| o  |   | REGISTRATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 12 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934    |
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| OR |
| x  |   | ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13(a) OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |

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| British Columbia                                                                                                          |                                                                                                               | 1400                                              |   | N/A                                  |
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| (Province or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)                                                         |                                                                                                               | (Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code) |   | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
|   999 West Hastings Street, Suite 1660                                                                          |
| Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada  V6C 2W2                                                                    |
| (604) 688-9592                                                                                                            |
| (Address and Telephone Number of  Registrant’s Principal Executive Offices)                |
|  DL Services, Inc.701 Fifth Avenue, Suite 6100Seattle, Washington 98104(206) 903-8800                                | Copies to:Kenneth G. SamDorsey & Whitney LLP1400 Wewatta Street, Suite 400Denver, Colorado 80202(303) 629-3445 |
| (Name, address (including zip code) and telephone number (including area code) of agent for service in the United States) |

| Title of Each Class:        |   | Name of Each Exchange On Which Registered: |
|-----------------------------|--------|--------------------------------------------|
| Common Shares, no par value |   | NYSE Amex                                  |

|  Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).  o Yes      o    No  |
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|   | EXETER RESOURCE CORPORATION |
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|   |  By:    |  /s/ Bryce G. Foxburgh                                |
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|   |  Name:  |  Bryce G. Foxburgh                                                                                                                                                                                               |
|   |  Title: |  Chief Executive Officer                                                                                                                                                                                         |

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| Exhibit              | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
|----------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Annual Information   |
| 99.1*                | Annual Information Form of the Company for the year ended December 31, 2010                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 99.2*                | Audited consolidated financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009, including the report of the auditors thereon and on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as at December 31, 2010  |
| 99.3*                | Management Discussion and Analysis for the year ended December 31, 2010                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| Certifications  |
| 99.4                 | Certificate of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Exchange Act, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002                                                                                               |
| 99.5                 | Certificate of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Exchange Act, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002                                                                                               |
| 99.6                 | Certificate of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002                                                                                                           |
| 99.7                 | Certificate of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002                                                                                                           |
| Consents        |
| 99.8*                | Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 99.9*                | Consent of Justin Tolman                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 99.10*               | Consent of Jerry Perkins                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 99.11*               | Consent of Rodrigo Alves Marinho                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
|  99.12          | Consent of AMEC International (Chile) S.A.                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
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| * | Previously filed with the Company’s annual report on Form 40-F as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 29, 2011. |
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