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Presentation to MineAfrica’s Investing In Africa Seminar March 4, 2008 By Don Willoughby, VP Corporate Development www.goldrushresouces.ca All financial.

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

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 Shares Issued: 63,060,352 Fully Diluted (F/D): 73,435,352 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% F/D Market Capitalization (at $0.25) $18 million 1 Year Trading Range: $0.21 - $0.40 Toronto Venture Exchange – Trading Symbol “GOD”

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

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

6 WHY INVEST IN GOLDRUSH? The Ronguen Gold Discovery

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

8 LOOKING NORTHWEST FROM RONGUEN HILL

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

10 RONGUEN DRILL HOLE AND TRENCH LOCATIONS WITH ASSAY HIGHLIGHTS 111 gm/m95 gm/m 1.5 km. 89 gm/m95 gm/m South Zone – 48 gm/m 323 gm/metres

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

23 THE FUTURE – 2008 AND BEYOND 5,000 m core drilling program to expand the resource at Ronguen begins in May NI 43-101 resource report for Ronguen in March 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:... BUT THE BEST IS YET TO COME!” 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 TSX.V-GOD


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