Aurora Gold Corporation Announces Update of Activities on Sao Domingos

ZUG, 06/11/13 - Aurora Gold Corporation (the "Company," or "Aurora") (OTCQB: ARXG) (BERLIN: A4G) (STUTTGART: A4G), is a mineral exploration company focusing on exploration and development in the Tapajos Gold Province, State of Para, Brazil.

- Auger drill rig released from customs and on route to Sao Domingos.

- New Camp construction underway.

- Assembly of the POU-7 Miniplant and Minilab systems continues in Novo Progresso.

- Diamond drilling rig sourced and drilling program outlined.

- Update on soil program

The Board of Aurora Gold Corporation is pleased to announce that the Auger drill rig was released from customs in Belem, in Para State, Northern Brazil on Friday 7 June and will be shipped to Itaituba and then trucked to Sao Domingos. The drilling will focus on previously defined targets exhibiting similar structural and geological affinities to other known gold occurrences on Sao Domingos.

The new camp area was cleared and the foundations were laid down for the housing and messing facilities. On completion the secure camp will cater for up to 40 personnel, with kitchen and bathroom facilities. The camp will also provide heavy machinery workshops, core storage, offices and an onsite assay laboratory.

POU-7 Miniplant and Minilab systems are continuing to be assembled in Novo Progresso in preparation for the issuance of the trial mining license. Areas on and around the Toucano license area have been the focus of exploration in preparedness for the initiation of bulk sampling and testing of the elluvial and alluvial potential of the area. The equipment is expected to be ready for mobilisation to Sao Domingos by the end of June 2013.

Aurora is also preparing to drill test the Toucano gold occurrence with conventional diamond drilling and has completed negotiations with MINEXPLOR of Brazil. Aurora plans to drill test the depth and strike potential of the Toucano gold occurrence, which previously yielded high grade (greater than 100g/t) in channel samples at surface.

The soil sampling program over the Fofoca resource extension area geochemistry grid was completed for a total of 26,000m in combined grid lines length. Line cutting and sampling on the Sao Domingos grid was then initiated for the planned total of 58,000m grid lines length. Soil sampling was completed on both targets for a combined total of 43,160m for the month of May, totaling 529 samples.

Aurora continues to work closely with Haywood Securities Inc and the Company's advisors to complete its application to migrate from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to the Toronto Stock Exchange -Venture (TSX-V).


ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD

Lars Pearl
CEO and Director



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WKN: (Germany) 904846

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Contacts:

Aurora Gold Corporation
Lars Pearl, President, CEO & Director
(+41) 41 711 0281

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