Aura Minerals Inc. Appoints Sergio Castanho as VP People and Management, Processes on January 8, 2018

Aura Minerals Inc. is a gold and copper company. The Company is focused on the operation and development of gold and base metal projects in the Americas. The Company's mineral properties include Ernesto/Pau-a-Pique Mine, San Andres Mine, and Aranzazu Mine. Its project in construction includes Almas Project. Its other projects consist of Matupa Project, Borborema Project, Sao Francisco Gold Mine, Tolda Fria Gold Project, and Serra da Estrela Project. The Ernesto/Pau-a-Pique Project (EPP) is in Mato Grosso in Brazil, approximately 450 kilometers (km) west of Cuiaba. The San Andres Mine is an open-pit heap leach gold mine located in the highlands of western Honduras. The Aranzazu Mine is an underground copper mine that is located within the Municipality of Concepcion del Oro in the State of Zacatecas, Mexico. The Almas Project is a gold project located in the state of Tocantins, Brazil. The Matupa Project is a gold project located in the northern part of Mato Grosso, Brazil.