ROAD TOWN, British Virgin Islands, Oct. 02, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Aura Minerals Inc. (“Aura” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: AUGO | B3: AURA33) announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire a company (“Newco”) that will hold the mining fleet, related equipment leases and dedicated workforce currently operated by a third-party contractor in three of its gold operations in Brazil — Apoena, Almas and Borborema — and to bring fleet operation and maintenance in-house (the “Insourcing”), with the transition targeted for January 2027. At MSG, the Company already operates the mine fleet directly.