2006 News

Vancouver, British Columbia, March 27th, 2006. Candente Resource Corp. (DNT:TSX) ("Candente") is pleased to announce, subject to regulatory approval, that it has agreed to raise gross proceeds of Cdn$3,060,000 through a non-brokered Private Placement of 3,600,000 Units at $0.85 per unit. Each unit will consist of one share and one half-share purchase warrant. One whole non-transferable share purchase warrant permits the holder to purchase one share of the Company at a price of $1.25 per share for a period of twelve months following closing. The shares issued in this placement will be subject a four-month hold period.

The majority of the financing is with funds controlled by Sprott Asset Management of Toronto and Top Gold of Zurich. Candente will pay MaxCapital Markets Ltd. of Toronto, a finder's fee of 7% in cash and 7% in warrants on proceeds received from independent placees introduced to Candente by them and to Brighton Capital Corp. of Los Angeles a finder's fee of 6% in cash and 6% in warrants only on independent placees introduced to Candente by them.

The net proceeds of the private placement will be used for funding exploration and development activities on the Company's mineral properties and for general corporate purposes.

Candente's most advanced mineral project is Cañariaco, a copper deposit in Northern Peru with a significant leachable portion and several other features which indicate it could be a low cost copper producer. An engineering scoping study is underway to assist Candente in evaluating the potential economics of a copper heap leach, SX-EW operation at Cañariaco.

Candente also has several gold and silver exploration projects also in Peru.

Candente is focused on increasing shareholder value through mineral discovery. Candente subscribes to principles which ensure that its exploration and development activities are beneficial to the local communities.

For further information please contact Joanne Freeze or Evelyn Cox at: (604) 689-1957 or toll free 1-877-689-1964; or info@candente.com www.candente.com.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

"Joanne C. Freeze"
Joanne Freeze, P. Geo., President & CEO
Candente Resource Corp.
Release No. 157

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