AURORA GOLD CORPORATION
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Item 8.01 Other Events
Aurora Gold Corporation (the "Company", "Aurora Gold"), a mineral exploration
company focusing on exploration and development of its properties in the Tapajos
Gold Province, State of Para, Brazil, is pleased to announce encouraging rock
chip samples.
- Drilling of the first deep hole under the Molly gold resource has
been completed successfully with lithological correlations showing the
Molly alteration halo to continue to depth. Two further holes are
planned.
- Grid mapping west of the current Molly gold resource has
uncovered alteration and quartz veins with similar strike and
alteration to the Molly gold resource. The Company is now focusing on
the possible significant extensions to the known mineralisation.
- Ground geophysics has been negotiated and is scheduled for
completion during the third quarter of 2007. The geophysics will test
for any potential extensions to the west of Molly.
- Positive Rock chip sampling of quartz veins in the Sao Domingos
area. The rock chip samples were taken from outcropping quartz veins
and hydrothermally altered rocks in the Sao Domingos area. The results
include samples of 17.2 g/t, 7.7g/t and 5.2g/t Gold.
- On the completion of drilling at the Molly gold property, Aurora
Gold intends to mobilise the drill rig to test the strike and
subsurface potential of the Sao Joao property. Drilling is planned to
target the 5 known mineralised vein systems mapped to date, and is
expected to begin during September 2007.
Drilling is scheduled to continue to test the depth potential and forms part of
the feasibility study. A further 2 holes are planned at Molly gold property.
Mapping of the cut lines west of the current Molly gold property have shown
potential extensions to mineralisation and follow up ground geophysics is
currently being planned to delineate any potential extension to the Molly gold
resource.
The rock chip samples taken as part of a detailed mapping project on the Sao
Domingos property area and were located within 5km's of Aurora Gold's Molly gold
property which is currently undergoing feasibility studies for a 300,000
tonne/annum processing facility.
Sample No. Au (g/t)
6102 2.8
6106 5.2
6117 7.7
6119 17.2
6121 1.7
After initial exploration and evaluation, Aurora Gold has reduced the size of
the areas under evaluation and is focusing on those areas considered as having
the most potential to host significant mineralisation. Aurora Gold has decided
to continue with the options over the Sao Domingo, Bigode, Sao Joao and the Com
Ararras tenements only. The total area now under review is 20,484 Hectares.
The Company believes these areas have the best potential to host significant
mineralisation and potential resources to compliment any mining scenario
initiated on the Molly gold resource.
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Aurora Gold is a mineral exploration company focusing on the exploration and
development of its 4 exploration properties totalling 20,484 hectares in the
Tapajos Gold Province, State of Para, Brazil. The project areas were selected
due to their proximity to known gold occurrences and from historical records of
gold production. The lithologies associated with the projects are similar to
those that have proven to be the host of significant gold occurrences elsewhere
in the Tapajos. Aurora Gold's stock trades under the symbol "ARXG" on the NASD
OTC Bulletin Board in the United States of America, under the symbols "A4G.FSE"
and "A4G.ETR" on the Frankfurt Exchange and "A4G.BER" on the Berlin-Bremen Stock
Exchanges in Germany.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits:
99.1 Aurora Gold Corporation news release issued August 15, 2007 and
disseminated through the facilities of recognized newswire services.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
AURORA GOLD CORPORATION
Date: August 15, 2007 by: /s/ A. Cameron Richardson
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A. Cameron Richardson
CFO and Director
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EX-99.1
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ex99_1.txt
EXHIBIT 99.1
Exhibit 99.1
AURORA GOLD CORPORATION
NEWS RELEASE 09-2007 August 15, 2007
Trading Symbols:
CUSIP No.: 051642106 NASD OTC BB: ARXG
WKN: (Germany)
904846 FRANKFURT:
A4G.FSE, A4G.ETR
BERLIN-BREMEN: A4G.BER
NEWS RELEASE
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Aurora Gold Corporation - Exploration Update of Projects Located in the Tapajos
Gold Province, Para, Brazil
Balcatta, WA, Australia, - August 15, 2007 - (NASD OTC BB: "ARXG"; FRANKFURT:
A4G.FSE", "A4G.ETR"; BERLIN-BREMEN: "A4G.BER") Aurora Gold Corporation (the
"Company", "Aurora Gold"), a mineral exploration company focusing on exploration
and development of its properties in the Tapajos Gold Province, State of Para,
Brazil, is pleased to announce encouraging rock chip samples.
- Drilling of the first deep hole under the Molly gold resource has
been completed successfully with lithological correlations showing the
Molly alteration halo to continue to depth. Two further holes are
planned.
- Grid mapping west of the current Molly gold resource has
uncovered alteration and quartz veins with similar strike and
alteration to the Molly gold resource. The Company is now focusing on
the possible significant extensions to the known mineralisation.
- Ground geophysics has been negotiated and is scheduled for
completion during the third quarter of 2007. The geophysics will test
for any potential extensions to the west of Molly.
- Positive Rock chip sampling of quartz veins in the Sao Domingos
area. The rock chip samples were taken from outcropping quartz veins
and hydrothermally altered rocks in the Sao Domingos area. The results
include samples of 17.2 g/t, 7.7g/t and 5.2g/t Gold.
- On the completion of drilling at the Molly gold property, Aurora
Gold intends to mobilise the drill rig to test the strike and
subsurface potential of the Sao Joao property. Drilling is planned to
target the 5 known mineralised vein systems mapped to date, and is
expected to begin during September 2007.
Drilling is scheduled to continue to test the depth potential and forms part of
the feasibility study. A further 2 holes are planned at Molly gold property.
Mapping of the cut lines west of the current Molly gold property have shown
potential extensions to mineralisation and follow up ground geophysics is
currently being planned to delineate any potential extension to the Molly gold
resource.
The rock chip samples taken as part of a detailed mapping project on the Sao
Domingos property area and were located within 5km's of Aurora Gold's Molly gold
property which is currently undergoing feasibility studies for a 300,000
tonne/annum processing facility.
Sample No. Au (g/t)
6102 2.8
6106 5.2
6117 7.7
6119 17.2
6121 1.7
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After initial exploration and evaluation, Aurora Gold has reduced the size of
the areas under evaluation and is focusing on those areas considered as having
the most potential to host significant mineralisation. Aurora Gold has decided
to continue with the options over the Sao Domingo, Bigode, Sao Joao and the Com
Ararras tenements only. The total area now under review is 20,484 Hectares.
The Company believes these areas have the best potential to host significant
mineralisation and potential resources to compliment any mining scenario
initiated on the Molly gold resource.
Aurora Gold is a mineral exploration company focusing on the exploration and
development of its 4 exploration properties totalling 20,484 hectares in the
Tapajos Gold Province, State of Para, Brazil. The project areas were selected
due to their proximity to known gold occurrences and from historical records of
gold production. The lithologies associated with the projects are similar to
those that have proven to be the host of significant gold occurrences elsewhere
in the Tapajos. Aurora Gold's stock trades under the symbol "ARXG" on the NASD
OTC Bulletin Board in the United States of America, under the symbols "A4G.FSE"
and "A4G.ETR" on the Frankfurt Exchange and "A4G.BER" on the Berlin-Bremen Stock
Exchanges in Germany.
For further information, please call Lars Pearl
Phone: (+61) 8 9240-2836
Address: 30 Ledger Road, Balcatta, WA, 6021 Australia
Website:
www.aurora-gold.com