Aura Minerals Inc. (TSX: ORA) (“ Aura” or the “ Company”) is pleased to announce that, based on the conclusion of a completed feasibility study (the “Study”) and detailed analysis by the management team, the Board of Directors of the Company has approved the development of the Almas Gold Project (“Almas” or “the Project”), an open pit gold mine located in the state of Tocantins, Brazil. The Almas Project is expected to be operational by the second half of 2022, with an after-tax total investment estimated at approximately US$73 million, yielding an after-tax net present value (“NPV”) of US$183 million when using the weighted average consensus gold prices for the projected period of US$1,558 per ounce. An upside scenario using a gold price of US$1,800 per ounce yields an after-tax internal rate of return (“IRR”) of 57% and after-tax NPV of US$260 million. Average annual gold production is estimated at 51,000 ounces during the first four years of the Project, with an estimated life of mine of 17 years, based on mineral reserves estimated in accordance with National Instrument 43-101 –