Aura Minerals Inc. (Aura Minerals) is a Canada-based company. The Company focuses on the acquisition, exploration, development and operation of mining properties in the America. Aura Minerals owns the Aranzazu copper-gold-silver mine in Zacatecas, Mexico (the Aranzazu Project) and is developing Serrote da Laje copper-gold-iron ore deposit (the Serrote Deposit) at its wholly owned Arapiraca copper-gold-iron ore project (the Arapiraca Project) in the State of Alagoas, Brazil. The Company also has exploration land holdings in Brazil, including iron ore and nickel targets in the Carajas region, State of Para, Brazil. On June 5, 2008, the Company acquired the Aranzazu Project in Zacatecas, Mexico. The Aranzazu Project consists of approximately 12,960 hectares of land centred on the Arroyos Azules underground mine.