Entr�e Gold
Appoints Mr. Alan Edwards
to the Board of
Directors
Vancouver, B.C., March 10, 2011 � Entr�e Gold
Inc. (TSX:ETG; NYSE Amex:EGI; Frankfurt:EKA �
�Entr�e� or the �Company�) is pleased to announce the addition of Mr. Alan
Edwards to its Board of Directors.
Mr.
Edwards has 28 years of diverse mining industry experience. He is a graduate
of the University of Arizona, where he obtained a Bachelor of Science Degree
in Mining Engineering and an MBA (Finance). Mr. Edwards is currently the
President and Chief Executive Officer of Copper One Inc. (TSXV: CUO), a
Vancouver based exploration company with projects in Val d�Or Quebec, Arizona
and New Mexico. He previously served as President and Chief Executive Officer
of Frontera Copper Corporation, and Executive Vice President and Chief
Operating Officer of Apex Silver Mines Corporation, where he directed the
engineering, construction and development of the San Cristobal project in
Bolivia. Mr. Edwards has also worked for Kinross Gold Corporation, P.T.
Freeport Indonesia, Cyprus Amax Minerals Company and Phelps Dodge Mining
Company, where he started his career.
Entr�e�s
Chairman, James Harris, commented, �Alan has extensive engineering,
construction and operational experience in various jurisdictions around the
world. His skills complement those of the existing Board members, and his
breadth of knowledge will be valuable to Entr�e as it advances its current
projects and looks for new opportunities.�
ABOUT ENTR�E GOLD INC.
Entr�e
Gold Inc. is a Canadian mineral exploration company focused on the worldwide
exploration and development of copper and gold prospects. The Company�s
flagship Lookout Hill property in Mongolia completely surrounds Oyu Tolgoi
LLC�s 8,500-hectare Oyu Tolgoi project. A portion of the Lookout Hill
property is subject to a joint venture with Oyu Tolgoi LLC, a subsidiary of
Ivanhoe Mines and the Government of Mongolia. The joint venture property
hosts the Hugo North Extension copper-gold deposit and the Heruga
copper-gold-molybdenum deposit. Excellent exploration potential remains on
the joint venture property for the discovery of additional mineralized zones.
In North
America, the Company is exploring for porphyry-related copper systems in
Nevada, Arizona and New Mexico. The primary asset is the Ann Mason property
in Nevada, which contains an inferred mineral resource and considerable
potential for additional targets.
The
Company is also seeking additional opportunities to utilize its expertise in
exploring for deep and/or concealed ore deposits. Rio Tinto and Ivanhoe Mines
are major shareholders of Entr�e, holding approximately 13% and 12% of issued
and outstanding shares, respectively.
FURTHER INFORMATION
Monica
Hamm � Manager Investor Relations
Entr�e Gold Inc.
Tel: 604-687-4777
Fax: 604-687-4770
Toll Free: 866-368-7330
E-mail: mhamm@entr�egold.com
This news release contains
forward-looking statements and forward-looking information (together,
�forward-looking statements�) within the meaning of applicable securities
laws and the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995,
with respect to the potential for the discovery of mineralization on the
Company�s properties. These forward-looking statements are made as of the
date of this news release. Users of forward-looking statements are cautioned
that actual results may vary from the forward-looking statements contained
herein. While the Company has based these forward-looking statements on its
expectations about future events as at the date that such statements were
prepared, the statements are not a guarantee of the Company�s future
performance and are subject to risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other
factors which could cause actual results to differ materially from future
results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such factors
and assumptions include, among others, the effects of general economic
conditions, the prices of gold and copper, changing foreign exchange rates
and actions by government authorities, uncertainties associated with legal
proceedings and negotiations and misjudgments in the course of preparing
forward-looking statements. In addition, there are known and unknown risk
factors which could cause the Company�s actual results, performance or
achievements to differ materially from any future results, performance or
achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Known
risk factors are described in the Company�s Amended and Restated Annual
Information Form for the financial year ended December 31, 2009, dated
November 2,
2010 filed with the Canadian Securities Administrators and available at www.sedar.com. Although the Company has
attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual actions,
events or results to differ materially from those described in
forward-looking statements, there may be other factors that cause actions,
events or results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. There can
be no assurance that forward-looking statements will prove to be accurate, as
actual results and future events could differ materially from those
anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, readers should not place undue
reliance on forward-looking statements. The Company is under no obligation to
update or alter any forward-looking statements except as required under
applicable securities laws.
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