Exhibit 31.1

      Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer
            Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002


I,  A.  Cameron  Richardson,  certify  that:

1.   I  have  reviewed  this  interim  report  on  Form  10-QSB  of  Aurora Gold
     Corporation;

2.   Based  on  my  knowledge,  this  interim report does not contain any untrue
     statement  of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to
     make  the  statements  made, in light of the circumstances under which such
     statements  were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by
     this  interim  report;

3.   Based  on  my  knowledge,  the  financial  statements,  and other financial
     information included in this interim report, fairly present in all material
     respects  the  financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of
     the  registrant  as  of,  and  for,  the  periods presented in this interim
     report;

4.   The  registrant's  other  certifying  officers  and  I  are responsible for
     establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined
     in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the Registrant and have:

     a)   Designed  such  disclosure  controls  and  procedures,  or caused such
          disclosure  controls  and  procedures  to  be  designed  under  our
          supervision,  to  ensure  that  material  information  relating to the
          registrant,  including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to
          us  by others within those entities, particularly during the period in
          which  this  report  is  being  prepared;

     b)   Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrants disclosure controls and
          procedures  and presented in this interim report our conclusions about
          the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the
          end  of  the  period  covered  by  this  interim  report based on such
          evaluation;  and

     c)   Disclosed  in  this  report  any  change  in the registrant's internal
          control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's
          fist  fiscal  quarter  that  has materially affected, or is reasonably
          likely  to  materially  affect, the registrant's internal control over
          financial  reporting;

5.   The  registrant's  other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on
     our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to
     the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board
     of  directors  (or  persons  performing  the  equivalent  functions):

     a)   All  significant  deficiencies  and material weakness in the design or
          operation  of  internal  control  over  financial  reporting which are
          reasonably  likely  to  adversely  affect  the registrant's ability to
          record,  process, summarize and report financial data and information;
          and

     b)   Any  fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other
          employees  who  have  a  significant role in the registrant's internal
          control  over  financial  reporting.


Date:  August 9, 2005                BY:  /s/ A. Cameron Richardson
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                                          A. Cameron Richardson
                                          President and Chief Financial Officer