As a Project Geologist
and Business Development manager, he delineated approximately 3 million
ounces of gold, including the Tarmoola gold mine.
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.com/ud_public.
Explaining Dupre's motivation in undertaking the daunting
expedition, Sir Christopher Ondaatje, an explorer and member of the
judging panel for the 2004 Rolex Awards, said: "Lonnie Dupre is not
simply crossing the Arctic Ocean in summer , he wants to warn the world
about global warming.

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Mount Edon Gold Mines
(Aust) NL brought the Tarmoola gold mine into production in May 1990, with
a treatment plant capacity of 0."
Dupre and Larsen plan to reach the North Geographic Pole around
mid-July and to make landfall on Ellesmere Island, Canada by the
beginning of September. It was during that
expedition that the idea for the current polar crossing was born.

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each day of their 100-day expedition, the two Americans will have to
overcome the challenge of constantly shifting fractured sea ice and
open water in one of the most hostile regions on the planet.

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BER) Aurora Gold Corporation, a
mineral exploration company focusing on exploration and development in the
Tapajos Gold Province, State of Par, Brazil announces the appointment of
Klaus Peter Eckhof as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company
effective February 27, 2006.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD

"Klaus Eckhof"

Klaus Eckhof
President, CEO 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. "On the downside,
at those temperatures it will be humid and damp with dense fog.

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ETR); (BERLIN-BREMEN: A4G. While at Thomson,
Valinski represented Grass Valley Integrated Production Solutions, where he
regularly presented integrated production solutions to the broadcast market.

Sir Douglas Mawson is Australia's most famous Antarctic explorer.

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During this time Mr.5 million ounces of gold in the Lake Victoria Region of
Tanzania. Spinifex was subsequently taken over by Gallery Gold Ltd in
October 2003.

Equs changed its name to Moto Gold Mines Limited in 2004 , and in the past
20 months, the company has increased its resources from 400,000 ounces of
gold to over 11 Million Ounces of gold. Valinski's addition strengthens Crispin's
business development , marketing and sales efforts in network business, station
groups and news automation. The fog will make navigation extremely difficult.
Lonnie Dupre, 43, knows the Arctic well.

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(FRANKFURT: A4G.
Valinski was most recently part of the National and Strategic Accounts
group at Thomson Grass Valley, the leading provider of technology and service
solutions for integrated entertainment and media companies.
Valinski holds a bachelor's degree in math and media from Worcester College
and is a member of the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers. As a large amount of the ice cover melts in
the summer, 30 to 50 per cent of their journey will be over water.

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Eckhof worked for Mount Edon Gold
Mines (Aust) Limited, a junior exploration company.

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FSE" and "A4G.BER" on the
Berlin-Bremen Stock Exchanges in Germany.
Valinski, 44, brings to the company 23 years of senior-level broadcast
news and automation experience. For more information, contact Crispin at (919) 845-7744
or visit us on the Web at http://www.

Rolex Laureate Embarks on World's First Summer Crossing of Arctic Ocean

Greenpeace, well known for its commitment to preserving the
environment , will send a ship to accompany the two explorers for a few
days at the beginning and end of their journey.com),
making it possible for people worldwide to track the explorers'
progress on a day -by-day basis.

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After
immigrating to Australia in 1988, Mr. During this time the company's
market capitalization, fully diluted, has increased from AU$ 4 Million to
current levels of more than AU $ 500 Million.profnet. In
2001, on reaching the eastern coast of Greenland where, according to
his map, there should have been a glacier jutting out into the sea,
Dupre was confronted with hard evidence of global warming: the glacier
no longer existed.

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Eckhof became president of Equs Limited which during 2003
entered into two heads of agreement subject to the completion of due
diligence to earn interests in mineral concessions in the north-east
Democratic Republic of Congo over the area encompassing the famous Moto
Project, and to the south and east the area of the Kasai Projects.crispincorp.com . This
will make it hard for us to stay dry and a constant fight to ward off
hypothermia.

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PRESS RELEASE Aurora Gold Corporation Announces the Appointment of Klaus Eckhof as the New President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company

"As a result of Mr. In his capacity as Business Development Director,
Valinski will call on his background in operations, sales and strategy to
establish and drive new business initiatives, expand Crispin's customer base
and develop and manage large-scale news opportunities for the company.jsp?userid=484592

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, which acquired and
advanced a project that is now moving into production in the Philippines.

About Crispin Corporation
Founded in 1997, Crispin Corporation is a leading worldwide provider of
broadcast automation software, equipment , services and support. Laden with four months of provisions, each sledge/kayak
will weigh 140 kilos at the outset.

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Eckhof is a graduate geologist from the University of Munich, Germany
and a member of the Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. Modular in
design, Crispin's flexible systems help small to large-scale facilities
develop and customize cost-effective solutions designed to connect elements
from existing and new systems into one, integrated, easy-to-use solution.
Based in Raleigh , NC, with regional sales offices located throughout the
United States, Crispin offers automation solutions to over 360 broadcast
facilities worldwide.

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Dave Neal
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The Rolex Awards are given every two years to five exceptional men
and women whose innovative projects improve the quality of life on the
planet and have a real impact on humanity.

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"These property acquisitions and financings combined with Mr.
Eckhof 's proven track record of acquisition, exploration and development of
mineral properties worldwide over his career will greatly facilitate our
goal to acquire, explore, develop and put into production mineral
properties.

In his role as President and Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Further, he will assume the lead role
in raising funds and communicating with shareholders. 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.C., Crispin Corporation, a worldwide
leader in broadcast automation software, equipment, services and support ,
today announced the appointment of Bob Valinski as director of business
development.
"I am confident we can capitalize on new product development initiatives
to significantly increase our opportunities in the marketplace," said
Valinski.
Alan DeVaney
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Business Editors/Feature Editors

GENEVA----In the first attempt to
cross the icy waters of the Arctic Ocean in summer, Lonnie Dupre, a
2004 Rolex Awards for Enterprise Laureate, and his fellow explorer
Eric Larsen will set off on Thursday,12 May 2005, from Siberia's Cape
Arctichesky on a 2,250 kilometre journey, with no external support.
They will consume up to 6,500 calories per day - double the normal
daily intake. Over the past 17 years he
has covered 25,000km in the Arctic on skis, by kayak, by dog sled and
on foot, has led five polar expeditions and accomplished the first
complete tour of Greenland by dog sled and kayak.

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Eckhof's efforts since being appointed a director of
the Company in July 2005, the Company has acquired a number of significant
mineral exploration properties in the Tapajos Gold Province, State of Par,
Brazil and has been responsible for the current successful financing of the
Company," states Mr. Valinski will be
based out of Crispin's New Jersey sales office.
"At that time of year, temperatures range from 14(degree)F to
39(degree)F (-10(degree )C to +4(degree)C), so it won't be too cold,"
said Dupre as he was preparing for the expedition.

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Cameron Richardson, the Company's former President
and CEO, who will assume his new role as Chief Financial Officer and remain
a director.6Mtpa. 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. All dollar amounts are expressed in US dollars unless
otherwise stated.
"I can't think of a better way of raising public awareness of
global warming than paddling two kayaks in a place that was covered in
thick sea ice in summer just a few decades ago," said Dupre .
Thanks to satellite technology, Lonnie Dupre will provide texts
and photos for the expedition 's website (www.

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Eckhof founded Lafayette Mining Ltd.

Aurora Gold Corporation is a mineral exploration company focusing on its
newly acquired gold exploration projects in the Tapajos Gold Province,
State of Par, Brazil, whose stock trades under the symbol "ARXG" on the
NASD OTC Bulletin Board in the United States of America, and under the
symbols "A4G.

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In April 1997, Camelot Resources NL
and Teck Corporation took over Mount Edon Gold Mines (Aust) NL. Eckhof will be
responsible for managing all aspects of the Company, especially the
acquisition of mineral properties and the exploration , drill programs and
budgets for the newly acquired gold exploration projects in the Tapajos
Gold Province, State of Par, Brazil.

Crispin Corporation Announces New Business Development Director

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two explorers have designed sledges that will double as kayaks for
crossing the vast expanses of water. It was just one example of many, but it triggered
an alarm bell which he wants to keep ringing.

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"We value Bob's vast knowledge and experience and his ability to develop
new opportunities within the broadcast market for our automation solutions,"
said Dave Neal, chief executive officer of Crispin Corporation.
Valinski was previously with Crispin Corporation in 1998-2000 as Director
of Sales, where he was responsible for market development and maintaining key
and strategic relationships with customers and partners.
Valinski was also director of technical operations with Guy Gannett
Broadcasting where he was involved with group operations for 12 years .profnet." The
two men hope to cover 22 kilometres a day, putting in 10-hour days. Other 2004 Laureates
include Claudia Feh, of Switzerland, a world expert on the behaviour
of free-living horses who has reintroduced Przewalski horses to their
native Mongolia, and the Japanese Kikuo Morimoto, who is revitalising
parts of rural Cambodia by reviving traditional silk-making.

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(OTC BB: ARXG); (FRANKFURT: A4G. Eckhof also founded Spinifex Gold Limited, which
delineated 2.

During 2003, Mr.com/ud_public.