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Exhibit 99.7

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Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Board of Directors of AuRico Gold Inc.

We consent to the inclusion in this annual report on Form 40-F
of:

|- | our Independent Auditors Report of Registered
      Public Accounting Firm dated March 25, 2013, on the consolidated financial
      statements of AuRico Gold Inc. (the Company) comprising the consolidated
      balance sheets of the Company as at December 31, 2012 and December 31,
      2011, the consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income,
      cash flows and shareholders equity for the years then ended, and notes,
      comprising a summary of significant accounting policies and other
      explanatory information,
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|  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
|- | our Report of Independent Registered Public
      Accounting Firm dated March 25, 2013 on the Companys internal control
      over financial reporting as of December 31, 2012,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                

each ofwhich is containedor incorporated by
referenceinthis annual report on Form 40-F of the Company for
the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012.

We also consent to the incorporation by reference of such
reports in the Registration Statements (No. 333-177638, 333-175079 and No.
333-173458) on Form S-8 and Registration Statement (No. 333-177404) on Form F-10
of AuRico Gold Inc.



Chartered Accountants, Licensed Public Accountants

Toronto,
Canada April 1, 2013

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