Canada Business          Loi canadienne sur les                     FORM 1                                 FORMULE 1
Corporations Act         societes par actions              ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION                  STATUTS CONSTITUTIFS
                                                                  (Section 6)                             (Article 6)
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1 -      Name of Corporation                                          Denomination de la societe

AMERICAN GOLDRUSH CORPORATION
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2 -   The place or territory in Canada where the  registered  office  La province ou le  territoire au Canada ou est situe le siege
is situated                                                           social

British Columbia
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3 -   The classes and any maximum number of shares that the           Categories et le nombre maximal d'actions que la societe
corporation is authorized to issue                                    est autorisee a emettre


The Corporation is authorized to issue an unlimited  number of Common shares and an unlimited number of Preferred shares.
The said classes of shares shall be attached  thereto the rights and  restrictions as in Schedule "A" annexed hereto
and forming part hereof.

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4 -   Restrictions, if any, on share transfers                        Restrictions sur le transfert des actions, s'il y a lieu

See Attached Schedule "B" annexed hereto and forming part hereof.
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5 -   Number (or minimum and maximum number) of directors             Nombre (ou nombre minimal et maximal) d'administrateurs

A minimum of one (1) director and a maximum of ten (10) directors.
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6 -   Restrictions, if any, on business the corporation may carry on   Limites  imposees a  l'actvite  commerciales  de la societe,
                                                                       s'il y a lieu
None
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7 -   Other provisions, if any                                        Autres dispositions s'il y a lieu

See Schedule "C" annexed hereto and forming part hereof.

8 -      Incorporators -- Fonateurs
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                                   Address (including postal code)
Name(s) - Nom(s)                   Adresse (inclure le code postal)                               Signature
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S.                                 Campbell  Fitch  1000 - 840 Howe  Street  "S.
                                   CAMPBELL FITCH" Vancouver, BC
                                   V6Z 2M1
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FOR DEPARTMENTAL USE ONLY -- A L'USAGE DU MINISTERE SEULEMENT                                       Filed -- Deposee
Corporation No. -- No de la societe

418218-9
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                     This is Schedule "A" referred to in the
                     foregoing Articles of Incorporation for
                          AMERICAN GOLDRUSH CORPORATION

The shares of the Corporation  shall have the rights and shall be subject to the
restrictions, conditions and limitations as follows:

(a)                 The  holders  of the  Common  shares  shall be  entitled  to
                    receive  notice of, to attend to and to vote at  meetings of
                    the shareholders of the Corporation;

(b)                 The Corporation  may issue  Preferred  shares in one or more
                    series;

(c)                 The Directors may by resolution fix the number of shares in,
                    and determine the  designation  of the shares of each series
                    of Preferred shares; and

(d)                 The Directors  may by  resolution  alter the Articles of the
                    Corporation   to  create,   define  and  attach  rights  and
                    restrictions to the shares of each series.






                     This is Schedule "B" referred to in the
                     foregoing Articles of Incorporation for
                          AMERICAN GOLDRUSH CORPORATION

The right to transfer shares of the  Corporation  shall be restricted in that no
shareholder  shall be  entitled  to  transfer  any share in the  capital  of the
Corporation  without the express  sanction of the  directors of the  Corporation
expressed by a resolution  passed by the votes of a majority of the directors of
the  Corporation  at a meeting of the board of directors or by an  instrument or
instruments in writing signed by a majority of directors.






                     This is Schedule "C" referred to in the
                     foregoing Articles of Incorporation for
                          AMERICAN GOLDRUSH CORPORATION

1.                  The number of shareholders of the Corporation,  exclusive of
                    persons who are in its  employment  and exclusive of persons
                    who,   having  been  formerly  in  the   employment  of  the
                    Corporation  were,  while  in  that  employment,   and  have
                    continued  after the  termination of that  employment to be,
                    shareholders of the Corporation, is limited to not more than
                    fifty  (50),  two (2) or  more  persons  who  are the  joint
                    registered owners of one (1) or more shares being counted as
                    one (1) shareholder.

2.                  Any  invitation to the public to subscribe for securities of
                    the Corporation is prohibited.

3.                  The  board of  directors  of the  Corporation  may,  without
                    authorization of the  shareholders of the Corporation,  from
                    time to time,  in such amounts and on such terms as it deems
                    expedient:

(a)                 borrow money upon the credit of the Corporation;

(b)                 issue,  reissue,  sell or  pledge  debt  obligations  of the
                    Corporation;

(c)                 give a  guarantee  on  behalf of the  Corporation  to secure
                    performance of an obligation of any person; and

(d)                 charge, mortgage,  hypothecate, pledge or otherwise create a
                    security  interest in all or any of the  currently  owned or
                    subsequently   acquired   property   and   assets   of   the
                    Corporation,  including,  without limiting the generality of
                    the  foregoing,  real and  personal  property,  movable  and
                    immovable  property,  tangible and intangible  assets,  book
                    debts, right, powers, franchises and undertakings, to secure
                    any obligation of the Corporation.

The  board  of  directors  may from  time to time by  resolution  delegate  to a
committee  of  directors  or to one or more of the  directors or officers of the
Corporation  all or any of the powers  hereby  conferred  upon the board to such
extent and in such manner as the board shall  determine at the time of each such
delegation.  Nothing in this section  shall limit or restrict  the  borrowing of
money by the Corporation or bills of exchange or promissory  notes made,  drawn,
accepted or endorsed by or on behalf of the Corporation.