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Presentation to MineAfrica’s Investing In Africa Seminar March 4, 2008

TSX.V-GOD. www.goldrushresouces.ca. Presentation to MineAfrica’s Investing In Africa Seminar March 4, 2008 By Don Willoughby, VP Corporate Development. All financial figures given in this presentation are in Canadian dollars. Forward Looking Statements

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Presentation to MineAfrica’s Investing In Africa Seminar March 4, 2008

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  1. TSX.V-GOD www.goldrushresouces.ca Presentation to MineAfrica’s Investing In Africa Seminar March 4, 2008 By Don Willoughby, VP Corporate Development All financial figures given in this presentation are in Canadian dollars

  2. Forward Looking Statements Some statements in this presentation contain forward looking information. These statements address future events and conditions and, as such, involve inherent risk and uncertainties. Actual results could be significantly different from those projected. Risks and uncertainties of the Company’s business are discussed in the Management Discussion and Analysis of the Company’s Annual and Quarterly Reports, available both on the Company’s website at www.goldrushresources.com and at www.SEDAR.com.

  3. GOLDRUSH RESOURCES CAPITAL STRUCTURE Toronto Venture Exchange – Trading Symbol “GOD” Shares Issued: 63,060,352 Fully Diluted (F/D): 73,435,352 F/D Market Capitalization (at $0.25) $18 million 1 Year Trading Range: $0.21 - $0.40 Cash Position (approx.) $1.6 million MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS Sprott Asset Management 16.2% High River Gold Mines 12.0% Pinetree Capital >8.0% ACC Resources (Switzerland) >8.0% Management >8.0%

  4. Goldrush Resources Corporate Objective To maximize shareholder value by the development of economic mineral deposits in the safe and stable countries of West Africa.

  5. Why invest in Goldrush? Why explore in Burkina Faso?

  6. WHY INVEST IN GOLDRUSH? The Ronguen Gold Discovery

  7. RONGUEN GOLD DISCOVERY THE GOLDRUSH FLAGSHIP PROJECT Ronguen Gold Discovery Ouagadougou (capital city)

  8. LOOKING NORTHWEST FROM RONGUEN HILL

  9. THE RONGUEN GOLD DISCOVERY • E/W strike length of mineralized zone - 1.5 km. • Total strike length of structure – 5 km. • Open along strike and at depth below 80 m. • Average grade – 1.80 gm/t • Mineralization starts near surface – open pittable • 22.14 g/t gold over 14.6 m in a trench • NI 43-101 resource estimate report by end of March • New zone discovered 200 m south

  10. RONGUEN DRILL HOLE AND TRENCH LOCATIONS WITH ASSAY HIGHLIGHTS 1.5 km. 111 gm/m 89 gm/m 95 gm/m 95 gm/m 323 gm/metres South Zone – 48 gm/m

  11. WHY INVEST IN GOLDRUSH? • The Ronguen Gold Discovery Strategic Alliance Agreement With High River Gold

  12. STRATEGIC ALLIANCE AGREEMENT WITH HIGH RIVER GOLD (TSX:HRG) • High River has 50% back-in right • Goldrush has preferred access to HRG mills • no capital contribution required • Goldrush can mine smaller deposits • High River’s 1.3+ million ounce Bissa Deposit • is only 6 km. from Ronguen Note: Forward Looking Statement Follows: • when Bissa goes into production Ronguen can • as well providing early cash flow

  13. WHY INVEST IN GOLDRUSH? • The Ronguen Gold Discovery • Strategic Alliance Agreement with High River Gold Is Goldrush the next Jilbey Gold?

  14. THE JILBEY GOLD/HIGH RIVER GOLD MERGER $2.85 Jilbey value 10 months later $1,000 invested in Jilbey shares in early 2003 was worth $10,700 in HRG shares 3 years later Jilbey Post-merger Merger price (40 % premium to market) $1.02 Jilbey/High River merger announced $0.73 Jilbey Pre-merger Jilbey discovered Bissa Deposit Jilbey had acquired extensive property package $0.20 Feb. , 2003 June 15, 2005 Apr. 25, 2006 Just over 3 years

  15. IS GOLDRUSH THE NEXT JILBEY GOLD? High River acquired Jilbey to get Bissa Will they acquire Goldrush to get Ronguen? Current Goldrush share price $0.25 Goldrush discovers Ronguen Goldrush/High River sign Strategic Alliance Agreement $0.20 Jan. 4, 2006 Jan. 25, 2008 2 years

  16. WHY INVEST IN GOLDRUSH? • The Ronguen Gold Discovery • Strategic Alliance Agreement with High River Gold • Is Goldrush the next Jilbey Gold? Largest holder of exploration permits in Burkina Faso

  17. GOLDRUSH EXPLORATION PERMITS • 33 permits covering 5791 sq. km. • all permits located in the West African Birimian Greenstone Belts Taparko-Bouroum Mine (HRG) Essakane Deposit (Orezone) Bissa Deposit (HRG) Falagountou Group (2 permits) Kindo Group (Ronguen) (2 permits) Taparko Group (12 permits) Bondi Deposit (Orezone) Kaya Group (8 permits) Hounde Group (9 permits)

  18. WHY INVEST IN GOLDRUSH? • The Ronguen Gold Discovery • Strategic Alliance Agreement with High River Gold • Is Goldrush the next Jilbey Gold? • Largest exploration permits holder in Burkina Faso Many high priority exploration targets

  19. ARTISANAL WORKINGS • require high grades to be worthwhile (20 g/t+) • excellent pathfinders to gold mineralization 33 unexplored artisanal sites identified on Goldrush permits

  20. WHY INVEST IN GOLDRUSH? • The Ronguen Gold Discovery • Strategic Alliance Agreement with High River Gold • Is Goldrush the next Jilbey Gold? • Largest exploration permits holder in Burkina Faso • Many high priority new exploration targets WHY BURKINA FASO? One of the most favourable places in the world to search for gold and initiate new mining operations

  21. BURKINA FASO • green represents the West African Birimian • Greenstone Belts • the red dots are significant gold deposits Bissa (High River) Bondi

  22. WHY BURKINA FASO? “Exploring in Burkina Faso now is like exploring in Canada 100 years ago.” • West African Greenstone Belts – history of gold deposits • safe, stable, democratic African country since 1987 • progressive, fair mining code since 1993 • poor country – mining is significant for prosperity • government enthusiastically supports mining operations • High River Gold’s Taparko-Bouroum Mine – first new • mine in over 20 years

  23. THE FUTURE – 2008 AND BEYOND • NI 43-101 resource report for Ronguen in March • 5,000 m core drilling program to expand the • resource at Ronguen begins in May • drilling and trenching the untested artisanal sites • and other high priority targets • acquisition of advanced exploration projects in • neighbouring West African countries

  24. DURING THE PAST TWO YEARS GOLDRUSH HAS: • raised over $8.25 million • made 2 significant gold discoveries at Ronguen • spent over $6 million on aggressive exploration • identified many new, high priority exploration targets ... BUT THE BEST IS YET TO COME!” TSX.V-GOD

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