Aurora and Billiton Extend Due Diligence Period to November 15, 2000.Business Editors VANCOUVER, B.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 4, 2000 Aurora Gold Corporation (OTCBB OTCBB See OTC Bulletin Board (OTCBB). :ARXG) "Aurora Gold," on behalf of its subsidiary Aurora Metals (BVI) Limited, announces that a further extension of time to November 15, 2000, has been agreed with Billiton UK Resources B.V. ("Billiton") to complete final documentation and contracts in association with the proposed agreement on exploration for zinc in the Kebbouch District in Tunisia, North Africa. The final agreement is subject to approval by the Board of Directors of both companies. Aurora Gold Corporation is a mineral exploration company pursuing gold, base metal and industrial mineral projects in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , Latin America Latin America, the Spanish-speaking, Portuguese-speaking, and French-speaking countries (except Canada) of North America, South America, Central America, and the West Indies. and North Africa. Its stock trades under the symbol "ARXG" on the OTC Bulletin Board OTC Bulletin Board An electronic quotation listing of the bid and asked prices of OTC stocks that do not meet the requirements to be listed on the NASDAQ stock-listing system. . For further information contact: David E. Jenkins, President 604/687-4432 John A.A. James, Vice President 303/727-8609 Scott E. Broughton, Vice President 604/687-4765 ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD David E. Jenkins President This News Release includes "forward-looking statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. " within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of the United States of America UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. The name of this country. The United States, now thirty-one in number, are Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, and Section 21E of the Exchange Act of the United States of America. All statements other than statements of historical facts included in the News Release are forward-looking statements. All statements concerning geological resources are also deemed to constitute to be forward-looking statements to the extent that they reflect conclusions that may infer potential for further development of commercial viability. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable it can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to have been correct. These forward-looking statements are subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projections; these risks include but are not limited to exploration, sampling, geological mineralization Mineralization The process by which the body uses minerals to build bone structure. Mentioned in: Rickets mineralization, n the bioprecipitation of an inorganic substance. , accidents, breakdowns and political risk and other risks described in the Company's SEC reports. All attributable to the Company or persons acting on its behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the Cautionary Statement. |
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