Der Board of Directors der Aurora Gold Corporation gibt bekannt, dass nach einer Durchsicht von im letzten Quartal des Jahres 2011 erworbenen Satellitenaufnahmen eine Reihe von Gebieten abgegrenzt wurde, die das Potenzial für eine signifikante Vererzung besitzen. Eine nachfolgende Überprüfung der Gebiete führte zu einem neuen stark vererzten Vorkommen.

Folgend die Analysenergebnisse von 4 Proben aus dem Kernbereich und von einer Probe aus zerkleinertem Abraummaterial:

TOU 001 89.17g/t Gold
TOU 001 33.10g/t Gold
TOU 001 18.04g/t Gold
TOU 001 19.27g/t Gold
TOU 001 89.54g/t Gold

Das neue Vorkommen mit Namen Toucano liegt in der Nachbarschaft der Vererzung des Fofoca-Gebietes, das eine mit JORC konforme Ressource von 130.000 Unzen Gold beherbergt, des Attacadau-Vorkommens und ebenfalls des hochgradigen Colibri-Vorkommens. Alle die vererzten Gebiete, einschließlich Toucano, streichen ungefähr von Ost nach West.
Eine anfängliche Untersuchung von Toucano zeigt, dass die Abmessungen viel größer sind als die der früheren Entdeckungen auf der Sao-Domingo-Liegenschaft. Gegenwärtig ist das freiliegende Explorationsgebiet im Streichen ca. 320 m lang und der stark vererzte Kernbereich ist ca. 15 m breit. Die Vererzung tritt an der Oberfläche auf und wurde bis in eine Tiefe von ca. 5 m freigelegt. Das umliegende Nebengestein ist ebenfalls stark umgewandelt und zeigt ein intensives Stockwork von eisenhaltigen Quarzäderchen. Der Vererzungshof ist ca. 40 m breit und nach Osten und Westen offen.

Der Board von Aurora ist der Ansicht, dass sich dies zum Vorzeigezielgebiet des Unternehmens auf der Sao-Domingo-Liegenschaft entwickeln wird. Das technische Team des Unternehmens ist gegenwärtig vor Ort und untersucht in Vorbereitung der Ausrichtung der Bohrstellen die Gestalt der Vererzung.

Die Entdeckung ist von Bedeutung, da sie subparallel zu und in der Nähe der anderen vererzten Vorkommen auf dem Gelände ist. Dies stärkt das Vertrauen, dass der Umfang der Ressource beachtlich vergrößert werden könnte, da die meisten Vorkommen innerhalb eines Radius von 2 km zueinander liegen und weniger als 7 km von der Fofoca-Ressource entfernt sind.

Aurora überarbeitet gegenwärtig ihr Budget, um vorrangig ein Bohrprogramm zum Test der Tiefenerstreckung und der Ausdehnung von Toucano in Streichrichtung zusammen mit einem Reservebohrprogramm zum Test der westlichen Ausdehnung der Fofoca-Ressource und Colibri aufzunehmen.

Mehrere andere Stellen wurden durch Satellitenaufnahmen identifiziert, die möglicherweise eine wirtschaftliche Vererzung beherbergen könnten und Aurora wird diese in Verbindung mit den geplanten Bohrungen weiter untersuchen.

Satellitenaufnahmen sind als eine Explorationshilfe im Tapajos aufgrund der Art des Geländes sowie für die Entwicklung des Projekts entscheidend. Durch Anwendung verschiedener spektralanalytischer Verfahren konnte Aurora zahlreiche Gebiete für eine nachfolgende Erkundung lokalisieren. Eine durch die SRTM Radarkartierung erhaltene digitale Höhenkarte ist für die Untersuchung der Sao-Domingo-Liegenschaft unerlässlich gewesen. Die Abbildungen, siehe Link unten, zeigen, wie Aurora die Satellitenaufnahmen für die Sao-Domingo-Liegenschaft benutzt.
http://www.marketwire.com/library/20120201-arxgimage1800.jpg.
http://www.marketwire.com/library/20120201-arxgimage28.jpg.

Durch Betrachtung der spektralen Bandbreitenverhältnisse, die zur Anzeige von Eisenoxiden und Tonmineralen ausgelegt wurden, konnte Aurora Gebiete mit früheren Abbauspuren lokaler Goldschürfer entschlüsseln, die zur Entdeckung weiterer Zielgebiete im Festgestein führen könnten, wie es durch die Entdeckung von Colibri und Toucano bereits gezeigt wurde.

Auroras Stammaktien werden ebenfalls in Deutschland an den Börsen in Stuttgart, Berlin und Bremen unter dem Kürzel „A4G“ gehandelt.

Für weitere Informationen wenden Sie sich bitte an:

Aurora Gold Corporation
Lars Pearl
President, CEO & Director
C/- Coresco AG,
Gotthardstrasse 20, 3. Stock
6304 Zug, Schweiz
Tel. (+41) 7887 96966
http://www.aurora-gold.com

AXINO AG
investor & media relations
Königstraße 26
70173 Stuttgart
Germany
Tel. +49 (711) 25 35 92-30
Fax +49 (711) 25 35 92-33
http://www.axino.de/

Dies ist eine Übersetzung der ursprünglichen englischen Pressemitteilung. Nur die ursprüngliche englische Pressemitteilung ist verbindlich. Eine Haftung für die Richtigkeit der Übersetzung wird ausgeschlossen.

The board of Aurora Gold Corporation is pleased to announce after a review of remote sensing imagery acquired during the last quarter of 2011 a series of areas were delineated as having potential to host significant mineralisation. Follow up of selected areas has resulted in a new highly mineralised occurrence.

Assay results from 4 samples taken from the core, and also 1 from crushed reject material:

TOU 001 89.17g/t gold
TOU 001 33.10g/t gold
TOU 001 18.04g/t gold
TOU 001 19.27g/t gold
TOU 001 89.54g/t gold

The new occurrence, named Toucano, is located in the same vicinity as the Fofoca area of mineralised material and containing a JORC compliant resource of 130,000 ounces, the Attacadau occurrence and also high grade Colibri occurrence. All the mineralised areas, including Toucano, have a strike approximating East-West.

Initial appraisal of Toucano shows that the dimensions are far greater than any of the previous discoveries on the Sao Domingo property. Currently the exposed area of interest measures approximately 320m along strike and with a highly mineralised core measuring approximately 15m in width. The mineralisation occurs at surface and has been excavated down to depth of approximately 5m. The surrounding host rocks are also highly altered and show intense stock work of ferruginous quartz veinlets. The mineralised envelope is approximately 40m in width, and is open to the East and West.

The board of Aurora feels this will evolve as the Company's flagship target on the Sao Domingo property and currently have their technical team on site evaluating the geometry of the mineralisation in preparation for orientation of drill hole locations.

The discovery is significant in that it is sub parallel and proximal to the other mineralised occurrences on site raising the confidence level that the resource inventory could be greatly increased as most occurrences are located within a 2km radius of each other and within 7 km of the Fofoca resource area.

Aurora is currently completing a revised budget to incorporate a drill program to test the depth and strike extensions of Toucano as a priority, along with a back up drill program to test the western extension of the Fofoca resource, and Colibri.

Several other locations have been identified from the satellite images as hosting possible economic mineralisation and Aurora will continue to evaluate these in conjunction with proposed drilling.

Remote sensing imagery is critical as an aid to exploration in the Tapajos due to the nature of the location as well as to the development of the project. By the application of various spectral analytical methods, Aurora has been able to locate numerous areas for follow up investigation. A digital elevation map obtained by SRTM radar mapping has been essential to regional appraisal of the Sao Domingo property. The illustration, as indicated below, shows how Aurora is utilising the satellite imagery for the Sao Domingo property area.

By viewing spectral wave band ratio's designed to indicate iron oxides and clay minerals, Aurora has been able to decipher areas of past artisanal activity which could lead to the discovery of further hard rock targets, as demonstrated by the discovery of Colibri and Toucano.

Aurora's common stock is also traded on the Stuttgart and the Berlin-Bremen Stock Exchanges in Germany under the symbols "(STUTTGART: A4G)(FRANKFURT: A4G)(XETRA: A4G)(BERLIN: A4G)."

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD

Lars Pearl, CEO and Director

CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This press release contains statements that plan for or anticipate the future, called "forward-looking statements." In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as "may," "will," "should," "could," "expects," "plans," "intends," "anticipates," "believes," "estimates," "predicts," "potential" or "continue" or the negative of those terms and other comparable terminology.

These forward-looking statements appear in a number of places in this press release and include, but are not limited to, statements about: our market opportunity; revenue generation; our strategies; competition; expected activities and expenditures as we pursue our business plan; the adequacy of our available cash resources; our ability to acquire properties on commercially viable terms; challenges to our title to our properties; operating or technical difficulties in connection with our exploration and development activities; currency fluctuations; fluctuating market prices for precious and base metals; the speculative nature of precious and base metals exploration and development activities; environmental risks and hazards; governmental regulations; and conduct of operations in politically and economically less developed areas of the world.

Many of these contingencies and uncertainties can affect our actual results and could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in any forward-looking statements made by, or on behalf of, us. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance. All of the forward-looking statements made in this press release are qualified by these cautionary statements. Specific reference is made to our most recent annual report on Form 10KSB and other filings made by us with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission for more detailed discussions of the contingencies and uncertainties enumerated above and the factors underlying the forward-looking statements. These reports and filings may be inspected and copied at the Public Reference Room maintained by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. You can obtain information about operation of the Public Reference Room by calling the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission at 1-800-SEC-0330. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission also maintains an Internet site that contains reports, proxy and information statements, and other information regarding issuers that file electronically with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission at http://www.sec.gov.

We disclaim any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except to the extent required by applicable laws.

This press release is for informational purposes only and is not and should not be construed as an offer to solicit, buy, or sell any security.

For further information, please call Lars Pearl or Axino AG.

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Contacts:
Aurora Gold Corporation
Lars Pearl
President, CEO & Director
(+41) 7887 96966
http://www.aurora-gold.com

AXINO AG
Investor & Media Relations
+49 (711) 25 35 92-30
+49 (711) 25 35 92-33 (FAX)
http://www.axino.de

The Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Aurora is pleased to announce the appointment of Agustin Gomez de Segura as Chairman of the Board.

The Board of Aurora is also pleased to announce the appointment of Ross Michael Doyle as director and CFO.

Mr. Doyle has been employed as a strategic business analyst and CFO for the past 15 years.  During this period his time was spent working with large commodity trading firms and financial institutions. During the last 5 years Mr. Doyle worked as a CFO at the head office of Glencore International AG in their Coal division.  Subsequent to departing Glencore, Mr. Doyle has advised other commodity firms in a similar capacity, before joining the Board of Aurora in October 2011.  

Mr. Doyle received a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Queensland, Brisbane Australia and is a Chartered Accountant.  Mr. Doyle’s extensive experience, training and education with other resources companies makes him particularly qualified to act as our CFO and as a director.

With the new look Board and plans to advance the projects in Brazil, the directors of Aurora are looking forward to growing the Company and adding shareholder value.

Aurora’s common stock is also traded on the Stuttgart and the Berlin-Bremen Stock Exchanges in Germany under the symbols “(Stuttgart: A4G.SG - News) (Frankfurt:A4G.F - News) (XETRA:A4G.DE - News) (Berlin:A4G.BE - News).”

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD
Lars Pearl CEO and Director

CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This press release contains statements that plan for or anticipate the future, called "forward-looking statements." In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as "may," "will," “should,” “could,” “expects,” "plans,"  "intends," "anticipates," "believes," "estimates," "predicts," "potential" or "continue" or the negative of those terms and other comparable terminology.

These forward-looking statements appear in a number of places in this press release and include, but are not limited to, statements about: our market opportunity; revenue generation; our strategies; competition; expected  activities  and expenditures as we pursue our business plan; the adequacy of  our  available  cash  resources; our ability to acquire properties on commercially viable terms; challenges to our title to our properties; operating or technical difficulties in connection with our exploration and development activities; currency fluctuations; fluctuating market prices for precious and base metals; the speculative nature of precious and base metals exploration and development activities; environmental risks and hazards; governmental regulations; and conduct of operations in politically and economically less developed areas of the world.
Many of these contingencies and uncertainties can affect our actual results and could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in any forward-looking statements made by, or on behalf of, us.  Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance.  All of the forward-looking statements made in this press release are qualified by these cautionary statements.  Specific reference is made to our most recent annual report on Form 10KSB and other filings made by us with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission for more detailed discussions of the contingencies and uncertainties enumerated above and the factors underlying the forward-looking statements. These reports and filings may be inspected and copied at the Public Reference Room maintained by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. You can obtain information about operation of the Public Reference Room by calling the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission at 1-800-SEC-0330.  The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission also maintains an Internet site that contains reports, proxy and information statements, and other information regarding issuers that file electronically with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission at http://www.sec.gov.

We disclaim any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except to the extent required by applicable laws.

This press release is for informational purposes only and is not and should not be construed as an offer to solicit, buy, or sell any security.

For further information, please contact:

Aurora Gold Corporation
Lars Pearl
President, CEO & Director
C/- Coresco AG,
Level 3, Gotthardstrasse 20
6304 Zug, Switzerland
Tel. (+41) 7887 96966
http://www.aurora-gold.com/

AXINO AG
Investor & Media Relations
Königstraße 26
70173 Stuttgart
Germany
Tel. +49 (711) 25 35 92-30
Fax +49 (711) 25 35 92-33
http://www.axino.de/

Herr Doyle war in den letzten 15 Jahren als ein strategischer Unternehmensanalyst und CFO angestellt. Während dieser Zeit arbeitete er mit großen Rohstoffhandelsfirmen und Finanzinstituten. Während der letzten 5 Jahre war Herr Doyle im Firmensitz der Glencore International AG, Geschäftsbereich Kohle, als CFO tätig. Nach dem Ausscheiden aus Glencore hat Herr Doyle andere Rohstoffunternehmen in ähnlicher Funktion beraten, bevor er im Oktober 2011 in den Board von Aurora eingetreten ist.

Herr Doyle ist ein Absolvent der University of Queensland (Bachelor in Commerce, „Wirtschaftsfachwirt“)in Brisbane, Australien. Er ist ein zugelassener Wirtschaftsprüfer. Herrn Doyles große Erfahrung, Aus- und Fortbildung bei anderen Rohstoffunternehmen qualifiziert ihn besonders als unser CFO und als ein Director zu fungieren.

Mit dem neuen Board und Plänen, die Projekte in Brasilien zu avancieren, freuen sich die Directors der Aurora, das Unternehmen zu vergrößern und den Unternehmenswert aufzustocken.

Über Aurora Gold Corp.

Aurora Gold ist eine Mineral-Explorationsgesellschaft mit Schwerpunkt auf Exploration und Entwicklung in der Tapajós-Goldprovinz im brasilianischen Bundesstaat Pará.

Auroras Stammaktien werden ebenfalls in Deutschland an den Börsen in Stuttgart, Berlin und Bremen unter dem Kürzel „A4G“ gehandelt.

Für weitere Informationen wenden Sie sich bitte an:

Aurora Gold Corporation
Lars Pearl
President, CEO & Director
C/- Coresco AG,
Gotthardstrasse 20, 3. Stock
6304 Zug, Schweiz
Tel. (+41) 7887 96966
http://www.aurora-gold.com

AXINO AG
investor & media relations
Königstraße 26
70173 Stuttgart
Germany
Tel. +49 (711) 25 35 92-30
Fax +49 (711) 25 35 92-33
http://www.axino.de/

Dies ist eine Übersetzung der ursprünglichen englischen Pressemitteilung. Nur die ursprüngliche englische Pressemitteilung ist verbindlich. Eine Haftung für die Richtigkeit der Übersetzung wird ausgeschlossen.

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The board of Aurora Gold Corporation is pleased to announce that the budget and exploration plans have been finalized for the next phase of exploration on the Brazil projects located in the Tapajos gold province, with the technical team expected to mobilize on site at the end of August 2011.

The Company has completed discussions with drilling and technical contractors and plans to complete a 5,000m Reverse Circulation Drilling (RC) program on the Fofoca project located at the Company's 100% owned SÄ�o Domingos project.  The initial exploration program will focus on expanding the known mineralised material at Fofoca, calculated in accordance with the Australasian Joint Ore Reserves Committee (the “JORC”) code for reporting of Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves (the “JORC Code”).   The JORC resource is currently estimated at 130,000 ounces at 2.0 g/t calculated on a 0.5 g/t cut off.   The exploration program will follow up the geophysical anomalies that have been identified to the west of the current resource area.   Surface trench sampling has confirmed further mineralized material is present, and the current geological interpretation indicates that this is a continuation of the Fofoca mineralization. Aurora feels that a drilling program will significantly increase the amount of mineralised material at Fofoca. 

Upon completion of the drill testing of the strike extension at Fofoca, Aurora will follow up  high grade channel and grab sample results from the Colibri gold occurrence, located adjacent to the SÄ�o Domingos property with trenching, mapping, geophysics and drill testing.

Aurora also plans to drill areas of known mineralization on the SÄ�o JoÄ�o Project.  These areas were previously identified from trenching, mapping and geophysics.
 
It is anticipated that the Fofoca West, Colibri and S�o Jo�o drill target areas will significantly increase the amount of known mineralised material.

The company also intends to follow up numerous high grade rock chip samples which have been collected over the S�o Domingos property area, and map and trench these areas for future follow up drill testing.
Aurora’s common stock is also traded on the Stuttgart and the Berlin-Bremen Stock Exchanges in Germany under the symbols “(Stuttgart: A4G.SG - News) (Frankfurt:A4G.F - News) (XETRA:A4G.DE - News) (Berlin:A4G.BE - News).”

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD
“Lars Pearl”
 CEO and Director

CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This press release contains statements that plan for or anticipate the future, called "forward-looking statements." In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as "may," "will," “should,” “could,” “expects,” "plans,"  "intends," "anticipates," "believes," "estimates," "predicts," "potential" or "continue" or the negative of those terms and other comparable terminology.

These forward-looking statements appear in a number of places in this press release and include, but are not limited to, statements about: our market opportunity; revenue generation; our strategies; competition; expected  activities  and expenditures as we pursue our business plan; the adequacy of  our  available  cash  resources; our ability to acquire properties on commercially viable terms; challenges to our title to our properties; operating or technical difficulties in connection with our exploration and development activities; currency fluctuations; fluctuating market prices for precious and base metals; the speculative nature of precious and base metals exploration and development activities; environmental risks and hazards; governmental regulations; and conduct of operations in politically and economically less developed areas of the world.

Many of these contingencies and uncertainties can affect our actual results and could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in any forward-looking statements made by, or on behalf of, us.  Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance.  All of the forward-looking statements made in this press release are qualified by these cautionary statements.  Specific reference is made to our most recent annual report on Form 10KSB and other filings made by us with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission for more detailed discussions of the contingencies and uncertainties enumerated above and the factors underlying the forward-looking statements. These reports and filings may be inspected and copied at the Public Reference Room maintained by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. You can obtain information about operation of the Public Reference Room by calling the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission at 1-800-SEC-0330.  The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission also maintains an Internet site that contains reports, proxy and information statements, and other information regarding issuers that file electronically with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission at http://www.sec.gov.

We disclaim any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except to the extent required by applicable laws.
This press release is for informational purposes only and is not and should not be construed as an offer to solicit, buy, or sell any security.

For further information, please call contact:

Aurora Gold Corporation
Lars Pearl
President, CEO & Director
C/- Coresco AG,
Level 3, Gotthardstrasse 20
6304 Zug, Switzerland
Tel. (+41) 7887 96966
http://www.aurora-gold.com/

AXINO AG
Investor & Media Relations
Königstraße 26
70173 Stuttgart
Germany
Tel. +49 (711) 25 35 92-30
Fax +49 (711) 25 35 92-33
http://www.axino.de/

Der Board of Directors der Aurora Gold Corporation gibt bekannt, dass das Budget und die Explorationspläne für die nächste Explorationsphase auf den brasilianischen Projekten in der Tapajós-Goldprovinz fertiggestellt wurden. Es wird erwartet, dass das technische Team Ende August 2011 vor Ort eintreffen wird.

Das Unternehmen hat die Gespräche mit Bohr- und Bauunternehmern abgeschlossen und plant die Durchführung eines 5.000 Bohrmeter umfassenden RC-Bohrprogramms (Reverse Circulation Drilling, Rückspülbohrungen) auf dem Fofoca-Projekt. Das Projekt befindet sich auf dem São-Domingos-Projekt (100 % Aurora Gold). Das anfängliche Explorationsprogramm wird sich auf eine Erweiterung der bekannten Vererzung konzentrieren, die gemäß des Australasian Joint Ore Reserves Committee („JORC“) Code zur Angabe der Mineralressourcen und Erzvorräte (der „JORC Code“) berechnet wurde. Die JORC-Ressource wird gegenwärtig auf 130.000 Unzen Gold bei einem Gehalt von 2,0 g/t Gold geschätzt. Die Schätzung erfolgte unter Anwendung eines Cut-Off-Gehalts von 0,5 g/t Gold. Das Explorationsprogramm wird die geophysikalischen Anomalien weiter verfolgen, die im Westen des aktuellen Ressourcengebiets identifiziert worden sind. Die Beprobung von Schürfgräben hat das Vorkommen von weiterem vererzten Material bestätigt und die aktuelle geologische Interpretation deutet an, dass dies eine Fortsetzung der Fofoca-Vererzung ist. Aurora ist der Ansicht, dass ein Bohrprogramm die Menge des vererzten Materials auf Fofoca bedeutend vergrößern wird.

Nach Abschluss der Testbohrungen auf der Fortsetzung der Fofoca-Vererzung im Streichen, wird Aurora die hochgradigen Schlitzproben und Stichproben, die aus dem Colibri-Goldvorkommen stammen durch Schürfgräben, Kartierungen und geophysikalische Arbeiten weiter verfolgen. Das Colibri-Goldvorkommen grenzt an die São-Domingos-Liegenschaft.

Aurora plant ebenfalls Gebiete mit bekannter Vererzung auf dem São-João-Projekt abzubohren. Diese Gebiete wurden früher durch Schürfgräben, Kartierungen und geophysikalische Arbeiten identifiziert.

Es wird erwartet, dass die Bohrziele auf Fofoca West, Colibri und São João die Menge des bekannten vererzten Materials bedeutend vergrößern werden.

Das Unternehmen beabsichtigt ebenfalls den zahlreichen, hochgradig vererzten Gesteinssplitterproben, die auf der São-Domingos-Liegenschaft gesammelt wurden, weiter nachzugehen und diese Gebiete für nachfolgende Testbohrungen durch Kartierungen und Schürfgräben vorzubereiten.

Auroras Stammaktien werden ebenfalls in Deutschland an den Börsen in Stuttgart, Berlin und Bremen unter dem Kürzel „A4G“ gehandelt.

Für weitere Informationen wenden Sie sich bitte an:

Aurora Gold Corporation
Lars Pearl
President, CEO & Director
C/- Coresco AG,
Gotthardstrasse 20, 3. Stock
6304 Zug, Schweiz
Tel. (+41) 7887 96966
http://www.aurora-gold.com

AXINO AG
investor & media relations
Königstraße 26
70173 Stuttgart
Germany
Tel. +49 (711) 25 35 92-30
Fax +49 (711) 25 35 92-33
http://www.axino.de/

Dies ist eine Übersetzung der ursprünglichen englischen Pressemitteilung. Nur die ursprüngliche englische Pressemitteilung ist verbindlich. Eine Haftung für die Richtigkeit der Übersetzung wird ausgeschlossen.

The Board of Directors (the "Board") of Aurora Gold Corporation has been evaluating strategies of developing Aurora into the future. The Board has identified new opportunities in Brazil, which it believes will be better suited to add greater value and with a higher return on investment to the Company's shareholders. The Board feels that this can be achieved, in part, by increasing the mineral resources in Aurora's existing license areas in Brazil.

There have been numerous delays due to the operating agreement, permitting and water augmentation on the Company’s Colorado properties. As a result, the Company has sold its subsidiary, AGC Resources LLC, which owns certain properties in Boulder, Colorado, to Devtec Management Ltd ("Devtec"), for a total of US$2 Million, plus royalty. Devtec Management Ltd will pay Aurora US$1 million upon production of the cumulative total of 1,000 ounces of gold and/or silver, and a further US$ 1 million payable on the six month anniversary of the payment of the first One Million Dollars. Additionally, Devtec will pay Aurora a 5% royalty from the start of production.

Aurora now intends to focus on its Sao Domingo property in Brazil. Currently, the Sao Domingo property has an inferred JORC compliant resource of 130,000 ounces of gold, at 2 grams per ton. Geophysics has demonstrated that potential further mineralization is expected along strike of the current resource area.

The Board also feels that further ounces can be added to the Company's inventory via drill testing the areas at the Sao Joao property of known mineralization, previously identified from trenches and mapping. Previously completed follow up geophysics over the known mineralization has elucidated additional areas that demonstrate similar characteristics and will also be tested for subsurface mineralized potential.

Initial drilling on the Company's Sao Domingo property will test the areas along strike of the current Fofoca resource. As the Colibri occurrence is adjacent to the Sao Domingo property, exploratory drilling will test the depth extension below the known high grade channel samples previously announced.

On the Company's Sao Joao property, the Company will continue with drill testing below the mineralized trenches.

The Company has been made aware of several other opportunities for expansion in Brazil and elsewhere and intends to continue reviewing these opportunities and, when warranted, to bring these projects into the Company's portfolio in order to grow the Company.

Aurora is hopeful that additional exploration will now lead to expansion of the Company's mineral resources.

Aurora is also reviewing a Gold project in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (the "DRC") that has known gold occurrences noted from areas of intense artisanal activity. Gold projects in the DRC have shown in the past to host large multimillion ounce gold deposits, and Aurora has identified a potential acquisition that could significantly add value to the Company.

In addition to trading on the OTCQB under the symbol "ARXG," Aurora's common stock is also traded on the Stuttgart and the Berlin-Bremen Stock Exchanges in Germany under the symbols "(STUT: A4G) (FRANKFURT: A4G) (XETRA: A4G) (BERLIN: A4G)."

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD

Lars Pearl
CEO and Director

CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This press release contains statements that plan for or anticipate the future, called "forward-looking statements." In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as "may," "will," "should," "could," "expects," "plans," "intends," "anticipates," "believes," "estimates," "predicts," "potential" or "continue" or the negative of those terms and other comparable terminology.

These forward-looking statements appear in a number of places in this press release and include, but are not limited to, statements about: our market opportunity; revenue generation; our strategies; competition; expected activities and expenditures as we pursue our business plan; the adequacy of our available cash resources; our ability to acquire properties on commercially viable terms; challenges to our title to our properties; operating or technical difficulties in connection with our exploration and development activities; currency fluctuations; fluctuating market prices for precious and base metals; the speculative nature of precious and base metals exploration and development activities; environmental risks and hazards; governmental regulations; and conduct of operations in politically and economically less developed areas of the world.

Many of these contingencies and uncertainties can affect our actual results and could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in any forward-looking statements made by, or on behalf of, us. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance. All of the forward-looking statements made in this press release are qualified by these cautionary statements. Specific reference is made to our most recent annual report on Form 10KSB and other filings made by us with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission for more detailed discussions of the contingencies and uncertainties enumerated above and the factors underlying the forward-looking statements. These reports and filings may be inspected and copied at the Public Reference Room maintained by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. You can obtain information about operation of the Public Reference Room by calling the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission at 1-800-SEC-0330. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission also maintains an Internet site that contains reports, proxy and information statements, and other information regarding issuers that file electronically with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission at http://www.sec.gov.

We disclaim any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except to the extent required by applicable laws.

This press release is for informational purposes only and is not and should not be construed as an offer to solicit, buy, or sell any security.

For further information, please contact:

Aurora Gold Corporation
Lars Pearl

President, CEO & Director
C/- Coresco AG, 
Level 3, Gotthardstrasse 20
6304 Zug, Switzerland 
Tel. (+41) 7887 96966 
http://www.aurora-gold.com/

AXINO AG
Investor & Media Relations
Konigstrasse 26
70173 Stuttgart
Germany
Tel. +49 (711) 25 35 92-30
Fax +49 (711) 25 35 92-33
http://www.axino.de/

Der Board of Directors (der „Board") der Aurora Gold Corporation hat Strategien für Auroras zukünftige Entwicklung bewertet. Der Board hat neue Möglichkeiten in Brasilien identifiziert, die nach seiner Ansicht nach besser geeignet sind, den Unternehmenswert zu steigern und den Aktionären des Unternehmens eine höhere Rendite bieten. Der Board fühlt, dass dies zum Teil durch eine Erhöhung der Mineralressourcen auf Auroras bestehenden Lizenzgebieten in Brasilien erzielt werden kann.

Bedingt durch das Betriebsabkommen, die Genehmigungen und die sogenannte „Wasser-Augmentation“ auf den Liegenschaften des Unternehmens in Colorado gab es zahlreiche Verzögerungen. Demzufolge hat das Unternehmen seine Tochtergesellschaft, AGC Resources LLC, die bestimmte Liegenschaften in Boulder, Colorado, besitzt, an Devtec Management Ltd. („Devtec") für insgesamt 2 Mio. USD zuzüglich Royalty (Abgaben) verkauft. Devtec Management Ltd. wird Aurora 1 Mio. USD nach Produktion von insgesamt 1.000 Unzen Gold und/oder Silber zahlen. Eine weitere Million US-Dollar ist sechs Monate nach Zahlung der ersten Million Dollar zu zahlen. Ferner wird Devtec eine Royalty in Höhe von 5 % ab Produktionsbeginn zahlen.

Aurora beabsichtigt jetzt, sich auf ihre Liegenschaft Sao Domingo in Brasilien zu konzentrieren. Die Liegenschaft Sao Domingo beherbergt gegenwärtig eine mit JORC konforme geschlussfolgerte (inferred) Ressource von 130.000 Unzen Gold bei einem Goldgehalt von 2 g/t. Die Geophysik hat gezeigt, dass mögliche weitere Vererzungen im Streichen des aktuellen Ressourcengebietes zu erwarten sind.

Der Board ist ebenfalls der Ansicht, dass weitere Unzen dem Inventar des Unternehmens durch Testbohrungen auf den vererzten Gebieten der Liegenschaft Sao Joao hinzugefügt werden können. Diese Gebiete wurden früher durch Schürfgräben und Kartierungen identifiziert. Die zuvor abgeschlossenen geophysikalischen Nachfolgeerkundungen über der bekannten Vererzung haben weitere Gebiete identifiziert, die ähnliche Eigenschaften besitzen. Sie werden ebenfalls auf das untertägige Vererzungspotenzial hin überprüft werden.

Erste Bohrungen auf der Liegenschaft Sao Domingo des Unternehmens werden die Gebiete im Streichen der aktuellen Fofoca-Ressource überprüfen. Da das Colibri-Vorkommen an die Liegenschaft Sao Domingo angrenzt, werden Explorationsbohrungen die Tiefenausdehnung unter die bekannten hochgradigen Schlitzproben, die früher veröffentlicht wurden, untersuchen.

Auf der Liegenschaft Sao Joao des Unternehmens wird das Unternehmen die Testbohrungen unter die vererzten Schürfgräben fortsetzen.

Dem Unternehmen wurden mehrere andere Expansionsmöglichkeiten in Brasilien und andernorts zur Kenntnis gebracht. Aurora beabsichtigt, diese Möglichkeiten weiter zu überprüfen und wenn gerechtfertigt, werden sie zur Vergrößerung des Unternehmens in das Portfolio des Unternehmens eingebracht.

Aurora erwartet, dass zusätzliche Explorationsarbeiten jetzt zu einer Erweiterung der Mineralressourcen des Unternehmens führen werden.

Aurora überprüft ebenfalls ein Goldprojekt in der Demokratischen Republik Kongo („DRK"), das bekannte Goldvorkommen beherbergt. Dies ist aus den Gebieten mit intensiven Abbauspuren der lokalen Goldschürfer ersichtlich. In der Vergangenheit haben Goldprojekte in der DRK gezeigt, dass sie große Lagerstätten mit mehreren Millionen Unzen Gold beherbergen können und Aurora hat eine mögliche Akquisition identifiziert, die den Unternehmenswert beachtlich steigern könnte.

Auroras Stammaktien werden ebenfalls in Deutschland an den Börsen in Stuttgart, Berlin und Bremen unter dem Kürzel „A4G" gehandelt.

Für weitere Informationen wenden Sie sich bitte an:

Aurora Gold Corporation
Lars Pearl

President, CEO & Director
C/- Coresco AG,
Gotthardstrasse 20, 3. Stock
6304 Zug, Schweiz
Tel. (+41) 7887 96966
http://www.aurora-gold.com

AXINO AG
investor & media relations
Königstraße 26
70173 Stuttgart
Germany
Tel. +49 (711) 25 35 92-30
Fax +49 (711) 25 35 92-33
http://www.axino.de/

Dies ist eine Übersetzung der ursprünglichen englischen Pressemitteilung. Nur die ursprüngliche englische Pressemitteilung ist verbindlich. Eine Haftung für die Richtigkeit der Übersetzung wird ausgeschlossen.

AGC is pleased to announce that it has executed a lease agreement with Sweeney Mining and Milling Corporation for the rights to a one eighth (1/8th) fully paid share in the Anderson Ditch Company. The lease agreement is for the term of five (5) years. This lease provides one of the water rights that are critical to AGC's water augmentation plan and overall plan of operations.

Lars Pearl, AGC's Manager commented "AGC is extremely pleased to have secured this water right. Everyone who has worked in Colorado knows the complexity of the States' water laws. Water is an extremely valuable resource in the State. The securing of this water right goes a long way to realizing our short to mid-term water management plan".

Aurora’s common stock is also traded on the Stuttgart and the Berlin-Bremen Stock Exchanges in Germany under the symbols “(Stuttgart: A4G.SG - News) (Frankfurt:A4G.F - News) (XETRA:A4G.DE - News) (Berlin:A4G.BE - News).”

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD
“Michael Montgomery”
Michael Montgomery
COO and Director

CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This press release contains statements that plan for or anticipate the future, called "forward-looking statements." In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as "may," "will," “should,” “could,” “expects,” "plans,"  "intends," "anticipates," "believes," "estimates," "predicts," "potential" or "continue" or the negative of those terms and other comparable terminology.

These forward-looking statements appear in a number of places in this press release and include, but are not limited to, statements about: our market opportunity; revenue generation; our strategies; competition; expected  activities  and expenditures as we pursue our business plan; the adequacy of  our  available  cash  resources; our ability to acquire properties on commercially viable terms; challenges to our title to our properties; operating or technical difficulties in connection with our exploration and development activities; currency fluctuations; fluctuating market prices for precious and base metals; the speculative nature of precious and base metals exploration and development activities; environmental risks and hazards; governmental regulations; and conduct of operations in politically and economically less developed areas of the world.

Many of these contingencies and uncertainties can affect our actual results and could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in any forward-looking statements made by, or on behalf of, us.  Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance.  All of the forward-looking statements made in this press release are qualified by these cautionary statements.  Specific reference is made to our most recent annual report on Form 10KSB and other filings made by us with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission for more detailed discussions of the contingencies and uncertainties enumerated above and the factors underlying the forward-looking statements. These reports and filings may be inspected and copied at the Public Reference Room maintained by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. You can obtain information about operation of the Public Reference Room by calling the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission at 1-800-SEC-0330.  The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission also maintains an Internet site that contains reports, proxy and information statements, and other information regarding issuers that file electronically with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission at http://www.sec.gov.

We disclaim any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except to the extent required by applicable laws.
This press release is for informational purposes only and is not and should not be construed as an offer to solicit, buy, or sell any security.

For further information, please call Lars Pearl or AXINO AG.

Aurora Gold Corporation
Lars Pearl
President, CEO & Director
C/- Coresco AG,
Level 3, Gotthardstrasse 20
6304 Zug, Switzerland
Tel. (+41) 7887 96966
http://www.aurora-gold.com/

AXINO AG
Investor & Media Relations
Königstraße 26
70173 Stuttgart
Germany
Tel. +49 (711) 25 35 92-30
Fax +49 (711) 25 35 92-33
http://www.axino.de/