Brampton, Ontario – May 3, 2007 – Aura Silver Resources Inc. (TSX-V:AUU) (the “Company” or “Aura Silver”) is pleased to provide recent results from a sampling program conducted over the Taviche Property in Oaxaca, Mexico. The program was carried out as an initial evaluation of the property and to confirm and follow-up on work done by Pan American Silver Corporation in 2002.

Sampling of exposed vein systems and areas of historical workings confirms the presence of high silver and gold on the Taviche Property. Table 1 outlines selected silver and gold assays for samples collected from several abandoned mines and pits developed along vein systems within the West Taviche Concession.  Sampling was carried out by Pan American Silver (PanAm) in 2002 and by Aura Silver and Intrepid Mines (AUU/IAU) from December 2006 through March 2007.

Table 1.  Summary of Results from Dumps and Pits along the West Taviche Vein Systems

Table 2:  Summary of Gold and Silver Values for Sampling Conducted in the West and East Taviche Concessions

Geologic mapping of the vein systems by Aura Silver/Intrepid Mines personnel reveals that surface vein exposures are dominated by hydrothermal breccias with lesser amounts of massive to banded quartz-chalcedony veins. Historical mining occurred intermittently along the vein systems and appears to have been located at structural intersections of cross-cutting veins. As shown in Table 1, samples from the old mine dumps commonly contain in excess of 5 grams per tonne gold (g/t Au) and 200 grams per tonne silver (g/t Ag) with values up to 94.7 g/t Au and 1,845 g/t Ag. The geochemical and textural results suggest an epithermal vein environment that is exposed at relatively high-levels in the northern extent of the vein systems and at somewhat lower levels in the south. Gold and silver mineralization is hosted by quartz veins with variable adularia and amethyst. Ore-related minerals consist of pyrite, native gold, native silver, argentite and silver-bearing sulfosalts. Base metal contents are typically low but locally can be up to several percent. 

The Taviche Property was acquired by Aura Silver and Intrepid Mines (TSX:IAU - TSX:IXN - ASX:IAU) in 2006 and is held under option from Plata Panamericana S.A. de C.V., a wholly owned subsidiary of Pan American Silver Corporation (TSX:PAA). The Property comprises two concessions: West Taviche with 6,254 hectares and East Taviche with 7,494 hectares. The Concessions are located in central Oaxaca, Mexico about ten kilometres south of the City of Ocotlan.  In this area, gold and silver production has occurred intermittently since Spanish colonial times and a few mines were active until 2000.

The West Taviche concession contains two significant, north-south trending, sub-parallel vein systems.  A western system has been traced over seven kilometers and consists of four distinct veins: La Noria, El Viejo, San Antonio and San Martin. A second system, located about two kilometers east, can be followed along a series of anastamosing veins for about six kilometers and contains the Portillo, Donaji/Marias and San Jose/Corona Veins.  The northern three kilometers of this system (the San Jose/Corona segment) is held by Fortuna Silver Mines and Continuum Resources. They have recently announced a 43-101 qualified resource comprising an indicated mineral resource of 1.47 million tonnes grading 262.6 grams per tonne silver (g/t Ag) and 2.19 grams per tonne gold (g/t Au) containing 17.7 million silver (Ag) equivalent ounces and an inferred mineral resource of 3.9 million tonnes grading 260.6 g/t Ag and 2.57 g/t Au containing 49.1 million silver equivalent ounces. Drilling along the northern boundary of the Fortuna/Continuum property indicates that the on-strike, down plunge extension potential for the San Jose vein system may lie on the West Taviche Concession (Aura Press Release, March 13, 2007).

In addition to the detailed studies along the two known vein systems, a reconnaissance program has been conducted over the remainder of the West Taviche Block where initial work has outlined several other large, prospective areas not previously identified in past work. A reconnaissance program has also been conducted over the East Taviche Block where the Mexican Government (“Consejo”) has identified numerous gold-silver bearing vein prospects. Results of this work are being compiled and will be reported in a further press release.

Map1. Taviche Project, Mexico - Target Vein Structures

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About Aura Silver

Aura Silver Resources is a TSX Venture listed company engaged in the acquisition, exploration and development of precious metal prospects. The Company has 28,219,687 common shares outstanding.

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