IIROC Trading Halt - ORA RN

TORONTO, Dec. 18, 2017 /CNW/ - The following issues have been halted by IIROC:

Company: Aura Minerals Inc.

TSX Symbol: ORA (all issues)

Reason: Pending News

Halt Time (ET): 9:08: AM

Company: Rio Novo Gold Inc.

TSX Symbol: RN (all issues)

Reason: Pending News

Halt Time (ET): 9:08: AM

IIROC can make a decision to impose a temporary suspension (halt) of trading in a security of a publicly-listed company. Trading halts are implemented to ensure a fair and orderly market. IIROC is the national self-regulatory organization which oversees all investment dealers and trading activity on debt and equity marketplaces in Canada.

SOURCE Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) - Halts/Resumptions