Aura Minerals Announces Details of the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders


VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - June 30, 2011) - Aura Minerals Inc. ("Aura Minerals" or the "Company") (TSX:ORA) will hold the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (the "Meeting") of the Company at its head office located at Pacific Centre, Suite 1610 – 777 Dunsmuir Street, Vancouver, British Columbia on August 9, 2011 at 10:00 a.m. (Vancouver time).

Meeting materials, including a notice of Meeting, management information circular, proxy and 2010 annual report, have been mailed to registered shareholders and to non-objecting beneficial owners. A copy of the Meeting materials may also be found on the System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval (SEDAR) at www.sedar.com and on the Company's website at www.auraminerals.com.

About Aura Minerals Inc.

Aura Minerals is a Canadian mid-tier gold production 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, and the Sao Francisco and Sao Vicente gold mines in Brazil. The Company also operates 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.

Contact Information:

Aura Minerals Inc.
Tom Ogryzlo
Interim Chief Executive Officer
(604) 669-4777
(604) 696-0212 (FAX)
info@auraminerals.com
www.auraminerals.com