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Re:   News - Monday, January 09, 2012
      Aurion Acquires New Gold Projects in Mexico
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Aurion Resources Ltd. ("Aurion") (TSX VENTURE: "AU") is pleased to
announce the signing of a Letter of Intent ("LOI") with Golden Minerals
Company ("GM") whereby Aurion will have the right to earn a 100%
interest in the El Teyra and Rubi-Esmeralda gold projects in Mexico as
further described below.  The acquisition is subject to exchange
approval.

El Teyra Property
The El Teyra property covers 2768 hectares in Zacatecas State located
approximately 30 km west of Goldcorp's multi-million ounce Penasquito
gold-silver polymetallic deposit. The property is underlain by
meta-sedimentary and meta-volcanic rocks cut by a series of
northeast-southwest trending shallowly dipping (<45 deg) faults along
which high-grade mesothermal style quartz breccias, veins and vein
stockworks occur. The property has also seen little previous
exploration and no drilling has been documented. Numerous small
artisanal workings occur on the property.

Mineralization comprising quartz-iron oxide veins, stockworks and
breccia zones up to 700 m long occurs along shallowly dipping faults
associated with broader areas of silicification.   Systematic rock
chip/channel sampling by GM over distances up to 700 m along strike
yielded assays of nil to 56.6 g/t Au and 1355 g/t Ag.  GM collected a
total of 1120 samples of which 170 samples assayed greater than 0.1 g/t
Au including 83 assaying greater than 1.0 g/t Au and 20 assaying
greater than 10 g/t Au over widths of 0.5 to 2.0 m. The best individual
assays include 56.6 g/t Au and 54 g/t Ag, 44.3 g/t Au and 100 g/t Ag
and 39.7 g/t Au and 490 g/t Ag, all over 1.0 m.

El Teyra bears similarities to Penoles-Newmont's multi-million ounce La
Herradura gold deposit in northern Sonora, Mexico. La Herradura is a
structurally controlled mesothermal-style gold deposit with
mineralization controlled by low-angle structures.

As per the LOI Aurion has the right to earn an undivided 100% interest
in the project subject to a 1.0-2.5% sliding scale NSR by issuing
600,000 shares in equal tranches over 4 years and maintaining the
claims in good standing.  A bonus payment of $1 million in cash or
equivalent shares is due upon Aurion delineating a 43-101 compliant
1.25 million ounce gold resource.  The NSR can be reduced by 1% by
Aurion paying GM $1 million if the price of gold is greater than $900.
Should Aurion option the property to a 3rd party GM will be entitled to
50% of any cash payments included in the deal.

Rubi-Esmeralda Property
The Rubi-Esmeralda project covers 4,030 hectares in Durango State,
Mexico. The property occurs at the edge of a major basin and range, is
underlain by Eocene volcanics and hosts a >4 km long
northwest-southeast trending low-intermediate sulphidation epithermal
quartz stockwork/breccia vein system.  Limited previous exploration has
been conducted, including 5 widely spaced shallow drillholes by Minera
Hochschilde in 2004 and 4 other drillsites with unknown results. 
The vein system comprises individual veins up to 3.5 m wide within a
locally 10-50 m wide zone of alteration and stockwork veining.  Surface
samples collected along the vein by GM assayed from nil to 4.2 g/t Au
and 71 g/t Ag. A best assay of 4.9 g/t Au and 48 g/t Ag over 0.6 m was
reported by Hochschilde from one of five widely spaced shallow
drillholes completed on the property in 2004.  A grab sample collected
by Aurion from an old pit/waste dump on a mostly covered small 3rd
party held internal claim assayed 20.4 g/t Au and 201 g/t Ag,
indicating the property may have mineral potential beyond just the main
Rubi-Esmeralda vein system.

The Rubi-Esmeralda vein system strikes parallel to the vein system at
Aurion's La Bandera gold project located approximately 8 km to the
east-northeast.  The geological setting and style of veining exhibiting
classic low temperature epithermal textures indicating a shallow depth
of formation bear many similarities to the La Bandera vein system.

As per the LOI Aurion has the right to earn an undivided 100% interest
in the project subject to a 1.0-2.5% sliding scale NSR by issuing
450,000 shares in equal tranches over 4 years and maintaining the
claims in good standing.  A bonus payment of $1 million in cash or
equivalent shares is due upon Aurion delineating a 43-101 compliant
1.25 million ounce gold resource.  The NSR can be reduced by 1% by
Aurion paying GM $1 million if the price of gold is greater than $900.
Should Aurion option the property to a 3rd party GM will be entitled to
50% of any cash payments included in the deal.

Aurion intends to compile and advance these projects with a view to
securing 3rd party option/JV deals asap.

Other
Aurion is also pleased to announce that Francisco Vargas has joined
Aurion as Exploration Manager, Mexico.  Sr. Vargas is a geologist with
24 years experience in mineral exploration having worked extensively in
Central America and Mexico, for companies including several years with
Placer Dome.  He was directly involved in the discovery of the Las
Crucitas gold deposit in Costa Rica.
 
QA/QC
ALS Chemex, a certified commercial laboratory, performed the analytical
testing at their facilities in Vancouver, BC. Gold analyses for rocks
were by 30 gm fire assay with an ICP finish with trace elements by ICP.

About Aurion
 
Aurion is focused on early stage precious metals exploration in the
Nevada, Mexico and BC.  Its strategy is to generate or acquire early
stage gold projects and systematically advance them to a stage which
will attract potential joint venture partners.
 
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.
 
Forward-Looking Statement
 
Certain statements contained in this release constitute forward-looking
information.  These statements relate to future events or future
performance.  The use of any of the words "could", "intend", "expect",
"believe", "will", "projected", "estimated" and similar expressions and
statements relating to matters that are not historical facts are
intended to identify forward-looking information and are based on the
Companies' current belief or assumptions as to the outcome and timing
of such future events.  Actual future results may differ materially.
The forward-looking information contained in this release is made as of
the date hereof and Aurion is not obligated to update or revise any
forward looking information, whether as a result of new information,
future events or otherwise, except as required by applicable securities
laws. Because of the risks, uncertainties and assumptions contained
herein, investors should not place undue reliance on forward looking
information. The foregoing statements expressly qualify any forward
looking information contained herein.

On behalf of the Board,

Mike Basha,
President & CEO

For further information on Aurion Resources please contact: Mike Basha
at (709) 699-8300 or mbasha@aurionresources.com


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Message sent on Mon Jan 9, 2012 at 2:24:11 PM Pacific Time
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