The Dividend is not subject to withholding taxes at the time of payment by the Company. Rodrigo Barbosa, President & CEO commented, "In 2020, we outlined Aura's strategic vision to the market, focusing on three key pillars: (i) advancing greenfield projects to boost production, (ii) investing in exploration to grow Resources and Reserves, and (iii) pursuing M&A opportunities while also committing to pay dividends to our shareholders. Since then, we have successfully commissioned and ramped up Almas, expande ...

ROAD TOWN, British Virgin Islands, May 05, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aura Minerals Inc. (TSX: ORA) (B3: AURA33) (OTCQX: ORAAF) (“Aura” or the “Company”) announces that we have confidentially submitted a draft registration statement on Form F-1 to the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") in the United States relating to a proposed public offering of the Company’s common shares in the United States. The proposed public offering includes the registration and listing of our common shares in the United ...

Core Viewpoint - The company is advancing its drilling program at the San Antonio Project, with significant potential for discovering a copper-gold rich porphyry system, particularly at the Pound target, where drilling is set to intensify in 2025 [2][5][9]. Drilling Program - The company has nine drill rigs operating as part of a fully funded 70,000-metre drill program for 2025, with two rigs at the San Antonio Project and seven at the Guayabales Project [1]. - Two additional deep capacity rigs are being mobilized to the Guayabales Project, expected to begin testing the high-grade Ramp Zone in early Q3 2025 [1]. San Antonio Project Highlights - Detailed surface prospecting and drilling have increased the potential of the San Antonio Project to host a copper-gold rich porphyry system [2]. - The Pound target covers an area of 650 metres x 550 metres and remains open for further expansion, with previous drilling in 2021 showing promising results [5][9]. - The SAC-11 hole intersected 290 metres of gold-copper rich porphyry vein stockwork mineralization, with assays highlighting 290.20 metres at 0.84 g/t gold equivalent [5][6]. Assay Results - SAC-10 returned 353.85 metres at 0.51 g/t gold equivalent, including 77.05 metres at 1.01 g/t gold equivalent [6]. - The assays from SAC-11 included significant intervals of mineralization, with notable grades of gold and copper [5][6]. Future Plans - The company plans to drill test four additional porphyry targets (Pound, Real, COP, and Euro) in 2025, with the Real target located 400 metres northwest of Pound [9]. - The next phase of the drilling program at the Trap Main Zone is scheduled to begin in H2 2025 [10]. Company Background - Collective Mining Ltd. is focused on gold, silver, copper, and tungsten exploration in Caldas, Colombia, with options to acquire 100% interests in two projects within an established mining camp [12]. - The company is listed on both the NYSE and TSX under the trading symbol "CNL" [13].

In connection with its name change, the Company also plans to change its ticker symbol for the Barrick common shares listed on the New York Stock Exchange from 'GOLD' to 'B', to become effective at the start of trading on May 9, 2025. The Barrick common shares will continue to trade under the 'ABX' ticker symbol on the Toronto Stock Exchange. The new CUSIP number for the Barrick common shares effective at the start of trading on May 9, 2025 will be 06849F108. "Barrick's vision is to be the world's most valu ...