| AURORA GOLD CORPORATION |
| CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (EXPRESSED IN U.S. DOLLARS) |
| QUARTERLY REPORT FOR THE PERIOD ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2012 (UNAUDITED) |
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the Quarterly Report of Aurora Gold Incorporated (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Lars Pearl, President, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to s.906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:
| 1. | The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and |
| 2. | The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material aspects, the financial condition and result of operations of the Company. |
/s/ Lars Pearl
Lars Pearl
Chief Executive Officer
Dated: November 13, 2012
