Miles Thompson joins Aurion as Advisor

Aurion Resources Ltd. (“Aurion”) (TSX VENTURE: “AU”) is pleased to report that Miles Thompson has agreed to act as a special advisor to Aurion.

Mr. Thompson is a founder and currently President and Chief Executive Officer of Lara Exploration Ltd., a mineral exploration company working in South America and the founder and Non-Executive Chairman of Reservoir Minerals Inc., a mineral exploration company working mostly in Eastern Europe. Previously he held the role of Manager Business Development with Gold Fields Exploration. Mr. Thompson is a geology graduate of the University of Bristol (UK).

“I am very pleased to have Miles join Aurion as an advisor”, commented Mike Basha. “He brings a wealth of international experience and will be a valuable resource on a range of issues, including corporate strategy, technical issues, and capital markets”.

Mr. Thompson has been granted 400,000 stock options at a strike price of $0.10. The options are valid for 5 years and vest immediately.

Mike Basha, P.Eng., P.Geo., President and CEO of Aurion, a Qualified Person as defined by National Instrument 43-101, is responsible for the preparation of this release. For more information on these projects please visit our website at www.aurionresources.com.

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On behalf of the Board,
Mike Basha,
President & CEO

For further information on Aurion Resources please contact: Mike Basha at (709) 699-8300 or (709) 722-2141 or mbasha@aurionresources.ca; For further information on these projects please visit our website at www.aurionresources.com.

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