Aura Minerals Announces Second Quarter Conference Call Details

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA -- (Marketwire) -- 08/03/11 -- Aura Minerals Inc. ('Aura Minerals' or the 'Company') (TSX: ORA) announces that the Company will release its second-quarter 2011 financial and operational results, after the close of business on Wednesday, August 10, 2011. A conference call and audio webcast will follow on Thursday, August 11, 2011 at 9 a.m. (eastern time) for management to discuss the results. This discussion will be followed by a question-and-answer period with investors.

Live Dial-In Information
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Toronto and International:              416-695-7848
North America (Toll Free):              800-355-4959
Participant Audio Webcast:              www.auraminerals.com

Replay Call Information
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Toronto and International:              905-694-9451 Passcode: 7801002#
North America (Toll Free):              800-408-3053 Passcode: 7801002#

The conference call replay will be available from 2 p.m. eastern time on August 11, 2011, until 11:59 p.m. eastern time on August 26, 2011.

About Aura Minerals Inc.

Aura Minerals is a Canadian mid-tier gold and copper producing company focused on the acquisition, exploration, development and operation of gold and base metal projects in the Americas. The Company's producing assets include the San Andres gold mine in Honduras, the Sao Francisco and Sao Vicente gold mines in Brazil and the copper-gold-silver Aranzazu Mine in Mexico. Other significant assets include the feasibility-stage Serrote Deposit at the copper-gold-iron ore Arapiraca Project in Brazil.

For further information, please visit Aura Minerals' web site at www.auraminerals.com.

Contacts:

Aura Minerals Inc.

Tom Ogryzlo

Interim Chief Executive Officer

(604) 669-4777

(604) 696-0212 (FAX)
info@auraminerals.com
www.auraminerals.com