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

FORM 6-K

Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the month of ~~February~~March, 2010

Commission File Number 001-32748

CORRIENTE RESOURCES INC.

(Translation of registrant's name into English)

520 - 800 West Pender Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, CANADA V6C 2V6

(Address of principal executive offices)

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DOCUMENTS INCLUDED AS PART OF THIS REPORT

Document

99.1

News Release dated March 24, 2010

~~Exhibit~~For ~~99.1~~Immediate Release March 24, 2010

TSX: CTQ NYSE AMEX: ETQ
~~For~~ CRCC-TONGGUAN ~~Immediate~~EXTENDS ~~Release~~BID FOR CORRIENTE TO APRIL 28, 2010

~~OFFER~~Vancouver, ~~AND~~British ~~DIRECTORS’~~Columbia ~~CIRCULAR~~– ~~MAILED~~CRCC-Tongguan INInvestment ~~RESPECT~~Co., Ltd. OF(the "Offeror") announced today that it has extended to April 28, 2010 the expiry date of its February 1, 2010 offer (the "Offer") to acquire at a price of C$8.60 ~~PER~~ ~~SHARE~~in ~~OFFER~~cash BYper ~~CRCC-TONGGUAN~~share ~~INVESTMENT~~all ~~(CANADA)~~of COthe outstanding common shares of Corriente Resources Inc. ("Corriente"), ~~LTD.~~including ~~FOR~~all ~~CORRIENTE~~shares ~~RESOURCES~~that may be issued on the exercise of options granted under Corriente’s stock option plan.

~~VANCOUVER,~~The ~~BRITISH~~obligation ~~COLUMBIA,~~of ~~February~~the 1,Offeror ~~2010 – Corriente Resources Inc. ("Corriente") is pleased~~ to ~~announce~~take ~~that~~up the ~~formal~~shares ~~bid circular~~of inCorriente ~~respect~~deposited ofunder the ~~offer~~Offer byis ~~CRCC-Tongguan~~subject ~~Investment~~to ~~(Canada) Co., Ltd. (~~the ~~"Offeror"), a~~receipt ~~jointly-owned indirect subsidiary~~ of ~~Tongling Nonferrous Metals Group Holdings~~replacement ~~Co.,~~titles ~~Ltd.~~for ~~("Tongling")~~its ~~and~~mining ~~China~~concessions ~~Railway Construction Corporation Limited ("CRCC") to acquire at a price of C$8.60~~ in ~~cash~~Ecuador, ~~per~~Canadian ~~share~~competition ~~all~~and ~~of the outstanding common~~foreign ~~shares~~investment ~~of Corriente~~approvals, ~~including~~and ~~all~~approvals ~~shares~~required ~~that~~from ~~may be issued on~~ the ~~exercise~~government of ~~options~~ ~~granted~~The ~~under Corriente~~People’s Republic ~~stock~~of ~~option plan~~China, ~~has~~in ~~been~~addition ~~mailed~~ to ~~Corriente’s~~ ~~registered~~other ~~shareholders~~customary ~~and~~closing ~~option~~conditions ~~holders.~~as ~~Corriente~~set ~~has also~~out ~~mailed~~in ~~its~~the ~~directors’~~Offer ~~circular~~documents, ~~recommending~~which ~~that~~are ~~Corriente’s~~available ~~shareholders~~on ~~accept the offer~~SEDAR.

~~On December 28, 2009,~~ Corriente, ~~CRCC~~is ~~and~~pleased ~~Tongling announced the intention of CRCC and Tongling~~ to ~~make~~announce athat ~~supported take-over bid for Corriente, valuing~~ the ~~total~~replacement ~~common share capital of Corriente at approximately~~titles ~~$679~~required ~~million~~under ~~(on~~Ecuador’s a2009 ~~fully-diluted~~Mining ~~basis).~~Law ~~The~~have ~~offer~~been ~~represents~~issued afor ~~27%~~each ~~premium to~~of Corriente’s ~~average~~mining ~~trading~~concessions, ~~price~~and onthat ~~the~~it ~~Toronto~~believes ~~Stock~~that ~~Exchange~~all ~~for the 30~~Canadian ~~trading~~competition ~~days~~and ~~ended~~foreign ~~December~~investment ~~24,~~approvals ~~2009,~~that ~~the~~are ~~last~~required ~~trading~~for ~~day before~~ the ~~announcement~~completion of the ~~support~~Offer ~~agreement.~~have ~~All~~been ~~officers~~obtained. ~~and~~As ~~directors~~set ~~and~~out ~~certain employees of Corriente, representing~~ in ~~aggregate~~the ~~approximately~~press ~~13.2%~~release of ~~the~~ ~~common~~the ~~shares~~Offeror ~~outstanding~~issued onearlier ~~a fully-diluted basis~~today, ~~have~~the ~~agreed~~Offeror tobelieves ~~tender~~that ~~their~~all regulatory ~~shares~~approvals necessary to complete the ~~offer~~Offer ~~pursuant~~will tobe ~~lock-up~~obtained ~~agreements~~prior ~~entered~~to ~~into~~the ~~with~~expiry of the ~~Offeror~~Offer.

The ~~offer~~Offer, as extended, is scheduled to expire at 5:00 p.m. (Vancouver time) on ~~Thursday~~Wednesday, ~~March~~April 2528, 2010.

Full particulars of the offer are set out in the offer and circular filed by the Offeror, and the directors’ circular filed by Corriente. These documents are available on the Canadian Securities Administrators’ website at www.sedar.com, on the United States Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov, and on Corriente’s website at www.corriente.com.
"Ken Shannon"

Kenneth R. Shannon
Chief Executive Officer

Corriente shareholders with procedural questions ~~regarding~~ regarding the ~~offer~~deposit ~~process~~of their shares should contact Georgeson Shareholder ~~Communications~~ Communications Canada, Inc., the ~~Information~~information ~~Agent~~agent for the Offeror, at:

North America Toll Free: 1-866-374-0472
Outside North America, Bank and Brokers Call Collect: +1 212-806-6859
Email: gsproxygroup@gscorp.com

Corriente Contact ~~Dan Carriere, Senior Vice-President, (604) 687-0449 dcarriere@corriente.com~~
Darryl Jones, Chief Financial Officer,
(604) 687-0449
djones@corriente.com

Certain statements contained in this News Release constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the United States Private Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and applicable Canadian securities legislation. Forward-looking statements include among other things, statements regarding the structure and timing of the proposed transaction. Forward-looking statements are statements that are not historical facts and that are subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties, ~~which~~w hich could cause actual events or results to differ materially from those reflected in the forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, the risk that any condition to the purchasers’ obligations under the offer will not be met or that the acquisition of the Company’s shares will not be completed for any other reason. Although these forward-looking statements are based on the expectations of management as of the date of this news release, we cannot guarantee future results, performance or achievements.

520 – 800 West Pender Street, Vancouver, B.C. V6C 2V6
T (604) 687-0449 F (604) 687-0827 Email copper@corriente.com

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

	CORRIENTE RESOURCES INC.
	(Registrant)
Date: February 1, 2010
Date: March 24, 2010
By:	/s/ DARRYL F. JONES
	Name: Darryl F. Jones
	Title: Chief Financial Officer

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