Aurora Energy Metals Limited reported encouraging results from lithium assays conducted on drill core from its 2011 drilling program at its 100% owned Aurora Energy Metals Project located in south-eastern Oregon, USA. Lithium Assay Campaign Results: As recently reported, Aurora sampled core from an additional 15 of its 32-hole, 2011 PQ drilling campaign to conduct assays for lithium. The focus of this new sampling is of the shallow overlying lake sediments targeting lithium mineralisation that lies directly above the well-defined Aurora uranium deposit.

The core from these holes has been in storage at nearby McDermitt in locked, sealed sea containers, well protected from the weather and other potential interference. The assay results of the newly sampled portions have now been received and the Company reported that significant zones of lithium have been confirmed, building on the intercepts previously reported in its Prospectus. New results, at a cut-off of 1,000 ppm Li, include: AUD013: 7.3m @ 2,431 ppm Li from 50.3m, and 8.2m @ 1,411 ppm Li from 63.1m; AUD014: 2.7m @ 1,753 ppm Li from 19.2m; AUD015: 6.4m @ 2,145 ppm Li from 25.6m; AUD016: 5.5m @ 1,884 ppm Li from 30.2m; AUD018: 6.4m @ 2,009 ppm Li from 97.8m; AUD030: 9.1m @ 2,414 ppm Li from 21.9m, and 17.4m @ 1,350 ppm Li from 43.0m.

Previously reported 2011 assay results from the Prospectus, at a cut-off of 1,000 ppm Li, include: AUD001: 2.7 m @ 1,455 ppm Li from 7.5m; AUD003: 3.0 m @ 1,289 ppm Li from 13.4m; AUD004: 3.7 m @ 1,594 ppm Li from 0.9m; AUD007: 5.5 m @ 1,056 ppm Li from 11.3m; AUD009: 3.7 m @ 1,744 ppm Li from 6.4m, 8.2 m @ 1,376 ppm Li from 13.7m, and 6.4 m @ 1,182 ppm Li from 42.1m; AUD010: 5.5 m @ 1,319 ppm Li from 8.2m, 11.0m @ 1,201 ppm Li from 17.4m, and 3.7 m @ 1,465 ppm Li from 42.1m; AUD011: 15.5m @ 1,308 ppm Li from 10.1m, and 3.7 m @ 1,035 ppm Li from 36.6; AUD027: 4.6 m @ 1,174 ppm Li from 7.3m; AUD028: 3.7 m @ 1,657 ppm Li from 64.0m; AUD029: 3.7 m @ 1,432 ppm Li from 22.9m.