Mr. Rodrigo Barbosa reports

AURA ANNOUNCES CLOSING OF THE BIG RIVER ACQUISITION

Aura Minerals Inc. has closed the previously announced acquisition of Big River Gold Ltd. (see April 19, 2022, Sept. 2, 2022, and Sept. 8, 2022, press releases for more details). Moving forward, the Borborema gold project, located in Brazil, being Big River's sole asset, will be held pursuant to a joint venture among Aura and Dundee Resources Ltd. with Aura holding an 80-per-cent interest and Dundee holding the remaining 20-per-cent interest.

About Aura Minerals Inc.

Aura is focused on mining in complete terms -- thinking holistically about how its business impacts and benefits every one of its stakeholders: its company, its shareholders, its employees, and the countries and communities it serves. Aura calls this 360-degree mining.

Aura is a 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 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 two additional gold projects in Brazil, Almas and Matupa, and one gold project in Colombia, Tolda Fria.