Aurora Gold Corp Appoints Two New Directors
ZUG, SWITZERLAND -- (Marketwire) -- 10/18/12 -- Aurora Gold Corporation (the "Company," or "Aurora") (OTCQB: ARXG) (FRANKFURT: A4G) (XETRA: A4G) (BERLIN: A4G) (STUTTGART: A4G), is a mineral exploration company focusing on exploration and development in the Tapajos Gold Province, State of Para, Brazil.
The board of Aurora Gold Corporation is very pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Vladimir Bernshtein and Andrey Ratsko to the Board of Directors of the Company.
Mr Bernshtein has been active in the mining industry with Alltech Investments Limited (AIL) since 2004 and as the Investment director since 2008. During this time Mr Bernshtein has been involved in various AIL projects including Oil & Gas exploration in Western Siberia, Sakhalin Island and Kamchatka and Gold exploration in Kyrgyzstan.
Mr Ratsko is a geologist with vast experience within the exploration and mining sector having worked in Africa and the Commonwealth of Independent States. Currently Mr Ratsko is the Director General of TK Geo Resource which holds licenses for precious and base metals in the Chuy region of the Kyrgyz Republic.
Mr. Lars Pearl, Aurora's CEO, stated "The appointments of Mr Bernshtein and Mr Ratsko will add valuable industry and operating expertise to Aurora's Board as we move forward with the Company."
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
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For further information, please contact Lars Pearl.
CUSIP No. 051642106
WKN: (Germany) 904846
Contacts:
Aurora Gold Corporation
Lars Pearl
President, CEO & Director
(+41) 7887 96966
Aurora Gold Corporation
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