Aura Minerals Inc. - Directors

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	Patrick G. Downey Position: President, Chief Executive Officer and Director Mr. Downey was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of Aura Minerals Inc. on April 4, 2007 bringing with him over 25 years of international experience in the resource industry. Mr. Downey was President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Viceroy Exploration Ltd. prior to its acquisition by Yamana Gold Inc. in 2006 for $600 million. Prior to that, he was President of Consolidated Trillion Resources Ltd. and Oliver Gold Corporation, where he negotiated the successful merger to form Canico Resource Corp., which was purchased in 2006 by CVRD for over $800 million. He has held senior engineering positions at several large-scale gold mining operations and has also held operating positions at several mining projects for Anglo American Corporation in South Africa. Mr. Downey is also a director of a number of other resource companies.

	Peter J. Marrone Position: Director Mr. Marrone was the President, Chief Executive Officer and a director of Yamana Gold Inc. 2003 to 2007 when he was moved to the position of Chairman and CEO. Prior to joining Yamana Gold Inc., Mr. Marrone was Executive Vice-President and Managing Director, Investment Banking of Canaccord Capital Corporation from 2001 to 2003, and prior thereto was a partner in the law firm of Cassels Brock and Blackwell LLP.

	Patrick J. Mars Position: Director Mr. Mars was Chairman of the Corporation from January 2006 to April 2007. He is an independent consultant specializing in mining finance and analysis and serves as a director of several resource companies, including Yamana Gold Inc., Glencairn Gold Corporation, Endeavour Mining Capital Corp., SAGE Gold Inc., Carpathian Gold Inc., First Point Minerals Corp., Pacifica Resources and Manicouagan Minerals Inc. During the period of January 1999 to May 2001, Mr. Mars was Chairman and director of First Marathon Securities (UK) Ltd. prior to such company being acquired by National Bank of Canada, after which time Mr. Mars was a director of NBC Financial (UK).

	Elizabeth A. Martin Position: Director Ms. Martin is a professional accountant with a strong background in international exploration and mining projects. She has held senior management roles in base metal and precious metal companies such as Northgate MinesInc., Western Mining Corporation, IAMGOLD Corporation and High River Gold Mines Ltd. Ms. Martin is currently on the Boards of Goldbelt Resources Ltd. and Manicouagan Minerals Ltd. and also holds the position of Chair of the Board of St. John's Rehabilitation Hospital in Toronto.

	Philip S. Martin Position: Director Mr. Martin is an independent consultant and a director of SouthernEra Diamonds Inc., Maximus Ventures Ltd., Rubicon Minerals Corporation, Asia Now Resources Corp., Energy Metals Corporation and Beta Minerals Inc. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in mining engineering and a Masters of Business Administration degree and has a broad range of experience in the mining industry as well as in mining finance and research. From 1986 to 1998, he worked with Gordon Capital Corporation in Toronto in research and investment banking specializing in the mining sector. Since 1998 he has acted as a mining finance consultant for clients in Canada and internationally.

	William Murray Position: Director Mr. Murray has over 30 years of international mining experience in operations, engineering and construction. He is currently President and CEO of PolyMet Mining Corp. where he has been instrumental in developing and advancing the large-scale poly-metallic NorthMet project located in the Minnesota Iron Range. Mr. Murray previously worked in senior management positions at Denison Mines, Anglo American Corporation and Fluor Daniel. Most notably, in the mid-1980s Mr. Murray was part of a consortium that bought Placer's Craigmont Copper Mine, located in British Columbia, principally for its by-product iron in the form of magnetite. Mr. Murray was directly responsible for the successful design, construction and operation of the magnetite recovery plant which is still in operation.