en.Wedoany.com Reported - Road Town, British Virgin Islands – Aura Minerals Inc. (Nasdaq: AUGO, B3: AURA33) released a press release on July 10, 2026, announcing preliminary production results for the second quarter and first half of 2026. In the first half of 2026, the company's gold equivalent ounces (GEO) production at current prices reached 157,574 ounces, a 27% increase compared to the same period in 2025, setting a record for the highest first-half production in the company's history.

In the second quarter, the company's total production was 75,437 ounces of gold equivalent. Although this figure represents an 8% decline from the record-breaking first quarter, it is an 18% increase compared to the second quarter of 2025. Sales during the same period reached 77,764 ounces of gold equivalent, down 4% quarter-over-quarter but up 25% year-over-year.

Aura Minerals currently operates six mines across Mexico, Brazil, and Honduras. Performance varied among the mines in the second quarter: the Aranzazu mine in Mexico produced 17,882 ounces of gold equivalent, up 14% quarter-over-quarter; the Almas mine in Brazil produced 16,130 ounces, up 2% quarter-over-quarter; while the Minosa mine in Honduras produced 14,284 ounces, down 18% quarter-over-quarter; the Apoena mine in Brazil saw a 24% quarter-over-quarter decline to 5,704 ounces due to lower ore grades; the Borborema mine and MSG mine produced 14,251 ounces and 7,186 ounces, respectively, down 17% and 16% quarter-over-quarter.

Company President and CEO Rodrigo Barbosa stated that second-quarter production met expectations, and the company remains firmly on track to achieve its full-year production guidance. The company maintains its 2026 full-year production guidance of 340,000 to 390,000 ounces of gold equivalent. Barbosa also noted that ongoing strategic initiatives and growth projects are expected to increase annual production to over 600,000 ounces in the coming years, including the mining method transformation at the MSG mine, full construction of the Era Dorada project, capacity expansion at the Almas mine, and expansion studies for the Borborema mine.

The average realized gold price in the second quarter was $4,416 per ounce, down 9% from $4,850 in the first quarter; the average realized copper price rose 5% to $6.09 per pound from $5.80 per pound. Over the past twelve months, the company's cumulative production reached 313,868 ounces of gold equivalent, a 21% increase year-over-year.