Aurora Gold Corp. Announces That on the 23 Dec 2013, the NI 43-101 for the Sao Domingo Property Was Approved by Toronto Stock Exchange

ZUG, Jan 2, 2014 - Aurora Gold Corp. (the "Company," or "Aurora") (OTCQB:ARXG) (BERLIN-BREMEN:A4G) is a mineral exploration company focusing on exploration and development in the Tapajós Gold Province, State of Pará, Brazil.

The independent technical report, entitled "Independent Technical Report on São Domingós Gold Project, Para State, Brazil, by M. Montgomery, MAusIMM(CP), Effective date: 15 October, 2013", was prepared for Aurora by Michael Montgomery, a qualified person as defined by NI 43-101, of Geosure Limited, Australia.

The Technical Report is available on the Company's website at www.Aurora-gold.com

The approval of the technical report marks the final step in the Company's plans to file the application to move to the Toronto Stock Exchange.


ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD

Lars Pearl
CEO and Director



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CUSIP No. 051642106
WKN: (Germany) 904846



Contact

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

Aurora Gold Corp.
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6304 Zug, Switzerland
www.aurora-gold.com