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)  July 5, 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


 (Former name or former address, if changed from last report.)


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AURORA GOLD CORPORATION
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Item 5.02       Departure  of  Directors  or  Principal  Officers;  Election  of
                Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers

     The  Board  of  Directors  of  the  Company  announces  that  Klaus  Peter
     Eckhof  has  joined the Board of Directors' of the Company. Mr. Eckhof is a
     qualified  geologist  and  member of the Australian Institute of Mining and
     Metallurgy.  Mr.  Eckhof is President and a Director of Moto Gold Mines and
     African Metals Corporation.


Item 8.1        Other Events

     The  Board  of  Directors  of  the  Company  announces that the proposal to
     consolidate  the issued and outstanding common shares of the Company on the
     basis  of every thirty common shares of the Company being consolidated into
     one  common  share  of  the  Company  was not approved at the June 10, 2005
     Annual General Meeting of Shareholders.

Item 9.01       Financial Statements and Exhibits

(c)     Exhibits:

        News Release dated July 5, 2005

                                   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: July 5, 2005                            by: /s/ A. Cameron Richardson
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                                                      A. Cameron Richardson
                                                      President and Director


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