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CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. §1350, AS ADOPTED
PURSUANT TOSECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the annual report of AuRico Gold Inc. (the
Company) on Form 40-F for the period ended December 31, 2014 as filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the Report), I, Scott
Perry, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C.
§1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002,
that to the best of my knowledge:

| | (1) | The Report fully complies with the requirements of
      Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934;
  and                                    
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| | (2) | The information contained in this Report fairly presents,
      in all material respects, the financial condition and results of
      operations of the Company.

|February 19, 2015 | /s/ Scott
      Perry  
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|                  | Scott Perry            
|                  | Chief Executive Officer

A signed original of this written statement required by Section
906 has been provided to AuRico Gold Inc. and will be retained by AuRico Gold
Inc. and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon
request.

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CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. §1350, AS ADOPTED
PURSUANT TOSECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the annual report of AuRico Gold Inc. (the
Company) on Form 40-F for the period ended December 31, 2014 as filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the Report), I, Robert
Chausse, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C.
§1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002,
that to the best of my knowledge:

| | (1) | The Report fully complies with the requirements of
      Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934;
  and                                    
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| |     |                                                                                                                                                                  
| | (2) | The information contained in this Report fairly presents,
      in all material respects, the financial condition and results of
      operations of the Company.

|February 19, 2015 | /s/ Robert
      Chausse
|----------------- | ------------------------
|                  | Robert Chausse          
|                  | Chief Financial Officer 

A signed original of this written statement required by Section
906 has been provided to AuRico Gold Inc. and will be retained by AuRico Gold
Inc. and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon
request.

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