Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  RIO TINTO PLC
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
06/29/2005		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ENTREE GOLD INC [ETG.V]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
6 ST. JAMES'S SQUARE		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director __X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

LONDON, X0 SW1Y 4LD		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock, no par value 6,306,921
I
see Footnote (1)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Common Share Purchase A Warrant 06/29/2005 06/29/2007 Common Stock 2,832,865 $ (2) I See Footnote (1)
Common Share Purchase B Warrant 06/29/2005 06/29/2007 Common Stock 2,832,865 $ (3) I See Footnote (1)
Common Share Purchase A Warrant 07/06/2005 07/06/2007 Common Stock 320,595 $ (2) I See Footnote (1)
Common Share Purchase B Warrant 07/06/2005 07/06/2007 Common Stock 320,595 $ (3) I See Footnote (1)

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
RIO TINTO PLC
6 ST. JAMES'S SQUARE
LONDON, X0 SW1Y 4LD		     X    

Signatures

/s/ Anette Lawless, Secretary 07/08/2005
**Signature of Reporting Person Date
/s/ Shannon Crompton, Assistant Secretary 07/08/2005
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Held by Kennecott Canada Exploration Inc., an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Rio Tinto plc.
(2) C$ 2.75.
(3) C$ 3.00.
 
Remarks:
Joint Filer Information: Kennecott Canada Exploration Inc., 200 Granville Street, Suite 354, Vancouver, BC V6C 1S4

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