UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549


                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
          Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Act of 1934

       Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)   March 21, 2005



                             AURORA GOLD CORPORATION
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



  Delaware                            0-24393              13-3945947
  (State or other jurisdiction        (Commission          (IRS Employer
  of incorporation)                   File Number)         Identification No.)


3540 West 41st Avenue, Suite 204, Vancouver, BC Canada          V6N 3E6
(Address of principal executive offices)                        (Zip Code)

Registrant's Telephone Number, Including the area code:         (604) 687-4432

1060 Alberni Street, Suite 1505, Vancouver, BC, Canada          V6E 4K2
(Former name or former address, if changed from last report.)


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                             AURORA GOLD CORPORATION
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Item 1.01     Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

Aurora Gold Corporation has signed an agreement with CCO Mineracao Ltda. of Belo
Horizonte,  Minas  Gerais, Brazil to purchase a 100% interest in the Matupa Gold
Project located in northern Mato Grosso State, Brazil. The Agreement also covers
surface  rights  access for both exploration and mining activity.  The Agreement
calls  for  Aurora  Gold  to  pay  CCO  a total of US $3,350,000 over a five and
one-half  year  period. Under the terms of the Agreement the Company is required
to  pay  CCO (a) US $20,000 on signing; (b) an additional US $50,000 on the four
month  anniversary  of  the  Agreement; (c) an additional US $80,000 on the nine
month  anniversary  of  the  Agreement;  (d)  an  additional  US $150,000 on the
eighteen  month  anniversary  of  the  Agreement;  and (e) additional escalating
annual payments until the final US $1,300,000 payment is made on the sixty-sixth
month  anniversary  of the Agreement. On completion of the payment schedule, CCO
is  entitled  to  minimum  advance royalty payments of US $240,000 per year. CCO
will  receive  a  2.25%  net  smelter  return  royalty  when  the property is in
production. The Agreement can be terminated at any time after a 30-day notice is
given.

The  Company  has  also  signed  a  Right  of First Refusal Agreement with Neuer
Kapital  Corp.  of  Vancouver,  British Columbia, Canada whereby the Company has
granted  to  Neuer  a  60-day  Right  of First Refusal to purchase all of Aurora
Gold's interest in the Matupa Gold Project. Under the terms of the RFR Agreement
with  Neuer,  Neuer  on the date that is the later of 10 business days (a) after
receipt  by  Aurora  Gold of the RFR Exercise Notice and (b) receipt by Neuer of
all  final regulatory approvals, is required to: (a) pay Aurora Gold US $50,000;
(b)  issue to Aurora Gold 150,000 common shares of Neuer; (c) pay to Aurora Gold
up  to US $20,000 of the direct out-of-pocket costs of Aurora Gold in connection
with  the  CCO  /  Aurora Matupa Agreement; and (d) pay to Aurora Gold all other
payments  paid  by  Aurora Gold to CCO up to the Closing Date in connection with
the  CCO / Aurora Matupa Agreement. On the Closing Date, Aurora Gold will assign
all  of  its  rights,  title  and  interest  in  and  to the CCO / Aurora Matupa
Agreement  to  Neuer.  Within  six  months following the Closing Date, Neuer has
agreed  to  pay  to Aurora Gold an additional US $50,000 and issue an additional
150,000  common  shares of Neuer. The management of Neuer anticipates exercising
the  Right  of First Refusal Agreement with Aurora Gold as soon as the legal due
diligence  work is completed and Neuer gets final regulatory approval of the RFR
Agreement.

Aurora  Gold  will  pay  a finders fee on the CCO / Aurora Matupa Agreement to a
private  United  Kingdom  citizen.



Item 9.01.     Financial Statements and Exhibits

(c)     Exhibits:

        Not applicable


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                                   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 thereunto duly authorized.


                                             AURORA GOLD CORPORATION


Date: March 21, 2005                           by: /s/ A. Cameron Richardson
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                                                   A. Cameron Richardson
                                                   President and Director



Exhibit Index:
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Exhibits:
        Not Applicable


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