AuRo Resources Corp. Reports Results of El Tesoro Auger Program

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA -- (Marketwire) -- 01/06/12 -- AuRo Resources Corp. (TSX VENTURE: ARU)(FRANKFURT: NXP3) ('AuRo' or the 'Company') is pleased to announce results of its previously announced auger program at its El Tesoro property. The Company has received assay results from a total of 47 (33 rock soil samples and 14 rock samples) samples. The soil samples were taken using a hand auger, each soil sample was extracted from 2.0 to 7.5 m depth, and the rock samples were performed in channel and panel sampling. The results to date for gold both in rocks and in rock soil sampling demonstrate that the gold mineralization is structurally controlled and related to epithermal quartz veins and veinlets.

A strong presence of hydrothermal activity has also been observed over the area covered by the auger program at El Tesoro, evidence of this is the continuous manifestation of hydrothermal quartz veins, which was observed in numerous soil samples. The presence of hydrothermal veins suggests the potential for intrusive related gold mineralization at El Tesoro.

Of the 14 rock samples taken, the results range from below detection to a high 0.95 g/t Au. Of the 33 rock soil samples, 11 returned gold in soil anomalies (greater than 20 ppb Au) with initial values up to 89 ppb Au.

The content of this news release has been reviewed by Anthony Floyd, P. Geo., who serves as a Qualified Person in accordance with National Instrument 43-101.


Sample Collection, Preparation, Analyses and QA-QC

The soil samples were taken using a hand auger, each soil sample was extracted from 2.0 to 7.5 m depth, and the rock samples were performed in channel and panel sampling. The samples were not sieved in the field. Soil samples were prepared by SGS in Medellin and analyzed by SGS in Lima, Peru. Soil samples were sieved to minus 80 mesh and pulverized to 95% passing minus 140 mesh. Gold was analyzed by fire assay on a 30 gram sample with atomic absorption (AAS) finish, and any over-limit samples above 5000 ppb (5.0 g/t) were repeated by fire assay on a 30 gram sample with gravimetric finish. A suite of 50 elements was analyzed by a hydrochloric plus nitric acid digestion with inductively coupled plasma atomic emission and inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-AES and ICP-MS respectively) finish. Field blank and duplicate samples were routinely inserted for quality assurance and quality control.


About AuRo Resources Corp.

AuRo Resources is a mineral exploration company with major land positions in Colombia's leading gold camps. The Company holds property interests in three of the country's most prolific gold regions in Antioquia, Tolima-Quindio, and Santander-Norte de Santander. AuRo shares trade on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol ARU. For further information please visit www.auroresources.com.


ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD

Mark Lawson, President & CEO



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Contacts:

Pinnacle Capital Markets
Stephen Goodfellow
416-900-3719

Pinnacle Capital Markets
Spyros Karellas
416-800-8291

AuRo Resources Corp.
Mark Lawson
President & CEO
416-623-0565
www.auroresources.com