Aura Minerals Files San Andres Mine NI 43-101 Report

News Release No. 2014-08

TSX: ORA

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Aura Minerals Files San Andres Mine NI 43-101 Report

Toronto, Ontario, July 3, 2014 - Aura Minerals Inc. (TSX: ORA) announces that it in accordance with National Instrument 43-101 and in support of the Company’s May 27, 2014 news release, it has filed a technical report entitled Mineral Resource and Mineral Reserve Estimates on the San Andres Mine in the Municipality of La Union, in the Department of Copan, Honduras (the “Technical Report”) dated July 2, 2014. The Technical Report is available under the Company’s profile on SEDAR at www.sedar.com and on the Company’s website at www.auraminerals.com.

About Aura Minerals

Aura Minerals is a Canadian mid-tier gold and copper production company focused on the development and operation of gold and base metal projects in the Americas. The Company's producing assets include the copper-gold-silver Aranzazu mine in Mexico, the San Andres gold mine in Honduras and the Sao Francisco and Sao Vicente gold mines in Brazil. The Company's core development asset is the copper-gold-iron Serrote project in Brazil. Recent achievements on the Serrote project include: completion of basic engineering; significant progress on land acquisitions and community resettlement, with approximately 70% of the project area now acquired; and engineering-only award of long lead equipment. Detailed negotiations for debt and equity financing of the project are continuing.

Contact Information

For further information, please visit Aura Minerals’ web site at www.auraminerals.com or contact:

Aura Minerals Inc.

Joshua Perelman, Sr. Financial Analyst

Tel: (416) 649-1056 Fax: (416) 649-1044 Email: [email protected]