Aura Announces Strong Q1 2024 Production Results, 28% Above Q1 2023 and on track to deliver its 2024 Production Guidance - Seite 2

Mr. Barbosa continued, "With this quarter’s performance, we reiterate our confidence to meet our 2024 Production Guidance. Furthermore, in light of the recent considerable rise in gold prices together with our tight control over our costs, we anticipate robust cash flows from our four operating mines this year, while we continue advancing on budget and on time to deliver the Borborema project by early 2025.”

Production Results

Preliminary GEO^2,3 production volume for the three months ended March 31, 2024, when compared to the previous quarter and the same period of the previous year is presented below:

Production for the last twelve months (“LTM”) as of March 31, 2024 was 250,772 GEO, an increase of 6% compared to Q4 2023 LTM. Production LTM increased for the third quarter in a row and in line with the Company’s expectations an as a result of production from Almas and consistent production improvements at Minosa. The chart below shows the quarterly consolidated GEO production measured in current and constant prices since Q1 2022, as well as the LTM at the end of each reporting period:

Consolidated GEO Production per Quarter and LTM

(000’s GEO, current and constant prices as reported)

The table below shows production by each type of metal at Aranzazu. Production was in line with the Company’s expectations.

Qualified Person

The scientific and technical information contained within this news release has been reviewed and approved by Farshid Ghazanfari, P.Geo. Mineral resources and Geology Director for Aura Minerals Inc. and serve as the Qualified Person as defined in National Instrument 43-101 – Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects.

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Aura is focused on mining in complete terms – thinking holistically about how its business impacts and benefits every one of our stakeholders: our company, our shareholders, our employees, and the countries and communities we serve. We call this 360° Mining.

Aura is a mid-tier gold and copper production company focused on operating and developing gold and base metal projects in the Americas. The Company has 4 operating mines including the Aranzazu copper-gold-silver mine in Mexico, the EPP (Apoena) and Almas gold mines in Brazil, and the San Andres gold mine in Honduras. The Company’s development projects include Borborema and Matupá both in Brazil. Aura has unmatched exploration potential owning over 630,000 hectares of mineral rights and is currently advancing multiple near-mine and regional targets along with the Serra da Estrela copper project in the prolific Carajás region of Brazil.