Candente Copper Announces Non-Brokered Financing

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - Aug. 24, 2017) - Candente Copper Corp. (TSX:DNT) (LMA:DNT) ("Candente Copper" and/or the "Company" ) is pleased to announce, subject to regulatory approval, that it intends to carry out a non-brokered private placement (the "Private Placement") to raise gross proceeds of approximately Cdn$500,000. The gross proceeds of the Private Placement are to be used for working capital and general corporate purposes including ongoing community initiatives in Peru.