Technical Report on Putu Iron Ore Project

October 26, 2009
 
TSX-V:  AUR
AIM:      AAAM
 
 African Aura Files 43-101 Technical Report ON PUTU IRON ORE PROJECT
 
October 26, 2009,  African Aura  Mining Inc. ("African  Aura" or  the
"Company")  (TSX-V: AUR)  and  (AIM:  AAAM)  listed  exploration   to
production company focused on gold and iron ore in sub-Saharan Africa
announces  the  filing  a  technical  report  pursuant  to   National
Instrument 43-101, relating to the 1.08 billion tonne at 37.6%  total
iron mineral  resource estimate  for  the Putu  iron ore  project  in
Liberia.
 
With this  news  release, the  Company  is reporting  the  filing  as
required under National Instrument 51-101. A copy of the document may
be obtained via www.sedar.com. The previously announced highlights of
the Putu project are as follows:
 
Highlights of Putu iron ore project:
 
* Independent Mineral Resource of 1.08 billion tonnes of iron ore
    at 37.6% total iron (Fe) at Putu in Liberia
  * Mineral Resource covers only a 2.6km section of 12km ridge
  * Potential for the Putu resource to grow as exploration programme
    advances
  * Best drill results to date of 91m at 61.3% Fe oxidised BIF
    haematite and 232m at 40.8% Fe magnetite
  * 61.5% project partner Severstal Resources investing US$30m and
    working with the Company towards a Pre-Feasibility Study during
    2010
 
About African Aura Mining Inc.
African Aura is  an established African  exploration and  development
company with listed on  the TSX-V (AUR) and  on London's AIM  (AAAM).
African Aura is focused  on the development  of world-class iron  ore
and gold deposits in highly prospective, under explored countries  of
sub-Saharan  Africa.  The   Company  has  a   highly  motivated   and
experienced team  with  a  record of  discovering  mines  and  taking
projects through development and into production in African.
 
African Aura's assets include  the New Liberty  gold deposit and  the
Putu iron ore project,  both in Liberia. Putu  is being explored  and
operated by the Company's Joint Venture partner, Severstal  Resources
(the mining division of OAO  Severstal).  Severstal Resources is  one
of the largest  mining companies  in Russia  with EBITDA  in 2008  of
US$859 million.   The Company  also  has a  59% interest  in  diamond
producer Stellar Diamonds Ltd. A pioneer in Africa, African Aura  has
attracted some excellent strategic  partners and shareholders  always
with the objective of preserving or enhancing shareholder value.  For
further information  on the  Company  you are  invited to  visit  its
website at www.african-aura.com, or SEDAR's website at www.sedar.com,
or contact one of the following:
 
African Aura Mining Inc.
Luis da Silva, President & CEO              Tel:  +44 (0) 20 7299
                                            4212
 
Evolution Securities Limited
Simon Edwards / Chris Sim / Neil            Tel:  +44 (0) 20 7071
Elliot                                      4300
 
Pelham Public Relations
Charles Vivian / James MacFarlane           Tel:  +44 (0) 20 7337
                                            1500
 
Qualified Person
The information in this press  release relating to Mineral  Resources
is based on  information compiled  under the direction  of Mr  Howard
Baker (BSc,  MSc,  MAusIMM)  who  is a  Member  of  the  Australasian
institute of Mining and Metallurgy. Mr Baker has worked on the  major
iron ore  deposits of  West Africa,  namely Rio  Tinto's Simandou  in
Guinea, African Minerals' Tonkolili in Sierra Leone and first visited
Putu in 2007.
Mr Baker is a full time employee of SRK and has sufficient experience
which is relevant to the style of mineralisation and type of  deposit
under consideration and to  the activity which  he is undertaking  to
qualify as  a  Qualified Person  (QP)  as defined  in  the  "Canadian
Institute of  Mining,  Metallurgy  and Petroleum,  CIM  standards  on
Mineral Resources and Reserves 2000 Edition' and NI43-101. Mr  Howard
Baker has reviewed this press  release and consents to the  inclusion
in the press release of the  matters based on his information in  the
form and context in which this appears.
For exploration  work,  Charles Savage  (BSc,  CEng, ARSM,  MIME),  a
consultant  to  the  Company,  is  the  appointed  Qualified   Person
responsible for reviewing and approving the content of this  release.
He is a Mining Engineer with over 40 years experience in exploration,
development  and  operations  in  the  iron  ore,  base  metals   and
industrial minerals areas, throughout the world.
 
Quality Control and Sample Preparation
African Aura has a rigorous Quality Control Program (QCP) inserting a
minimum 5%  of  standards,  blanks and  duplicates  into  the  sample
stream. The  Company employs  independently  owned and  managed  OMAC
Laboratories  for   all  its   assay  requirements,   including   the
preparation  of  pulps  to  90%  -100  micron  at  their   in-country
preparation facilities  in Liberia,  followed by  XRF at  their  main
laboratory in Loughrea, Ireland.
 
OMAC is accredited to ISO 17025 by INAB (Irish National Accreditation
Board)  which  is   a  member  of   ILAC  (International   Laboratory
Accreditation Cooperation), and  is a  signatory to  the ILAC  Mutual
Recognition Arrangement. OMAC operates an internal QA/QC check  assay
programme using in-house standards, reagent blanks and duplicates.
 
Forward-looking Statements
This press release includes  certain forward-looking statements.  All
statements,  other  than  statements  of  historical  fact,  included
herein, including without limitation, statements regarding the future
plans and objectives of African Aura, are forward-looking  statements
that involve various  known and  unknown risks  and uncertainties  as
well as other factors. Such forward-looking statements are subject to
a number of risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results  or
events to  differ  materially from  current  expectations,  including
delays  in  obtaining  or  failure  to  obtain  required   regulatory
approvals. There can be no assurance that such statements will  prove
to be  accurate and  actual results  and future  events could  differ
materially  from   those   anticipated  in   such   statements.   Any
forward-looking statements  speak only  as of  the date  hereof  and,
except as may be  required by applicable  law, African Aura  disclaim
any obligation to update  or modify such forward-looking  statements,
either as a result of new information, future events or for any other
reason.
 
Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider
(as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange)
 accept responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
 
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