African Aura Update

 

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Mano River Resources Inc 
12 June 2009 
 

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June 12, 2009 
TSX-V: MNO/AAZ 
AIM:     MANA 
 
 
 
 
MANO RIVER AND AFRICAN AURA ANNOUNCE EXTENSION TO THE DEADLINE TO CONCLUDE 
DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT 
 
 
Mano River Resources Inc. ("Mano River" TSX-V:MNO & AIM:MANA) and African Aura 
Resources Ltd. ("African Aura" TSX-V: AAZ) announced today that they have 
extended the deadline to conclude the definitive agreement from June 12, 2009 to 
June 30, 2009 in respect of their proposed business combination (the 
"Transaction"). 
 
 
Please refer to the news releases of Mano River and African Aura dated April 15, 
2009 and May 15, 2009 for more information on the Transaction. 
 
 
About Mano River 
Mano River is an established West African exploration and development company 
with a primary listing on the TSX-V (MNO) and a secondary listing on London's 
AIM (MANA). Mano River is focused on the discovery of world-class gold, diamond 
and iron ore deposits in the highly prospective, under explored, West African 
Mano River Union countries of Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea. Mano River has a 
highly motivated and experienced team with a record of discovering mines and 
taking projects towards development and production. 
 
 
Mano River's major assets are the gold deposit at New Liberty and the Putu iron 
ore project, both in Liberia. In Guinea, through its 60% owned subsidiary, 
Stellar Diamonds, the Mandala alluvial diamond mine was commissioned during 
April 2009 for commercial production. In Sierra Leone, Stellar is exploring / 
developing the Kono and Tongo kimberlite dykes. Mano River also has a number of 
other promising projects which it plans to advance in the short to medium term. 
 
 
A pioneer company in West Africa, Mano River has attracted some excellent 
strategic partners, particularly in iron ore and on its diamond properties, 
always with the objective of preserving or enhancing shareholder value.  More 
information can be found on line at www.manoriver.com and at SEDAR's website: 
www.sedar.com. 
 
 
About African Aura 
African Aura (TSX-V: AAZ) has a 'first-mover' exploration strategy, focused on 
the discovery of economic iron, gold, and uranium deposits in sub-Saharan 
Africa. African Aura commenced exploration in 2004 and has established a 
portfolio of exploration licences totalling approximately 9,480km2, targeting 
areas of active artisanal gold mining within Archaean greenstone and Proterozoic 
volcano-sedimentary belts. The portfolio includes the 12km long Nkout iron 
project in southern Cameroon, the Batouri gold project in eastern Cameroon, the 
Fula Camp gold project in western Liberia, and a pipeline of significant 
prospects for drill testing, as well as numerous other gold, uranium and iron 
ore targets that require follow up exploration. African Aura trades on the TSX-V 
under the symbol AAZ. More information can be found on line at 
www.african-aura.com and at SEDAR's website: www.sedar.com. 
 
 
 Contacts: 
 Mano River Resources Inc 
 Luis da Silva, CEO                                                      Tel: 
[phone] 
 
 
 Evolution Securities Limited 
 Simon Edwards / Chris Sim / Neil Elliot                     Tel:  +44 (0) 20 
7071 4300 
 
 
 Pelham Public Relations 
 Charles Vivian / James MacFarlane                           Tel: +44 (0) 20 
7337 1500 
 
    Mob: [phone] 
 
 
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| African Aura Resources Ltd   |                                                   | 
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| John Gray, President & CEO   | Tel: [phone]                             | 
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for the adequacy or accuracy of this release. 
 
 
 
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