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Entrée Gold to Ring Amex Opening Bell

October 5, 2005

Vancouver, B.C., Wednesday, October 5, 2005 - Entrée Gold Inc. (TSX-V: ETG; AMEX: EGI – “Entrée” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that it will ring the opening bell at the American Stock Exchange (“Amex”), on October 6, 2005.  The Company began trading on the Amex under the symbol “EGI” on July 18, 2005, and continues to trade on the TSX Venture Exchange (“TSX-V”) under the symbol “ETG”.

“Entrée is honored to participate in the tradition of ringing the opening bell at the American Stock Exchange on Thursday,” said Greg Crowe, President and CEO of Entrée Gold.  “Entrée’s Amex listing has greatly enhanced our visibility within the American investment community and this day represents yet another significant milestone in our corporate growth.  We look forward to a long and mutually beneficial relationship with the Amex and to the continued development of our property portfolio in Mongolia.”

Entrée’s bell-ringing ceremony will be archived online at www.amex.com.  It will also be made available on Entrée’s website at www.entreegold.com.

Entrée currently has approximately 66,000,000 shares outstanding, over CAD$26 million in cash, and no debt.

ABOUT ENTRÉE GOLD INC.

Entrée Gold Inc. (www.entreegold.com) is a junior mineral exploration company focused on gold and copper prospects. The Company is a large landholder in Mongolia’s south Gobi Desert, near the Chinese border. Entrée maintains 100% interest in the 179,590 hectare Lookout Hill (Shivee Tolgoi) property which completely surrounds Ivanhoe’s 8,500 hectare, Turquoise Hill (Oyu Tolgoi) holdings.

Under an “Earn-In Agreement” announced in October 2004, Ivanhoe has the right to earn an interest in approximately 22% (40,000 hectares) of Entrée’s Lookout Hill property. By the terms of the agreement, Ivanhoe must spend a minimum of US $20 million in order to earn any interest in the mineral rights to the project property and may acquire up to a 70% interest in mineralization above a depth of 560 metres and an 80% interest in mineralization below a depth of 560 metres by spending US$35 million. Thereafter, Entrée has the right to require Ivanhoe to fund its share of subsequent joint venture costs through to production, to be recovered from production cash flow.

Recent equity investments from Ivanhoe and Rio Tinto plc (NYSE: RTP; LSE: RIO.L – “Rio Tinto”), have increased the Company’s operating cash to approximately CDN$26 million and allowed it to expand its budgets for its independent exploration of its Lookout Hill and Ulziit Uul projects. The current program at Lookout Hill has been increased from US$3 million to an estimated US$5.1 million; while the program budget at Ulziit Uul has been increased from US$0.9 million to an estimated US$1.9 million.

Entrée is a Tier 1 listed company that trades on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol “ETG” and on the AMEX under the symbol “EGI”.

FURTHER INFORMATION

Primoris Group
Tel: 866-368-7330
Email: [email protected]
or
Entrée Gold Inc.
Mona Forster, Business Manager
Tel: 604-687-4777
Website: www.entreegold.com

The TSX Venture Exchange does not accept responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

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While these forward-looking statements, and any assumptions upon which they are based, are made in good faith and reflect our current judgment regarding the direction of our business, actual results will almost always vary, sometimes materially, from any estimates, predictions, projections, assumptions or other future performance suggested herein. Except as required by applicable law, including the securities laws of the United States, the Company does not intend to update any of the forward-looking statements to conform these statements to actual results. Readers are referred to the sections entitled “Risk Factors” in the Company’s periodic filings with the British Columbia Securities Commission, which can be viewed at www.SEDAR.com, and with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, which can be viewed at www.SEC.gov.