for the company’s 2008 Fiscal Year.

Dated this 23^rd day of March 2009.

/S/ Robert Fong                    
Robert Fong, P.Eng

EX-23.5

Exhibit 23.5

Consent of Jeremy Haile

Reference is made to the:

Panantza & San Carlos Project Preliminary Assessment Report, dated October 30, 2007 and titled "PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT REPORT, PANANTZA & SAN CARLOS COPPER PROJECT, Morona – Santiago, Ecuador"; and

Mirador Project Feasibility Study Report, dated April 23, 2008 and titled "MIRADOR COPPER-GOLD PROJECT, 30,000 TPD FEASIBILITY STUDY, Zamora-Chinchipe Province Ecuador"

(collectively, the "Technical Reports").

The undersigned hereby consents to references to its name and references to and excerpts from the Technical Reports in the Annual Report on Form 40-F of Corriente Resources Inc. to be filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission for the company’s 2008 Fiscal Year.

Dated this 19^th day of March 2009.

/S/ Jeremy Haile
Jeremy P. Haile, P.Eng

EX-23.6

Exhibit 23.6

Consent of Jay Collins

Reference is made to the:

Panantza & San Carlos Project Preliminary Assessment Report, dated October 30, 2007 and titled "PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT REPORT, PANANTZA & SAN CARLOS COPPER PROJECT, Morona – Santiago, Ecuador"; and

Mirador Project Feasibility Study Report, dated April 23, 2008 and titled "MIRADOR COPPER-GOLD PROJECT, 30,000 TPD FEASIBILITY STUDY, Zamora-Chinchipe Province Ecuador"

(collectively, the "Technical Reports").

The undersigned hereby consents to references to its name and references to and excerpts from the Technical Reports in the Annual Report on Form 40-F of Corriente Resources Inc. to be filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission for the company’s 2008 Fiscal Year.

Dated this 23^rd day of March 2009.

/S/ Jay Collins                            
Jay Collins, P.Eng

EX-31.1

Exhibit 31.1

Certification Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

I, Kenneth R. Shannon, certify that:

1.

I have reviewed this annual report on Form 40-F (this "Report") of Corriente Resources Inc. (the "Registrant");

2.

Based on my knowledge, this Report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this Report;

3.

Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this Report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the Registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this Report;

4.

The Registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the Registrant and have:

a.

Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the Registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this Report is being prepared;

b.

Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c.

Evaluated the effectiveness of the Registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this Report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this Report based on such evaluation; and

d.

Disclosed in this Report any change in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by this Report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5.

The Registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the Registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the Registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a.

All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the Registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b.

Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date:  March 30, 2009	/S/ KENNETH R. SHANNON
	By:  Kenneth R. Shannon
	Title:  Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

EX-31.2

Exhibit 31.2

Certification Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

I, Darryl F. Jones, certify that:

1.

I have reviewed this annual report on Form 40-F (this "Report") of Corriente Resources Inc. (the "Registrant");

2.

Based on my knowledge, this Report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this Report;

3.

Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this Report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the Registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this Report;

4.

The Registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the Registrant and have:

a.

Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the Registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this Report is being prepared;

b.

Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c.

Evaluated the effectiveness of the Registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this Report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this Report based on such evaluation; and

d.

Disclosed in this Report any change in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by this Report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5.

The Registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the Registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the Registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a.

All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the Registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b.

Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: March 30, 2009	/S/ DARRYL F. JONES
	By: Darryl F. Jones
	Title: Chief Financial Officer

EX-32.1

Exhibit 32.1

Certification of CEO and CFO
Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

In connection with the annual report of Corriente Resources Inc. (the "Registrant") on Form 40-F for the year ended December 31, 2008, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), Kenneth R. Shannon, as Chief Executive Officer of the Registrant, and Darryl F. Jones, as Chief Financial Officer of the Registrant, each hereby certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, to the best of his knowledge, that:

(1)   The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2)   The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Registrant.

/S/ KENNETH R. SHANNON              
By: Kenneth R. Shannon
Title: Chief Executive Officer
March 30, 2009

/S/ DARRYL F. JONES                         
By: Darryl F. Jones
Title: Chief Financial Officer
March 30, 2009

This certification accompanies the Report pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and shall not, except to the extent required by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, be deemed filed by the Registrant for purposes of §18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.