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SEC Comment Letter 0000000000-25-000198 to Aurous Resources (AURS) (CIK 0002025049)

Aurous Resources (AURS) (CIK 0002025049)
Date: Jan. 8, 2025 · CIK: 0002025049 · Accession: 0000000000-25-000198

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File numbers found in text: 333-280972

Date
January 8, 2025
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Aurous Resources (AURS) (CIK 0002025049)

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January 8, 2025 Jonathan Lamb Chief Executive Officer Aurous Resources Inanda Greens Business Park, Block A Wierda Gables 54 Wierda Rd West, Wierda Valley Sandton, 2196 South Africa Richard Floyd Chief Executive Officer Blyvoor Gold Operations (Proprietary) Ltd and Blyvoor Gold Resources (Proprietary) Ltd Inanda Greens Business Park, Block A Wierda Gables 54 Wierda Rd West, Wierda Valley Sandton, 2196 South Africa Re:Aurous Resources Amendment No. 4 to Registration Statement on Form F-4 Filed December 20, 2024 File No. 333-280972 Dear Jonathan Lamb and Richard Floyd: We have reviewed your amended registration statement and have the following comments. Please respond to this letter by amending your registration statement and providing the requested information. If you do not believe a comment applies to your facts and circumstances or do not believe an amendment is appropriate, please tell us why in your response. After reviewing any amendment to your registration statement and the information you provide in response to this letter, we may have additional comments. Unless we note otherwise, any references to prior comments are to comments in our December 11, 2024 letter.

January 8, 2025 Page 2 Amendment No. 4 to Registration Statement on Form F-4 Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Financial Information, page 172 1.Please revise the note reference to the 6,744,268 adjustment to the Trade and other payable account balance on your pro forma condensed combined statement of financial position to refer to note 2c)(iii) rather than note 2c)(iv). In addition, remove the reference to the Median Redemption Scenario in note 2k). 2.We note adjustment 2b) reflects R133,700,250 of proceeds from the assumed PIPE Financing in cash and cash equivalents and adjustment 2c)(ii)(a) reflects R74,770,221 of PIPE financing costs in accounts payable. Please clarify why you have elected to depict R74,770,221 of PIPE financing costs as a component of accounts payable rather than assuming such costs were paid in cash contemporaneous with the PIPE financing. 3.We note adjustment 2c)(iv) reflects R21,121,627 of Receivable due from Sponsor under the maximum redemption scenario. Please clarify if the Sponsor intends to comply with its obligation to fund the R21,121,627 at the time of the business combination. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules, page II-2 4.The Consent of Independent Registered Accounting Firm included as Exhibit 23.5 references their report dated July 24, 2024, except for the effects of the restatement disclosed in Notes 39 and 40, as to which the date is September 20, 2024, and the effects of the restatement disclosed in Note 41, as to which the date is December 20, 2024 relating to the consolidated financial statements of Blyvoor Gold Resources Proprietary Limited. However, the audit report on page F-127 is dated December 6, 2024 for the effects of the restatement disclosed in Note 41. Please obtain and file and updated consent that references the correct date of the audit opinion. Please contact Jenifer Gallagher at 202-551-3706 or John Cannarella at 202-551-3337 if you have questions regarding comments on the financial statements and related matters. For questions regarding engineering comments, you may contact John Coleman at 202-551- 3610 or Karl Hiller at 202-551-3686. Please contact Michael Purcell at 202-551- 5351 or Timothy Levenberg at 202-551-3707 with any other questions. Sincerely, Division of Corporation Finance Office of Energy & Transportation cc:John Stribling Ilana Ongun

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January 8, 2025
Jonathan Lamb
Chief Executive Officer
Aurous Resources
Inanda Greens Business Park, Block A
Wierda Gables
54 Wierda Rd West, Wierda Valley
Sandton, 2196
South Africa
Richard Floyd
Chief Executive Officer
Blyvoor Gold Operations (Proprietary) Ltd and Blyvoor Gold Resources (Proprietary) Ltd
Inanda Greens Business Park, Block A
Wierda Gables
54 Wierda Rd West, Wierda Valley
Sandton, 2196
South Africa
Re:Aurous Resources
Amendment No. 4 to Registration Statement on Form F-4
Filed December 20, 2024
File No. 333-280972
Dear Jonathan Lamb and Richard Floyd:
            We have reviewed your amended registration statement and have the following
comments.
            Please respond to this letter by amending your registration statement and providing
the requested information. If you do not believe a comment applies to your facts and
circumstances or do not believe an amendment is appropriate, please tell us why in your
response.
            After reviewing any amendment to your registration statement and the information
you provide in response to this letter, we may have additional comments. Unless we note
otherwise, any references to prior comments are to comments in our December 11, 2024
letter.

January 8, 2025
Page 2
Amendment No. 4 to Registration Statement on Form F-4
Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Financial Information, page 172
1.Please revise the note reference to the 6,744,268 adjustment to the Trade and other
payable account balance on your pro forma condensed combined statement of
financial position to refer to note 2c)(iii) rather than note 2c)(iv). In addition, remove
the reference to the Median Redemption Scenario in note 2k).
2.We note adjustment 2b) reflects R133,700,250 of proceeds from the assumed PIPE
Financing in cash and cash equivalents and adjustment 2c)(ii)(a) reflects R74,770,221
of PIPE financing costs in accounts payable.  Please clarify why you have elected to
depict R74,770,221 of PIPE financing costs as a component of accounts payable
rather than assuming such costs were paid in cash contemporaneous with the PIPE
financing.
3.We note adjustment 2c)(iv) reflects R21,121,627 of Receivable due from
Sponsor under the maximum redemption scenario. Please clarify if the
Sponsor intends to comply with its obligation to fund the R21,121,627 at the time of
the business combination.
Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules, page II-2
4.The Consent of Independent Registered Accounting Firm included as Exhibit 23.5
references their report dated July 24, 2024, except for the effects of the restatement
disclosed in Notes 39 and 40, as to which the date is September 20, 2024, and the
effects of the restatement disclosed in Note 41, as to which the date is December 20,
2024 relating to the consolidated financial statements of Blyvoor Gold Resources
Proprietary Limited. However, the audit report on page F-127 is dated December 6,
2024 for the effects of the restatement disclosed in Note 41. Please obtain and file and
updated consent that references the correct date of the audit opinion.
            Please contact Jenifer Gallagher at 202-551-3706 or John Cannarella at 202-551-3337
if you have questions regarding comments on the financial statements and related matters.
For questions regarding engineering comments, you may contact John Coleman at 202-551-
3610 or Karl Hiller at 202-551-3686. Please contact Michael Purcell at 202-551- 5351 or
Timothy Levenberg at 202-551-3707 with any other questions.
Sincerely,
Division of Corporation Finance
Office of Energy & Transportation
cc:John Stribling
Ilana Ongun