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  <xsd:element name="FurnitureFixturesAndOfficeEquipmentMember" id="arxg_FurnitureFixturesAndOfficeEquipmentMember" nillable="true" abstract="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:domainItemType" />
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  <xsd:element name="MineralClaimsMember" id="arxg_MineralClaimsMember" nillable="true" abstract="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:domainItemType" />
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  <xsd:element name="MineralPropertiesLineItems" id="arxg_MineralPropertiesLineItems" nillable="true" abstract="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:stringItemType" />
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  <xsd:element name="NetGainsLossesOnSalesAndImpairmentsOfBusinesses" id="arxg_NetGainsLossesOnSalesAndImpairmentsOfBusinesses" nillable="true" xbrli:balance="debit" xbrli:periodType="duration" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" />
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  <xsd:element name="NumberOfSharesToBeIssuedUnderAgreement" id="arxg_NumberOfSharesToBeIssuedUnderAgreement" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:sharesItemType" />
  <xsd:element name="OtherSignificantNoncashTransactionValueOfConsiderationGivenPerShare" id="arxg_OtherSignificantNoncashTransactionValueOfConsiderationGivenPerShare" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="num:perShareItemType" />
  <xsd:element name="OutsideServicesMember" id="arxg_OutsideServicesMember" nillable="true" abstract="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:domainItemType" />
  <xsd:element name="PotentialRoyaltyPaymentAsPercentageOfNetSales" id="arxg_PotentialRoyaltyPaymentAsPercentageOfNetSales" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="instant" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="num:percentItemType" />
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  <xsd:element name="RenewalRightsMember" id="arxg_RenewalRightsMember" nillable="true" abstract="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:domainItemType" />
  <xsd:element name="SecondEquityIssuanceMember" id="arxg_SecondEquityIssuanceMember" nillable="true" abstract="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:domainItemType" />
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  <xsd:element name="SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardMaximumNumberOfSharesThatCanBeGrantedToParticipantInAnyFiscalYear" id="arxg_SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardMaximumNumberOfSharesThatCanBeGrantedToParticipantInAnyFiscalYear" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="instant" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:sharesItemType" />
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  <xsd:element name="ShareRegistrationStatementSharesOfCommonStockToBeRegistered" id="arxg_ShareRegistrationStatementSharesOfCommonStockToBeRegistered" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="instant" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:sharesItemType" />
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  <xsd:element name="SubscriptionsReceivablesMember" id="arxg_SubscriptionsReceivablesMember" nillable="true" abstract="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:domainItemType" />
  <xsd:element name="ThirdEquityIssuanceMember" id="arxg_ThirdEquityIssuanceMember" nillable="true" abstract="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:domainItemType" />
  <xsd:element name="TransactionsTypesAxis" id="arxg_TransactionsTypesAxis" nillable="true" abstract="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" substitutionGroup="xbrldt:dimensionItem" type="xbrli:stringItemType" />
  <xsd:element name="TransactionsTypesDomain" id="arxg_TransactionsTypesDomain" nillable="true" abstract="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:domainItemType" />
  <xsd:element name="ValueOfSharesToBeIssuedUnderAgreement" id="arxg_ValueOfSharesToBeIssuedUnderAgreement" nillable="true" xbrli:balance="credit" xbrli:periodType="duration" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" />
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</xsd:schema>
