Aura Minerals

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Primary ticker: TSX:ORA and B3:AURA33
Stage of development: Exploration, Development, Production
Primary minerals: Gold and Copper 
Project location: Americas
Website: www.auraminerals.com

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 Apoena (EPP) and Almas gold mines in Brazil, and the Minosa (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 Aura Carajas copper project in the prolific Carajás region of Brazil.

Cash: USD 218M
Debt: USD 216M

Major shareholders:
Northwestern Enterprises- 55%
Kapitalo- 7%
Invesco Advisers, Inc.- 3%
Van Eck- 2%
Ruffer LLP- 1%

Financials

Management Profile

Kleber Cardoso – CFO 
Mr. Cardoso joined Aura in March 2019 in the position of Chief Financial Officer. Mr, Cardoso is an Economist from Unicamp in Brazil and has an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management, with majors in Finance, Strategy and International Business. Prior to joining Aura, Mr. Cardoso was the CFO of Santista, a large denim manufacturer with operations in Brazil and Argentina. Prior to Santista, Mr. Cardoso worked for Mover Participações, one of the largest conglomerates in Brazil, and was involved in M&A projects. Mr. Cardoso has also worked in the management consulting industry for A.T. Kearney and Accenture in a variety of industries and projects.

What is your rationale for taking part in 121 Mining Investment?

Our participation in 121 is focused on raising investor awareness. Aura is a dual-listed (TSX: ORA | B3: AURA33 | OTCQX: ORAAF) gold and copper producer in the Americas with a robust growth outlook which includes 4 operating mines,1 project under construction and 1 project in development stage. Aura provides sector-leading dividends, with the highest yield globally at 13.5% in 2021, followed by 6% in both 2022 and 2023, and a projected 8.8% for 2024.

What recent news would you like to highlight to investors attending?

Sep 15 – Inclusion in the 2022 TSX 30 Ranking #1for the second year in a row, and the only company to do so.

Sep 21 – Closed the Acquistion of Big River, adding a fourth growth project to the company

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