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                                                                       EXHIBIT 5
                         [STREICH LANG, P.A. LETTERHEAD]
                                  July 15, 1997

Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C.  20549

         RE:   Fremont Gold Corporation Amendment No. 2 to Form SB-2 
               Registration Statement (Reg. No. 333-21665)

Ladies and Gentlemen:

                 This firm is counsel for Fremont Gold Corporation, a Delaware
corporation (the "Company"). As such, we are familiar with the Certificate of
Incorporation and Bylaws of the Company. We have also acted as counsel for the
Company with respect to certain matters in connection with the preparation of
Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form SB-2 referenced above
registering 4,097,333 shares of the Company's Common Stock, $.001 par value (the
"Shares") under the Securities Act of 1933. In addition, we have examined such
documents and undertaken such further inquiry as we consider necessary for
rendering the opinion hereinafter set forth below.

                 Based upon the foregoing, it is our opinion that:

                 1.     The Company is a corporation duly organized and validly
                        existing under the laws of the State of Delaware.

                 2.     The Shares are, or when issued will be, duly and validly
                        issued, fully paid and nonassessable.

                 We acknowledge that we are referred to under the heading "Legal
Matters" of the Prospectus which is part of the Registration Statement and we
hereby consent to the use of our name in such Registration Statement. We further
consent to the filing of this opinion as Exhibit 5 to the Registration Statement
and with the state regulatory agencies in such states as may require such filing
in connection with the registration of the Shares for offer and sale in such
states.

                                  Very truly yours,

                                  /s/ Christian J. Hoffmann, III

                                  Christian J. Hoffmann, III
                                  FOR THE FIRM