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Vancouver, British Columbia, June 22nd, 2010. Candente Gold Corp.
(TSX:CDG) ("Candente Gold") is pleased to announce that the San Juan
tunnel rehabilitation is complete and drilling has commenced from
within the underground workings of the San Rafael vein on the El Oro
Gold Project, Mexico.  A series of holes are currently underway to test
the first targets in a potential remnant resource, and projected depth
extensions to known high-grade gold-silver zones.

Recent review and modelling of extensive historical production records,
underground samples, and drill intersections indicate that the first
100m below the San Rafael mine workings, including these projected
extensions to known high-grade zones, have the potential for 3-4
million tonnes averaging 10-12 g/t gold and 120-160 g/t silver, which
would contain well in excess of one million ounces of gold.*

The San Rafael vein produced over 4 million ounces of gold and 44
million ounces of silver from 11.9 million tonnes of ore mined between
1896 and 1927, over an average of only 200 metres vertically.  Mine
grades averaged 10 to 12 g/t gold and 120 to 160 g/t silver and reached
bonanza grades as high as 50 g/t gold and 600 g/t silver in the lowest
mine levels.

Candente Gold believes that the San Rafael vein system is analogous to
other epithermal vein systems mined in Mexico such as the Fresnillo,
Guanajuato, and Pinos Altos mines where gold and silver occurs over 600
to 1200 metres vertically.

Figure 1 - Exploration Potential of the San Rafael Vein (175kb pdf):
http://www.candentegold.com/i/pdf/Exploration_Potential_of_the_San_Raf
ael_Vein.pdf

In addition to the San Rafael vein, Candente Gold has the rights to 20
veins with past production and more than 50 veins in total discovered
to date within the El Oro gold district.  Modern understanding of
epithermal vein systems strongly indicates that many of these veins
hold significant discovery potential.

Initial drilling will be carried out from drill stations located in the
footwall only 10 metres from the San Rafael vein.  Once this initial
drilling is complete, further underground work will take place to
develop drill stations in the hanging wall of the vein.  The 500 metres
of rehabilitation work from the portal of the San Juan tunnel to the
first drill station in the San Rafael vein footwall was minimal as
underground conditions have proven to be excellent.

A total of 9,000 metres are budgeted for underground drilling in 2010,
with results from this initial drilling expected early in Q3 2010.

* The potential quantity and grade are conceptual in nature, as there
has been insufficient exploration to define a mineral resource, and it
is unknown if further exploration will result in the target being
delineated as a mineral resource. Ref. NI-43-101 Section 2.3 (2).

Surface Exploration Continues

Drilling continues from surface on the Andrea vein.  Two holes have now
been completed, testing the vein to depths of 200 metres and 350
metres.  Several zones of alteration and mineralization have been
intersected that are typical of high levels of low sulphidation
epithermal vein systems.  The third hole, now underway, is targeted to
intersect the Andrea vein where it crosscuts the deeper sedimentary
package of host rocks at an anticipated depth of 400m vertically below
surface.

The veins of the El Oro gold district typically carry their highest
gold and silver grades when they are hosted in these sedimentary
packages.  A total of 6,000 metres are budgeted for surface drilling in
2010.

Michael Minnes Appointed Country Manager, Mexico

Candente Gold is also pleased to announce the appointment of Mr.
Michael Minnes as Country Manager for Mexico.  Mr. Minnes holds an MBA
from the Richard Ivey School of Business and brings over 15 years of
Latin American management experience to Candente Gold.

Mr. Minnes supervised the development and execution of communications
and corporate social responsibility portfolios, marketing strategies,
and government affairs for Sherritt International, a diversified
natural resource company, during a period of significant expansion
which saw their capital assets grow 130% to US$6.4 billion.  Prior to
working with Sherritt, Mr. Minnes held the position of Manager of
Corporate Communications with Barrick Gold Corporation.

About Candente Gold

Candente Gold's flagship asset is El Oro, a district scale gold project
encompassing one of the largest and most prolific high grade gold
dominant epithermal vein systems in Mexico.  The El Oro district
includes over 50 known veins, but the bulk of the historic district
production of 6.4 million ounces of gold and 74 million ounces of
silver were produced from an average of only 200 metres vertically in
just two of these veins.

Candente Gold also holds an extensive portfolio of 100% owned, early to
mid stage, high and low sulphidation epithermal gold projects in Peru.
Many of these projects have significant exploration completed and
targets ready to be drill tested.

Candente Gold will begin a thorough, modern, systematic program of
exploration of the known and potential additional veins in the El Oro
gold project, and their Peruvian gold and silver projects in 2010.
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Joanne C. Freeze, P.Geo., President and CEO and Mark M. Pryor,
Pr.Sci.Nat., are the Qualified Persons as defined by National
Instrument 43-101 for the projects discussed above and they have
reviewed and approved the contents of this release.

This news release may contain forward-looking statements including but
not limited to comments regarding the timing and content of upcoming
work programs, geological interpretations, receipt of property titles,
potential mineral recovery processes, etc. Forward-looking statements
address future events and conditions and therefore involve inherent
risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from
those currently anticipated in such statements. Candente relies upon
litigation protection for forward-looking statements.

CAUTIONARY NOTE TO U.S. INVESTORS

We advise U.S. investors that this news release uses terms that are not
recognized by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission
("SEC"), including "mineral resources", "measured resources",
"indicated resources" and "inferred resources". The estimation of
measured and indicated resources involves greater uncertainty as to
their existence and economic feasibility than the estimation of proven
and probable reserves. U.S. investors are cautioned not to assume that
mineral resources in these categories will be converted to reserves.
The estimation of inferred resources involves far greater uncertainty
as to their existence and economic viability than the estimation of
other categories of resources. U.S. investors are cautioned not to
assume that estimates of inferred mineral resources exist, are
economically mineable, or will be upgraded into measured or indicated
mineral resources. U.S. investors are cautioned not to assume that
mineral resources in any of these categories will be converted into
reserves.


On behalf of the Board of Candente Gold Corp.
"Joanne Freeze" P.Geo.
President & CEO


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 For further information please contact:
 
John Foulkes
VP Corporate Development
mobile: +1 (604) 614-2999
local: + 1 (604) 689-1957 ext 2
toll free: 1 (877) 689-1964 ext 2
info@candentegold.com

or:

Walter Spagnuolo
Manager, Investor Relations
mobile: +1 (604) 306-8477
local: + 1 (604) 689-1957 ext 3
toll free: 1 (877) 689-1964 ext 3
info@candentegold.com


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