VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Aug. 7, 2012) - Aura Minerals Inc. ("Aura Minerals" or the "Company") (News - Market indicators) announces that the Company will release its second quarter 2012 financial and operational results, after the close of business on Tuesday, August 14, 2012. A conference call and audio webcast will follow on Wednesday, August 15, 2012 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.

The conference call replay will be available from 2 p.m. (eastern time) on August 15, 2012, until 11:59 p.m. (eastern time) on August 29, 2012.

About Aura Minerals Inc.

Aura Minerals is a Canadian mid-tier gold and copper production company focused on the 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. The Company's core exploration asset is the feasibility-stage copper-gold-iron ore Serrote Project in Brazil. The Company also has the Inaja iron ore project currently optioned to Vale.