Aureus Mining Inc. provided an update for the early works construction and development program at the New Liberty Gold Project in Liberia ("New Liberty" or the "Project"). The key workstreams are: Marvoe Creek Diversion Channel, measuring 2.6km, has been cleared, with excavation and berm construction to commence in February 2013. 20km stretch of laterite road to New Liberty has been regraded.

Detailed airborne topography survey has been completed. Additional housing, office space and maintenance areas currently under construction. Following the completion of the Project's feasibility study, in order to meet the schedule of first gold production in December 2014, the Company's operations team has been focused upon project optimisation studies and the commencement of early works to run alongside the optimisation of the Project's definitive feasibility study.