8-K 1 form8-k.txt AURORA GOLD 8-K 3-16-2006 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 Exchange Act of 1934 Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) March 16, 2006 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.) 30 Ledgar Road, Balcatta, WA, Australia 6021 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's Telephone Number, Including the area code: (+61) 8 9240-2836 (Former name or former address, if changed from last report.) Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Information A.2. below): [ ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) [ ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) [ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) [ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) AURORA GOLD CORPORATION ----------------------- Item 8.01 Other Events Aurora Gold is pleased to announce significant rock chip results from initial sampling at the Sao Joao property in the Tapajos Gold Province, Para state, Brazil. High-grade rock chip results confirm the potential for a large gold and poly metallic resource at the Sao Joao property. Significant rock chip results from the Sao Joao Property include: 58.6 g/t Gold with 37 g/t Silver 40.5 g/t Gold with 31 g/t Silver 42.4 g/t Gold with 28 g/t Silver 40.3 g/t Gold with 33 g/t Silver 30.3 g/t Gold with 75 g/t Silver 26.8 g/t Gold with 12 g/t Silver 24.5 g/t Gold with 9 g/t Silver 15.2 g/t Gold with 11 g/t Silver 6.93 g/t Gold with 12 g/t Silver Several samples are also anomalous for other metals such as Copper, Zinc, Lead and Molybdenum suggesting the area is potentially a large mineralised system. The Sao Joao property area is located approximately 20km west of the company's highly prospective Sao Domingos property and approximately 40 km north of the Santa Isabel property. The prime targets for the S o Joao property are located around on the intersection of regional NW and NNW faults within the Parauari Intrusive Suite and this area has been the focus of large-scale alluvial workings. The Parauari Intrusive Suite has proven to host the vast majority of gold deposits elsewhere within the Tapajos Gold Province. Aurora Gold conducted a rock chip program over an area currently being excavated for gold in quartz systems via shallow underground workings. The sample results, listed above, demonstrate that the quartz vein systems are highly mineralised and considered continuous for at least 200m. Aurora Gold is confident that the quartz vein systems are much more extensive and is currently planning to increase the sample density of rock and soil sampling over, and adjacent to, the current workings to locate further mineralised vein systems, and to drill test their depth extensions in the near future. Concurrently, Aurora Gold is planning a property scale soil sampling program and airborne geophysics over the property area, as part of the Company's over all exploration strategy of it's properties in the Southern Tapajos Gold Province. Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits (d) Exhibits: 99.1 Aurora Gold Corporation news release issued March 16, 2006 and disseminated through the facilities of recognized newswire services. 2 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: March 16, 2006 by: /s/ A. Cameron Richardson -------------- ------------------------- A. Cameron Richardson CFO and Director 3