Aurora Energy Resources Inc. ("Aurora" or "the Company") (TSX:AXU) is pleased to
announce that its winter infill drilling program has further demonstrated the
continuity of the known resource at the Company's 100%-owned Jacques Lake
Deposit ("Jacques Lake") in Coastal Labrador.


"The results reinforce the grade and tonnage estimates of this growing asset and
the very significant potential of Jacques Lake," said Aurora's President and
CEO, Dr. Mark O'Dea. "The results are similar to those for the Michelin Deposit
in its initial exploration stages," added Dr. O'Dea.


Highlights from winter infill drilling program include:

- 0.10% U3O8 over 40.79 metres including 0.19% U3O8 over 11.79 metres in JL08-080

- 0.12% U3O8 over 6.00 metres including 0.22% U3O8 over 2.00 metres in JL08-082

- 0.11% U3O8 over 10.50 metres including 0.14% U3O8 over 6.00 metres in JL08-087

A total of six completed holes and two partial holes totaling 3,947 metres were
drilled to test the main resource to a depth of 365 metres. The deposit
currently has a drilled strike length of over 650 metres and remains open for
further expansion to the southwest and at depth.


Drill results are listed below:



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Hole ID       From (m)      To (m)   Length (m)    %U3O8
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JL08-080       360.00      400.79        40.79      0.10
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incl.          376.00      378.00         2.00      0.25
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incl.          389.00      400.79        11.79      0.19
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JL08-081A      454.00      458.00         4.00      0.07
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JL08-082       292.50      294.50         2.00      0.06
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and            406.00      419.00        13.00      0.05
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incl.          406.00      409.00         3.00      0.10
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and incl.      416.00      417.00         1.00      0.11
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and            422.00      428.00         6.00      0.12
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incl.          424.00      426.00         2.00      0.22
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JL08-083       388.50      390.50         2.00      0.08
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and            408.00      411.00         3.00      0.05
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JL08-084       804.00      805.00         1.00      0.05
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JL08-085       hole to be completed in spring
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JL08-086       hole to be completed in spring
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JL07-087        77.00       78.00         1.00      0.11
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and             93.00      100.00         7.00      0.06
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and            108.00      118.50        10.50      0.11
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incl.          108.00      114.00         6.00      0.14
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and            192.00      194.00         2.00      0.10
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The orientation of the mineralized zones at Jacques Lake
is interpreted to be steeply southeast dipping and stated
widths are approximately 80-90% of true widths.



For a view of the long section at Jacques Lake, please use the following link:
http://www.aurora-energy.ca/files/JL_LongSection_04.28.2008.jpg.


Aurora's February 2008 resource update announced that the Jacques Lake Deposit
had grown by 67%. The Jacques Lake Deposit contains a measured and indicated NI
43-101 resource of 10.4 million pounds U3O8 (6.1 million tonnes at 0.08% U3O8)
and an inferred resource of 6.9 million pounds U3O8 (5.0 million tonnes at 0.06%
U3O8) -- see Feb. 25, 2008 News Release, "Aurora Exceeds Annual Resource Target
and Adds Four New Deposits to Project Pipeline".


Like the Michelin Deposit, the Jacques Lake mineralization lends itself to
conventional open pit and underground mining techniques, as well as standard,
well-understood processing technologies. Also like Michelin, no groundwater,
metallurgical or rock mechanic issues have been identified to date at the
Jacques Lake Deposit.


Jacques Lake is part of Aurora's district of six uranium deposits in Coastal
Labrador. This district is anchored by the Michelin Deposit, and also includes
four newly estimated nearby satellite deposits called Rainbow, Nash, Inda, and
Gear. All these satellite deposits have the potential for significant,
Michelin-style growth and are located within 30 kilometres of Michelin.


"Aurora's uranium pipeline constitutes one of the most important uranium
districts outside the Athabasca Basin," said Dr. O'Dea. "Our infill drilling
adds weight to this outstanding district that already ranks as having one of the
largest undeveloped uranium deposits in the world. The infill drilling scheduled
for 2008 at both the Michelin and Jacques Lake deposits seeks to further
establish the value of our asset in the global uranium resource sector," added
Dr. O'Dea.


ABOUT AURORA

Aurora is a uranium exploration and development company focused on the Central
Mineral Belt in Coastal Labrador -- one of the world's most promising uranium
districts.


Aurora continues to work closely with the Nunatsiavut Government, Inuit
Community Government representatives and Beneficiaries to build a better
understanding of uranium mining. Aurora is committed to responsible development
with lasting local benefits and the highest standards of safety, health, and
environmental protection.


Assay results have been prepared under the guidance of Mr. Ian Cunningham-Dunlop
P. Eng, Vice-President - Exploration for Aurora Energy Resources Inc., who is
designated as a Qualified Person with the ability and authority to verify the
authenticity and validity of this data. Drill core was prepared and analyzed in
accordance with industry standards by Activation Laboratories Ltd., Ancaster,
Ontario.


Christopher Lee, P. Geo, Chief Geoscientist for Aurora Energy Resources Inc., is
the designated Qualified Person for the CMB resource estimates. Aurora's CMB
Mineral Resources are reported at cut-off grades that contemplate underground
(0.05% U3O8) and open pit (0.03% U3O8) mining scenarios, based on preliminary
economic assumptions, and may be refined with more in-depth economic analyses.
The CMB Mineral Resources were estimated according to the CIM Best Practice
Guidelines and are described in detail in Aurora's most recent technical report
entitled, "An update on the exploration activities of Aurora Energy Resources
Inc. on the CMB Uranium property, Labrador, Canada, during the period January 1,
2007 to December 31, 2007, Part II - CMB Mineral Resources" (available on
SEDAR). Mineral resources are not mineral reserves, and there is no guarantee
that any resource will become a reserve.


Except for the statements of historical fact contained herein, certain
information presented constitutes "forward-looking statements". Such
forward-looking statements, including but not limited to, those with respect to
the timing and amount of estimated future resources and resource conversion
rates, potential for expansion of resources and potential size of future
exploration programs and potential timing of receipt of permits and
classification of future mineral resources, and potential for future benefits
involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause
the actual results, performance or achievement of Aurora to be materially
different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or
implied by such forward-looking statements. Such factors include, among others,
risks related to the actual results of current exploration activities,
conclusions of economic evaluations, uncertainty in the estimation of mineral
resources, changes in project parameters as plans continue to be refined, future
prices of uranium, environmental and exploration risks and hazards, increased
infrastructure and/or operating costs, labor and employment matters, access to
future funding and government regulation as well as those factors discussed in
the section entitled "Risk Factors" in Aurora's Annual Information Form
available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com. Although Aurora has attempted to identify
important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially, there
may be other factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or
intended. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be
accurate as actual results and future events could differ materially from those
anticipated in such statements. Aurora disclaims any intention or obligation to
update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new
information, future events or otherwise. Accordingly, readers should not place
undue reliance on forward-looking statements.
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