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News Release dated July 5, 2005

                             AURORA GOLD CORPORATION

NEWS RELEASE 01-2005                                                July 5, 2005

                                                            Trading Symbol: ARXG
                                                                    (NASD OTCBB)


                                  NEWS RELEASE
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AURORA  GOLD  CORPORATION  (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.

The  Company  announces  that  David  Jenkins,  the  founder  of the Company and
president  from June 1995 to May 2001, resigned as a Director effective June 15,
2005  to pursue other interests. The Company wishes to thank Mr. Jenkins for his
continued  advice,  support  and  efforts  on  behalf  of  the  Company.

The  Company is pleased to announce 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.

Aurora  Gold  Corporation  is  a  mineral exploration company whose stock trades
under  the  symbol  "ARXG"  on  the  NASD  OTC  Bulletin  Board.


ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD

"Cameron Richardson"

Cameron Richardson
President and Director

This  press  release includes "Forward-Looking Statements" within the meaning of
Section  21E  of  the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
All  statements,  other  than  statements  of  historical fact, included herein,
including  without limitation, statements regarding potential mineralization and
reserves, exploration results and future plans and objectives of the Company are
forward-looking  statements that involve various risks and uncertainties.  There
can  be  no  assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate and actual
results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such
statements.  Important  factors  that  could  cause  actual  results  to  differ
materially from the Company's expectations are disclosed under the heading "Risk
Factors"  and  elsewhere in the Company's documents filed from time to time with
the  United  States  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission  and other regulatory
authorities.  All  dollar  amounts  are expressed in US dollars unless otherwise
stated.