Cornerstone Capital Resources Inc.: environmental license granted for La Encrucijada project in Ecuador

MOUNT PEARL, NEWFOUNDLAND–(Marketwire – Aug. 17, 2011) – Cornerstone Capital Resources Inc. (“Cornerstone”) (TSX VENTURE:CGP) (FRANKFURT:GWN) (BERLIN:GWN) (PINK SHEETS:CTNXF) today announced that the Ministry of Environment (ME) of Ecuador has granted the environmental license for Cornerstone’s La Encrucijada gold-silver-copper project located in southern Ecuador (see news releases of February 17, March 29 and June 28, 2011). The environmental license is valid for the 4-year initial exploration phase of the project which covers 8,085 hectares. A reconnaissance field program has recently commenced, which includes geological mapping and prospecting of the entire property, as well as a reassessment of previously defined gold-silver anomalous areas. All project data will be integrated into Cornerstone’s regional database and a mineralization model defined. Results of the initial reconnaissance work will be announced later this fall.

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