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Rigs Added to Copper Flats Drilling

March 23, 2005

Vancouver, B.C., Wednesday, March 23, 2005 - Entrée Gold Inc. (TSX-V: ETG – “Entrée” or the “Company”) reports that Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. (NYSE: IVN; TSX: IVN; ASX: IVN – “Ivanhoe”) now has four rigs drilling on the Copper Flats Zone of its Lookout Hill property, Mongolia, along the geophysical trend which outlines the potential Hugo Dummett extension.

Four deep drill holes are currently in progress on Copper Flats, targeting the extension of the trend which includes the Hugo Dummett North deposit.  Drills are located approximately 50 meters, 300 meters, 750 meters, and 3 kilometers north of the joint Entrée-Ivanhoe claim boundary.  The drill hole at the 300 meter mark replaces two holes (previously announced February 15, 2005) that were forced to be abandoned before reaching the projected target depth.  The replacement hole is collared approximately 450 meters east of the original two collars.  This new set-up is planned to include at least two holes and is designed to test the potential Hugo Dummett extension at vertical depths of approximately 950 and 1150 meters.

Separately, Ivanhoe has completed two drill holes (one on each side of the property boundary) into the Eagle Zone chargeability anomaly (Copper Flats hole announced on January 25, 2005).  The holes were designed to test this discrete anomaly, located approximately 2 kilometers to the west of the potential Hugo Dummett extension.  Entrée and Ivanhoe geologists are encouraged by the geology and mineral potential from results to date and the Eagle Zone is slated to be tested by additional drilling.

“The ramp-up in the drilling program along the projected Hugo Dummett extension is a significant development for the project,” said Greg Crowe, President and CEO of Entrée Gold.  “Although the deep drilling program is technically difficult and as slow as 30 meters per day, the additional drill rigs that Ivanhoe has now committed should ensure initial testing of the full 4 kilometer Hugo Dummett extension chargeability anomaly in 2005.  Areas with mineralized intervals will be tested by tighter-spaced in-fill drilling.  Taken together with our independent, US$3.0 million exploration program, we anticipate an exciting year of exploration news.”

Exploration in Mongolia is under the supervision of Robert Cann, P.Geo., Entrée’s Exploration Manager and a qualified person as defined by National Instrument 43-101.  Mr. Cann is responsible for the preparation of technical information in the Company’s news releases.  All rock samples are prepared and analyzed by SGS Mongolia LLC of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.  Randomly selected pulps and all soil samples are submitted to Acme Analytical Laboratories Ltd. of Vancouver, British Columbia for check assaying and analytical work.

ABOUT ENTRÉE GOLD INC.

Entrée Gold Inc. (www.entreegold.com) is an exploration stage junior resource company engaged in the exploration of gold and copper prospects. The Company is a large landholder in Mongolia’s south Gobi Desert, near the Chinese border. Entrée maintains 100% royalty-free interest in the 179,590 hectare Lookout Hill (Shivee Tolgoi) property which completely surrounds Ivanhoe Mines Ltd.’s (Ivanhoe’s) 8,500 hectare Turquoise Hill (Oyu Tolgoi) holdings. Ivanhoe has an earn-in agreement with Entrée whereby Ivanhoe can earn an interest in an area covering approximately 22% (approximately 40,000 hectares) of Entrée’s Lookout Hill property.  Ivanhoe commenced drilling on the potential northerly extension of the Hugo Dummett Deposit onto Lookout Hill in February 2005.  The Company is a Tier 1 listed company with its shares trading on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol “ETG”.

FURTHER INFORMATION

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Website: www.entreegold.com

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