Aurora Gold Corporation Announces Update of Activities

ZUG, 05/02/13 - 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.

The Board of Aurora Gold Corporation is pleased to announce that the area for the new Field Camp has been secured. Construction of the new complex has been initiated and will include accommodation and messing facilities, sample storage and is expected to be completed during Q4. Additional facilities including an on-site laboratory and maintenance workshops are expected to be completed during Q3.

Aurora, via its Subsidiary in Brazil, is also pleased to announce the filing for the Environmental License, representing the first step towards the Trial Mining License (LO). The company intends to test bulk samples and trial Oxide, eluvial and alluvial material from various targets including the previously identified Toucano primary gold occurrence.

All the components for a mobile concentration plant and on-site assay laboratory have been purchased and are being transported to Novo Progresso for assembly and subsequent delivery to Sao Domingos.

The Company's extensive soil geochemistry program was initiated on the 24th April and will target areas interpreted from mapping and air photography as potential hosts of economic mineralisation. The initial grid lines have been established and sampling will commence shortly.

The Company's Auger drill rig has arrived in Brazil and is awaiting the completion of customs formalities for onward transportation to Sao Domingos. Auger drilling will be utilized as a follow-up in anomalous areas of alluvial and eluvial sampling carried out during the Q3 of 2012 as well as in the vicinity of previously identified primary gold occurrences including the Toucano target and the Fofoca resource.

Aurora is also preparing to drill test the Toucano gold occurrence with conventional diamond drilling and expects to execute an agreement with the drilling Company shortly.

Aurora is continuing to work closely with Haywood Securities Inc 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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CUSIP No. 051642106
WKN: (Germany) 904846



Contacts:

Aurora Gold Corporation
Lars Pearl, President, CEO & Director
(+41) 7887 96966

Aurora Gold Corporation
C/- Coresco AG,
Level 3, Gotthardstrasse 20
6304 Zug, Switzerland
www.aurora-gold.com