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)     April 26, 2007

                             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.)


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AURORA GOLD CORPORATION
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Item 8.01     Other Events

Aurora  Gold  Corporation  (the "Company", "Aurora Gold"), a mineral exploration
company  focusing  on  exploration and development in the Tapajos Gold Province,
State  of  Par  ,  Brazil,  is  pleased  to announce the commencement of diamond
drilling  at  their  Sao  Joao  Property.

As a follow up from high grade gold assays from the rock chip sampling of quartz
veins  believed  to be associated with the main vein at Sao Joao, Aurora Gold is
pleased  to  announce  the commencement of a diamond drill program to test these
outstanding results. Drilling will focus on areas that have returned high grades
in  surface sampling and that have been mapped in detail. It is planned to drill
a systematic program of relatively short holes to test the down dip potential of
these  surface anomalies. It is believed that such a focused and staged approach
will maximize drill meters and lead logically into feasibility studies given the
success  of  the  program.

The  Sao  Joao  Prospect  is  located  approximately  60 kms from Aurora's Molly
Project  which  is  currently  undergoing  pre-feasibility  studies.  With  the
proximity  of  Sao  Joao to the Molly Project, Aurora believes that a successful
drill  program  at  Sao  Joao will form a strategic position in the Tapajos Gold
Province  and bring the Company one step closer to its vision of becoming a gold
producer.

The  Company expects to complete a private placement of US $2,000,000 within the
next  30  days  to  facilitate  the  above  programs.

Aurora  Gold  is  a  mineral exploration company focusing on the exploration and
development  of its 7 exploration properties in the Tapajos Gold Province, State
of  Par  ,  Brazil.  The  project  areas were selected due to their proximity to
known  gold  occurrences  and  from  historical records of gold production.  The
lithologies  associated  with the projects are similar to those that have proven
to be the host of significant gold occurrences elsewhere in the Tapajos.  Aurora
Gold's  stock  trades  on the following exchanges under the symbol "ARXG" on the
NASD  OTC  Bulletin  Board  in  the  United States of America, under the symbols
"A4G.FSE"  and  "A4G.ETR"  on  the  Frankfurt  Exchange  and  "A4G.BER"  on  the
Berlin-Bremen  Stock  Exchanges  in  Germany.


Item 9.01     Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d)     Exhibits:

99.1    Aurora  Gold  Corporation  news  release  issued  April  26,  2007  and
        disseminated  through  the  facilities of recognized newswire services.


                                   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: April 26, 2007                    by: /s/ A. Cameron Richardson
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                                                A. Cameron Richardson
                                                CFO and Director


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