ORA Aura Minerals Inc

Aura Minerals Inc. (TSX: ORA, B3: AURA33) (“Aura” or the “Company”) is pleased to release its 2021 Sustainability Report. The report underscores the Company’s commitment to being an innovative, safe, responsible, and sustainable mining Company, and highlights initiatives planned across eight ESG Pillars. The Report is available at Aura’s website, on https://auraminerals.com/community/our-commitment/.

This is the second consecutive year that Aura has published its sustainability report in accordance with Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) standards, which encompasses performance on economic, environmental, and social aspects.

Highlights of the 2021 Sustainability Report include:

• Implementing the Action Plan for the Advancement of Women in Mining in Brazil, developed by Women in Mining (WiM), across all the countries in which it operates.
• Committing to the participation of at least 40% of women in recruitment and selection processes for administrative positions and the recent hire of a woman as General Manager for the Almas Project, which is currently under construction.
• Mapping Aura’s greenhouse gas (“GHG”) emissions.
• Establishing a decarbonization plan with the goal of reducing GHG emissions by 5% from 2020 levels by 2023.
• Offering 10,000 hours of training in Compliance, Ethics, and use of the whistle-blowing channel to employees.

Rodrigo Barbosa, CEO of Aura, commented: “The Aura 360 concept involves our commitment to the ESG agenda. Aura is taking important steps towards consolidating our ESG strategy. While there is more progress ahead, I am very proud of the achievements we made toward our goal of becoming one of the most respected and admired companies on the sector.”

About Aura 360° Mining

Aura is focused on mining in complete terms – thinking holistically about how our business impacts and benefits every one of our stakeholders: our company, our shareholders, our employees, and the countries and communities we serve. Our mission is to find, mine and deliver the planet’s most important and essential minerals that enable the world and humankind to create, innovate, and prosper. Our vision is to be one of the most trusted, responsible, well respected and results driven mining companies. This is what we call 360° Mining.

Aura is a mid-tier gold and copper producer focused in the Americas. The Company’s producing assets include the San Andres gold mine in Honduras, the Ernesto/Pau-a -Pique gold mine in Brazil, and the Aranzazu copper-gold-silver mine in Mexico. In addition, the Company has multiple gold development projects including, Almas and Matupá in Brazil, one gold project in Colombia, Tolda Fria and the Gold Road mine in Arizona, United States, currently in care & maintenance.

For further information, please visit Aura’s website at www.auraminerals.com or contact:

Rodrigo BarbosaPresident & CEO305-239-9332

Forward-Looking Information

This press release contains “forward-looking information” and “forward-looking statements”, as defined in applicable securities laws (collectively, “forward-looking statements”), which include, without limitation, the Company’s commitments in the 2021 Report, including the participation rate for women in the Company’s recruitment and hiring processes and the Company’s decarbonization plan and goals for GHG emissions reductions.

Known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, many of which are beyond the Company’s ability to predict or control, could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements if such risks, uncertainties or factors materialize. In addition, the results from the Study are also based on assumptions, including assumptions from the Technical Report, which may include assumptions on indicated mineral resources, measured mineral resources, probable mineral reserves and/or proven mineral reserves, which could also cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements if such assumptions prove wrong. Specific reference is made to the most recent Annual Information Form on file with certain Canadian provincial securities regulatory authorities and the Technical Report for a discussion of some of the factors underlying forward-looking statements, which include, without limitation the ability of the Company to achieve its longer-term outlook and the anticipated timing and results thereof, the ability to lower costs and increase production, the ability of the Company to successfully achieve business objectives, copper and gold or certain other commodity price volatility, changes in debt and equity markets, the uncertainties involved in interpreting geological data, increases in costs, environmental compliance and changes in environmental legislation and regulation, interest rate and exchange rate fluctuations, general economic conditions and other risks involved in the mineral exploration and development industry. Readers are cautioned that the foregoing list of factors is not exhaustive of the factors that may affect the forward-looking statements.