0001062993-21-003125.txt : 20210330 0001062993-21-003125.hdr.sgml : 20210330 20210330154654 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001062993-21-003125 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 6-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 19 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20210329 FILED AS OF DATE: 20210330 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20210330 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Hudbay Minerals Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001322422 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: METAL MINING [1000] IRS NUMBER: 980485558 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 6-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-34244 FILM NUMBER: 21786363 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 25 YORK STREET, SUITE 800 CITY: TORONTO STATE: A6 ZIP: M5J 2V5 BUSINESS PHONE: 416-362-8181 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 25 YORK STREET, SUITE 800 CITY: TORONTO STATE: A6 ZIP: M5J 2V5 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: HudBay Minerals Inc. DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20050331 6-K 1 form6k.htm FORM 6-K HudBay Minerals Inc.: Form 6-K - Filed by newsfilecorp.com

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 6-K

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13A-16 OR 15D-16 OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the month of March 2021

Commission File Number: 001-34244

HUDBAY MINERALS INC.
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

25 York Street, Suite 800
Toronto, Ontario
M5J 2V5, Canada
(Address of principal executive offices)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

Form 20-F [   ]                    Form 40-F [X]

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): [   ]

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7): [   ]

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Yes [   ]                     No [X]

If “Yes” is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82- _____________________________


EXPLANATORY NOTE

On March 29, 2021, Hudbay Minerals Inc. (“Hudbay”) filed on the Canadian Securities Administrators’ System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval (SEDAR) website at www.sedar.com the following documents: (1) Form 52-109F1 Certification of Annual Filings Full Certificate - CEO, (2) Form 52-109F1 Certification of Annual Filings Full Certificate - CFO, (3) Amendment No. 4 to Constancia Stream Agreement with Wheaton, (4) News Release Announcing Significant New Discovery at its Copper World Properties Adjacent to Rosemont, and (5) News Release Announcing Updated Constancia and Snow Lake Mine Plans and Provides Annual Reserve and Resource Update.

Copies of the filings are attached to this Form 6-K and incorporated herein by reference, as follows:

  • Exhibit 99.1 — Form 52-109F1 Certification of Annual Filings Full Certificate - CEO

  • Exhibit 99.2 — Form 52-109F1 Certification of Annual Filings Full Certificate - CFO

  • Exhibit 99.3 — Amendment No. 4 to Constancia Stream Agreement with Wheaton

  • Exhibit 99.4 — News Release Announcing Significant New Discovery at its Copper World Properties Adjacent to Rosemont

  • Exhibit 99.5 — News Release Announcing Updated Constancia and Snow Lake Mine Plans and Provides Annual Reserve and Resource Update

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

  HUDBAY MINERALS INC.
  (registrant)
     
  By: /s/ Patrick Donnelly
  Name: Patrick Donnelly
  Title: Vice President and General Counsel

Date: March 30, 2021

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EXHIBIT INDEX

The following exhibits are furnished as part of this Form 6-K:

Exhibit   Description
   
99.1   Form 52-109F1 Certification of Annual Filings Full Certificate - CEO
99.2   Form 52-109F1 Certification of Annual Filings Full Certificate - CFO
99.3   Amendment No. 4 to Constancia Stream Agreement with Wheaton
99.4   News Release Announcing Significant New Discovery at its Copper World Properties Adjacent to Rosemont
99.5   News Release Announcing Updated Constancia and Snow Lake Mine Plans and Provides Annual Reserve and Resource Update

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EX-99.1 2 exhibit99-1.htm EXHIBIT 99.1 Hudbay Minerals Inc.: Exhibit 99.1 - Filed by newsfilecorp.com

FORM 52-109F1

CERTIFICATION OF ANNUAL FILINGS

FULL CERTIFICATE

I, Peter Kukielski, President and Chief Executive Officer of Hudbay Minerals Inc., certify the following:

1. Review:  I have reviewed the AIF, if any, annual financial statements and annual MD&A, including, for greater certainty, all documents and information that are incorporated by reference in the AIF (together, the "annual filings") of Hudbay Minerals Inc. (the "issuer") for the financial year ended December 31, 2020.

2. No misrepresentations:  Based on my knowledge, having exercised reasonable diligence, the annual filings do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated or that is necessary to make a statement not misleading in light of the circumstances under which it was made, for the period covered by the annual filings.

3. Fair presentation:  Based on my knowledge, having exercised reasonable diligence, the annual financial statements together with the other financial information included in the annual filings fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, financial performance and cash flows of the issuer, as of the date of and for the periods presented in the annual filings.

4. Responsibility:  The issuer's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (DC&P) and internal control over financial reporting (ICFR), as those terms are defined in National Instrument 52-109 Certification of Disclosure in Issuers' Annual and Interim Filings, for the issuer.

5. Design:  Subject to the limitations, if any, described in paragraphs 5.2 and 5.3, the issuer's other certifying officer(s) and I have, as at the financial year end

(a) designed DC&P, or caused it to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance that:

(i) material information relating to the issuer is made known to us by others, particularly during the period in which the annual filings are being prepared; and

(ii) information required to be disclosed by the issuer in its annual filings, interim filings or other reports filed or submitted by it under securities legislation is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in securities legislation; and

(b) designed ICFR, or caused it to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with the issuer's GAAP.


5.1 Control framework:  The control framework the issuer's other certifying officer(s) and I used to design the issuer's ICFR is the Internal Control - Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO).

5.2 N/A

5.3 N/A

6. Evaluation:  The issuer's other certifying officer(s) and I have

(a) evaluated, or caused to be evaluated under our supervision, the effectiveness of the issuer's DC&P at the financial year end and the issuer has disclosed in its annual MD&A our conclusions about the effectiveness of DC&P at the financial year end based on that evaluation; and

(b) evaluated, or caused to be evaluated under our supervision, the effectiveness of the issuer's ICFR at the financial year end and the issuer has disclosed in its annual MD&A

(i) our conclusions about the effectiveness of ICFR at the financial year end based on that evaluation; and

(ii) N/A

7. Reporting changes in ICFR:  The issuer has disclosed in its annual MD&A any change in the issuer's ICFR that occurred during the period beginning on October 1, 2020 and ended on December 31, 2020 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the issuer's ICFR.

8. Reporting to the issuer's auditors and board of directors or audit committee:  The issuer's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of ICFR, to the issuer's auditors, and the board of directors or the audit committee of the board of directors any fraud that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the issuer's ICFR.

Date: March 29, 2021
   
  (signed) "Peter Kukielski"
Name: Peter Kukielski
Title: President and Chief Executive Officer

 


EX-99.2 3 exhibit99-2.htm EXHIBIT 99.2 Hudbay Minerals Inc.: Exhibit 99.2 - Filed by newsfilecorp.com

FORM 52-109F1

CERTIFICATION OF ANNUAL FILINGS

FULL CERTIFICATE

I, Steve Douglas, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Hudbay Minerals Inc., certify the following:

1. Review:  I have reviewed the AIF, if any, annual financial statements and annual MD&A, including, for greater certainty, all documents and information that are incorporated by reference in the AIF (together, the "annual filings") of Hudbay Minerals Inc. (the "issuer") for the financial year ended December 31, 2020.

2. No misrepresentations:  Based on my knowledge, having exercised reasonable diligence, the annual filings do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated or that is necessary to make a statement not misleading in light of the circumstances under which it was made, for the period covered by the annual filings.

3. Fair presentation:  Based on my knowledge, having exercised reasonable diligence, the annual financial statements together with the other financial information included in the annual filings fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, financial performance and cash flows of the issuer, as of the date of and for the periods presented in the annual filings.

4. Responsibility:  The issuer's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (DC&P) and internal control over financial reporting (ICFR), as those terms are defined in National Instrument 52-109 Certification of Disclosure in Issuers' Annual and Interim Filings, for the issuer.

5. Design:  Subject to the limitations, if any, described in paragraphs 5.2 and 5.3, the issuer's other certifying officer(s) and I have, as at the financial year end

(a) designed DC&P, or caused it to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance that:

(i) material information relating to the issuer is made known to us by others, particularly during the period in which the annual filings are being prepared; and

(ii) information required to be disclosed by the issuer in its annual filings, interim filings or other reports filed or submitted by it under securities legislation is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in securities legislation; and

(b) designed ICFR, or caused it to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with the issuer's GAAP.


5.1 Control framework:  The control framework the issuer's other certifying officer(s) and I used to design the issuer's ICFR is the Internal Control - Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO).

5.2 N/A

5.3 N/A

6. Evaluation:  The issuer's other certifying officer(s) and I have

(a) evaluated, or caused to be evaluated under our supervision, the effectiveness of the issuer's DC&P at the financial year end and the issuer has disclosed in its annual MD&A our conclusions about the effectiveness of DC&P at the financial year end based on that evaluation; and

(b) evaluated, or caused to be evaluated under our supervision, the effectiveness of the issuer's ICFR at the financial year end and the issuer has disclosed in its annual MD&A

(i) our conclusions about the effectiveness of ICFR at the financial year end based on that evaluation; and

(ii) N/A

7. Reporting changes in ICFR:  The issuer has disclosed in its annual MD&A any change in the issuer's ICFR that occurred during the period beginning on October 1, 2020 and ended on December 31, 2020 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the issuer's ICFR.

8. Reporting to the issuer's auditors and board of directors or audit committee:  The issuer's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of ICFR, to the issuer's auditors, and the board of directors or the audit committee of the board of directors any fraud that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the issuer's ICFR.

 

Date: March 29, 2021
   
  (signed) "Steve Douglas" 
Name: Steve Douglas
Title:

Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer


EX-99.3 4 exhibit99-3.htm EXHIBIT 99.3 Hudbay Minerals Inc.: Exhibit 99.3 - Filed by newsfilecorp.com

AMENDING AGREEMENT NO. 4

THIS AGREEMENT is dated as of the 20th day of April, 2020.

B E T W E E N:

WHEATON PRECIOUS METALS INTERNATIONAL LTD. (formerly Silver Wheaton (Caymans) Ltd.), a company existing under the laws of the Cayman Islands

("Wheaton")

OF THE FIRST PART

AND:

HUDBAY (BVI) INC., a company existing under the laws of the British Virgin Islands

(the "Supplier")

OF THE SECOND PART

A N D:

HUDBAY MINERALS INC., a company existing under the federal laws of Canada

("Parent Company")

OF THE THIRD PART

WITNESS THAT:

A. WHEREAS Wheaton, the Supplier and the Parent Company (collectively, the "Parties") entered into the Amended and Restated Precious Metals Purchase Agreement dated November 4, 2013, as amended June 2, 2014, September 10, 2014 and December 31, 2016 (the "PMPA"), pursuant to which the Supplier agreed to sell to Wheaton, and Wheaton agreed to purchase from the Supplier, an amount of Refined Silver equal to the Payable Silver and an amount of Refined Gold equal to the Payable Gold, subject to and in accordance with the terms and conditions of the PMPA.

B. AND WHEREAS the Parties wish to amend the PMPA in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

C. AND WHEREAS capitalized terms used herein but not otherwise defined shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in the PMPA.

NOW THEREFORE in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements herein contained and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged by the Parties, the Parties mutually agree as follows:

1. Amendments. The PMPA is hereby amended as follows, with effect as of the date hereof:

(a) Section 3.10(c)(iii) is hereby amended by deleting it in its entirety and replacing it with the following:

"(iii) if (A) Completion has been achieved by June 30, 2021; (B) less than four million tonnes of ore from the Pampacancha Property is mined between January 1, 2020 and June 30, 2021, and (C) less than forty million tonnes of ore from the Pampacancha Property is mined prior to June 30, 2021; then in addition to any amount paid pursuant to Section 3.10(c)(ii), the Supplier shall deliver to Silver Wheaton the aggregate amount of Refined Gold indicated in respect of such target date in equal quarterly instalments delivered on the last Business Day of each of the first four succeeding calendar quarters after the applicable target date. Silver Wheaton shall pay to the Supplier a purchase price for each ounce of Refined Gold delivered by the Supplier pursuant to this Section 3.10(c)(iii) equal to the lesser of the Gold Fixed Price and the Gold Market Price on the day immediately prior to the Time of Delivery, payable in cash in accordance with Section 2.5."


(b) The table that appears immediately below subsection (iii) of Section 3.10(c) of the PMPA is hereby amended by deleting it in its entirety and replacing it with the following:

"

Pampacancha Target Date

Refined Gold to be delivered by the Supplier

"
 

December 31, 2018

8,020 ounces

 
 

December 31, 2019

8,020 ounces

 
 

June 30, 2021

8,020 ounces

 

2. Confirmations and Agreements. The provisions of the PMPA, as amended by the provisions hereof, are in full force and effect and are hereby confirmed and ratified, except that, on and after the date hereof, all references in the PMPA to "this Agreement", "hereof", "hereto" and "hereunder" and similar expressions referring to the PMPA shall mean and be a reference to the PMPA as further amended hereby.  Each of the Supplier and the Parent Company hereby confirms and agrees that (i) any pledges, charges, mortgages, debentures, security agreements or assignments granted by any Hudbay PMPA Entity in favour of Wheaton pursuant to or in respect of the PMPA shall continue to secure payment of all PMPA Obligations as amended by this Agreement and (ii) any guarantee executed and delivered by a Hudbay PMPA Entity to and in favour of Wheaton, pursuant to or in respect of the PMPA, which continues outstanding at the date hereof is hereby confirmed and ratified and shall continue to guarantee the Guaranteed Obligations.

3. Miscellaneous.

(a) Each of the parties hereto represents and warrants to each of the other parties hereto that it has taken all necessary action to authorize the creation, execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and this Agreement has been duly executed by such party, as required, and when delivered, shall be a legal, valid and binding obligation of such party, enforceable in accordance with its terms and with the terms of the PMPA.

(b) This Agreement is to be read together with and form part of and shall have the same effect as though incorporated in the PMPA for all purposes. Except as otherwise amended or altered by this Agreement, the provisions of the PMPA shall be and continue in full force and effect and are hereby confirmed.

(c) In the case of any conflict between the terms and conditions of the PMPA and the terms or conditions of this Agreement, the terms and conditions of this Agreement shall prevail.

(d) This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts.  Each executed counterpart shall be deemed to be an original and all executed counterparts taken together shall constitute one agreement.  Each of the parties hereto may execute this Agreement by signing any such counterpart.


(e) Time shall be of the essence in this Agreement.

(f) This Agreement shall be governed by and construed under the laws of the Province of Ontario and the federal laws of Canada applicable therein (without regard to its laws relating to any conflicts of laws). The courts of the Province of Ontario shall have non-exclusive jurisdiction to settle any dispute arising out of or in connection with this Agreement. The United Nations Vienna Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods shall not apply to this Agreement.

This Agreement shall be binding upon and enure to the benefit of the Parties.  This Agreement shall be binding upon any assigns and enure to the benefit of any permitted assigns under the PMPA.

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The parties have executed this Agreement as of the day and year first written above.

 

 

WHEATON PRECIOUS METALS INTERNATIONAL LTD.

 

By:

/s/ Nik Tatarkin

Name: Nik Tatarkin

Title: President

 

 

HUDBAY (BVI) INC.

 

By:

/s/ Robert Briant

Name: Robert Briant

Title: Director

 

 

 

HUDBAY MINERALS INC.

 

By:

/s/ Eugene Lei

Name: Eugene Lei

Title: Senior Vice President, Corporate Development and Strategy

 



EX-99.4 5 exhibit99-4.htm EXHIBIT 99.4 Hudbay Minerals Inc.: Exhibit 99.4 - Filed by newsfilecorp.com

 

Hudbay Announces Significant New Discovery at its Copper World Properties Adjacent to Rosemont

 Drill hole #035A intersected 500 feet of 0.82% copper starting at surface

 Drill hole #012 intersected 246 feet of 0.70% copper starting at surface

 Drill hole #011 intersected 440 feet of 1.38% copper

 All new intersections are on Hudbay's wholly-owned private land

Toronto, Ontario, March 29, 2021 - Hudbay Minerals Inc. ("Hudbay" or the "company") (TSX, NYSE: HBM) today announced the intersection of high-grade copper sulphide and oxide mineralization at shallow depth on its wholly-owned patented mining claims located within seven kilometres of its Rosemont copper project in Arizona. The drill program was initiated in 2020 to confirm historical drilling in this past-producing copper region formerly known as Helvetia. After receiving encouraging initial results, the company launched a larger drill program in early 2021 and has since doubled the number of drill rigs at site to six to further test the four known deposits at Copper World and the potential for additional mineralization.

"This new discovery on our private land in Arizona demonstrates our team's strong expertise in exploration," said Peter Kukielski, Hudbay's President and Chief Executive Officer. "They saw an opportunity to consolidate mineralization in the region and we are excited to continue to explore Copper World while remaining committed to advancing Rosemont through the appeals process."

Regional View of Copper World

The Copper World deposits are located adjacent to the Rosemont deposit as shown in the plan view in Figure 1. To date, four deposits have been identified with a combined strike length of over five kilometres with opportunities to discover additional mineralization between the deposits. The mineralization occurs at shallower depths than at Rosemont as shown in Figure 2.

"We are very encouraged by the results from the recent drill program at Copper World, where we have intersected copper mineralization that contains higher grades closer to surface than at Rosemont," said Cashel Meagher, Hudbay's Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. "Copper World has the potential to host at least four economic deposits with a relatively low strip ratio and may prove to be a viable open-pit operation that is either separate from or additive to our Rosemont project."

The Copper World region has a rich history of mining from 1874 to 1969, during which time more than 20 small underground mines produced a total of approximately 440,000 tons at an average copper grade of 4.42%. Figure 3 illustrates the historical mining activity in the region. This is the first time the region has been explored as a zone of continuous mineralization.


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A three-dimensional visualization of the Copper World drill results can be found at the link noted below. This visual shows the location of the Copper World targets, the historical mine sites in the area, the historical drilling coverage (the results of which are under review and will be reported once the data is validated by Hudbay in accordance with NI 43-101), as well as drill hole intercepts from Hudbay's 2020 drill campaign.

https://vrify.com/embed/decks/Hudbay-PR-Deck-03-29

Copper World 2020 Drill Program

Hudbay's 2020 exploration work began by compiling and validating all historical data on its private land claims and refining the geological model. This initial review included the discovery of records of historical drilling results for which assay results cannot be disclosed until the data is validated by Hudbay in accordance with NI 43-101. However, this review suggested the potential for both copper sulphide and oxide mineralization in skarns and porphyries near surface in several areas. In September 2020, the company initiated a 15,000-foot drill program which was quickly expanded to a 40,000-foot drill program after early encouraging intersections of mineralization. During this initial program, three drill rigs focused on testing the Broad Top Butte, Copper World, Peach and Elgin targets (referred to collectively as the "Copper World deposits").

Hudbay has recently received the assay results from the 2020 drill program and the results have exceeded Hudbay's expectations. The program confirmed the discovery of four new deposits based on significant volumes of high-grade copper sulphide and oxide mineralization starting, in most cases, near surface or at shallow depth.

Broad Top Butte Targets

  • Drill hole #011 intersected 440 feet of 1.38% copper, including 70 feet of 4.2% copper
  • Drill hole #012 intersected 246 feet of 0.70% copper starting at surface
  • Drill hole #023 intersected 300 feet of 0.91% copper

The 2020 drilling at Broad Top Butte confirmed the occurrence of significant shallow copper oxide and sulphide mineralization. Sulphide mineralization was found in a quartz-monzonite porphyry intrusive and in surrounding skarns at the contact with carbonate units in a similar geological setting as Rosemont. Drill hole #011 intersected a very strong mineralized zone of 440 feet of 1.38% copper starting at 365 feet from surface, including 70 feet of 4.2% copper in a massive sulphide zone with chalcopyrite and bornite in skarn (please refer to Figure 4 for a visual of the drill core). This high-grade sulphide mineralization appears to be similar in copper content to the historical production from the nearby King Exile mine located approximately 200 feet to the north of this drill hole intersection. King Exile mine was discovered in 1899 and was in production until 1959. Copper oxide mineralization was found in the upper portion of the mineralized zones both in porphyry and skarns. The drilling also intersected significant mineralization in areas with no historical drilling along a major regional structure, known as the backbone fault. This domain consists of quartzite and other sedimentary units located along a north trending steep dipping fault zone that hosts significant oxide mineralization that can be mapped on surface almost as a continuum from Broad Top Butte to the Rosemont deposit. Notably, drill hole #012 intersected 246 feet of 0.70% copper from surface. The samples included in this mineralized interval were also tested for their solubility in sulfuric acid to measure the copper content in oxides. The average grade of soluble copper in sulfuric acid (CuSS) is 0.53% indicating that approximately 75% of the copper is contained in oxides and easily recoverable by a proven and low-cost leaching technology. Please refer to Figure 5 for a visual of the drill core from hole #012.


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Peach and Elgin Targets

  • Drill hole #035A intersected 500 feet of 0.82% copper starting at surface
  • Drill hole #037 intersected 600 feet of 0.40% copper starting at surface
  • Drill hole #048 intersected 280 feet of 0.46% copper starting at surface
  • Drill hole #051 intersected 140 feet of 1.01% copper starting at surface
  • Drill hole #062 intersected 300 feet of 0.64% copper starting at surface

All of the 2020 drill holes at the Peach target included at least one significant mineralized intercept. Many included high-grade thick intercepts starting at or very near surface, with significant copper oxide in the upper portion of the profile. Drill hole #035A intersected 500 feet of 0.82% copper from surface with 40% of the copper in oxides (please refer to Figure 6 for a visual of this intersection). Similarly, hole #062 intersected 300 feet of 0.64% copper from surface with 40% of the copper in oxides.

At the Elgin target, shallow mineralization also starts at surface in most cases. Drill hole #051 intersected 140 feet of 1.01% copper from surface and hole #048 intersected 280 feet of 0.46% copper from surface. The Elgin deposit remains open to the south and to the east where another porphyry intrusive similar in geometry and nature as those identified at Rosemont and Broad Top Butte appears to be the main controlling feature associated with the occurrence of copper mineralization.

Next Steps

Given the very positive results from last year's drill program, Hudbay initiated a second phase of exploration drilling in 2021 with a 70,000 foot follow-up drill program and has doubled the number of drill rigs operating at site to six. The 2021 program will focus on developing an understanding of the full extent of the mineralization at the Copper World deposits and potentially defining initial mineral resource estimates. Mineralogical studies and metallurgical testing have also been initiated and are expected to continue in the coming months. Geophysical surveys are underway to assist in generating further targets in this prolific region. Hudbay has a current exploration budget of approximately $10 million for its Arizona properties in 2021 which is likely to increase with further exploration success. Hudbay will review the results from its 2021 exploration program to determine the next steps for its Copper World properties and the potential synergies with Rosemont.


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Copper World Detailed Assay Results

Broad Top Butte - Copper World

Hole ID#

From

(ft)

To
(ft)

Length
(ft)

Length
(m)

Cu1
(%)

Ag1
(g/t)

CuSS1,2
(%)

Mo1
(g/t)

Location

002

No significant mineralization

Broad Top

005

15

48

33

10

0.75

19.2

0.53

121

Broad Top

005

48

133

85

26

1.43

8.7

0.05

206

Broad Top

006

0

340

340

104

0.43

3.0

pending

173

Broad Top

007

0

121

121

37

0.19

1.2

0.11

13

Broad Top

007

121

415

294

90

0.52

2.8

0.06

198

Broad Top

008

No significant mineralization

Broad Top

009

No significant mineralization

Broad Top

010

0

180

180

55

0.20

1.5

0.13

83

Broad Top

011

365

805

440

134

1.38

6.2

0.04

33

Broad Top

014

No significant mineralization

Broad Top

015

0

290

290

88

0.28

1.2

0.16

105

Broad Top

016

0

280

280

85

0.71

3.7

0.29

149

Broad Top

017

55

425

370

113

0.30

1.1

0.22

151

Broad Top

018

0

524

524

160

0.30

2.3

0.01

97

Broad Top

019

0

675

675

206

0.44

1.7

0.12

190

Broad Top

020

0

357

357

109

0.59

3.6

0.23

161

Broad Top

023

100

400

300

91

0.91

2.7

0.48

196

Broad Top

024A

130

500

370

113

0.33

1.1

0.25

184

Broad Top

027

310

450

140

43

0.39

2.4

0.10

64

Broad Top

032

No significant mineralization

Broad Top

012

0

246

246

75

0.70

3.3

0.53

42

Broad Top

013

0

60

60

18

0.37

1.4

0.29

15

Broad Top

013

190

335

145

44

0.38

2.2

0.17

50

Broad Top

034

80

195

115

35

0.67

4.0

0.17

53

Broad Top

001

No significant mineralization

Copper World

003

6

217

211

64

0.38

1.4

0.04

333

Copper World

004

26

122

96

29

0.30

3.9

0.20

28

Copper World

Note: Assay results are length-weighted because no specific gravity data is available. At this early stage of exploration, Hudbay does not have sufficient knowledge of the geometry of the mineralization to estimate true width.

1. All copper, silver and molybdenum values are uncut.

2. CuSS shows the average grade of soluble copper in sulfuric acid.


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Peach

Hole ID#

 

From

(ft)

To
(ft)

Length
(ft)

Length
(m)

Cu1
(%)

Ag1
(g/t)

CuSS1,2
(%)

Mo1
(g/t)

021

0

250

250

76

0.31

6.7

0.23

36

022

0

300

300

91

0.32

2.0

0.14

29

025

0

150

150

46

0.34

2.4

0.24

119

025

320

393

73

22

0.39

1.2

0.19

102

026

0

390

390

119

0.35

3.2

0.21

228

029

0

370

370

113

0.36

2.9

0.27

15

031

0

335

335

102

0.50

3.1

0.21

42

035A

0

500

500

152

0.82

4.3

0.33

53

037

0

600

600

183

0.40

2.7

0.13

60

039

0

460

460

140

0.44

2.9

0.19

77

041

260

440

180

55

0.29

3.7

0.02

112

042

0

160

160

49

0.42

4.4

0.28

63

045

180

610

430

131

0.32

3.2

0.04

96

046

0

220

220

67

0.37

4.8

0.27

78

046

390

490

100

31

0.30

4.5

0.18

54

046

545

740

195

59

0.29

2.6

0.03

78

050B

0

610

610

186

0.37

2.9

0.24

26

054

0

280

280

85

0.56

3.0

0.42

32

057

0

415

415

126

0.36

3.6

0.24

48

058

0

445

445

136

0.52

3.6

0.17

56

062

0

300

300

91

0.64

6.0

0.25

87

063

0

327

327

100

0.24

3.5

pending

59

065

0

188

188

57

0.56

4.3

0.27

84

Note: Assay results are length-weighted because no specific gravity data is available. At this early stage of exploration, Hudbay does not have sufficient knowledge of the geometry of the mineralization to estimate true width.

1. All copper, silver and molybdenum values are uncut.

2. CuSS shows the average grade of soluble copper in sulfuric acid.

Elgin

Hole ID#

 

From

(ft)

To
(ft)

Length
(ft)

Length
(m)

Cu1
(%)

Ag1
(g/t)

CuSS1,2
(%)

Mo1
(g/t)

028

No significant mineralization

030

100

230

130

40

0.65

2.9

0.10

72

033

No significant mineralization

036

No significant mineralization

038

No significant mineralization

040

0

180

180

55

0.25

5.2

0.05

127

043

No significant mineralization

044

No significant mineralization

047

No significant mineralization

048

0

280

280

85

0.46

2.8

0.03

189

049

0

130

130

40

0.44

2.7

0.08

186

051

0

140

140

43

1.01

4.5

0.40

214

052

0

35

35

11

0.81

4.7

0.63

36



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053

0

280

280

85

0.71

8.2

0.21

129

055

0

100

100

30

0.88

9.2

0.34

64

056

No significant mineralization

059

40

144

104

32

0.39

2.5

0.15

129

060

15

87

72

22

0.27

2.3

0.12

44

061

No significant mineralization

064

75

185

110

34

0.50

3.5

 

0.05

99

066

0

88

88

27

0.35

3.5

0.10

98

Note: Assay results are length-weighted because no specific gravity data is available. At this early stage of exploration, Hudbay does not have sufficient knowledge of the geometry of the mineralization to estimate true width.

1. All copper, silver and molybdenum values are uncut.

2. CuSS shows the average grade of soluble copper in sulfuric acid.

Qualified Person and NI 43-101

The scientific and technical information contained in or incorporated by reference into this news release has been prepared under the supervision of Olivier Tavchandjian, P. Geo., Hudbay's Vice President, Exploration and Geology. Mr. Tavchandjian is a "Qualified Person" for purposes of National Instrument 43-101 - Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects ("NI 43-101").

Mr. Tavchandjian has verified the exploration data disclosed in this news release, including sampling, analytical, and test data underlying the information or opinions expressed herein. The data verification and quality assurance / quality control (QA/QC) measures that were used as part of the Copper World drill program are summarized below:

  • Drill core was removed from the core tube by drilling contractors and placed in labelled core boxes.  Core was logged by geologist, photographed, measured for conductivity, and tagged with sample tags.  Core was cut in half and placed in labeled sample bags with the sample tags and transported to the sample preparation lab of Bureau Veritas in Reno, Nevada by courier in locked trucks.
  • Samples were prepared and assayed following standard analytical protocols at the Bureau Veritas Mineral Laboratories in Reno (NV) and Vancouver (BC). Samples were dried, crushed to 70% -passing 2mm (10 mesh), then riffle split and pulverized until 85% passing 75μm (-200 mesh). Analyses were carried using a combination of Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS) and Inductively Coupled Plasma Emission Spectroscopy (ICP-ES), following multi acid digestion (Method MA200) to achieve near total dissolution. Gold was analyzed by fire assay with AAS finish (Method FA430).  Samples with concentration of Cu>8000 ppm and Mo>1000 ppm, were reanalyzed multi acid (Method MA370 ICP-ES/MS) for base-metal sulphide and precious-metal ores. Non-sulphide Cu (Soluble Cu) was analyzed by Sulphuric acid leach (Method LH402) with AAS finish. QA/QC included the insertion of 6% of samples as blanks, 6% as standards (from 4 certified reference materials) and 5% as pulp duplicates.
  • Failure rates were low in all cases and no significant QA/QC issue was identified.

Further details on the drill holes reported in this news release, including the location, azimuth, and dip of the drill holes and the depth of the sample intervals, can be found in the section titled "Supplemental Drill Hole Information" at the end of this news release.

Hudbay is not aware of any drilling, sampling, recovery, or other factors that could materially affect the accuracy or reliability of the data disclosed in this news release.


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Forward-Looking Information

This news release contains forward-looking information within the meaning of applicable Canadian and United States securities legislation. Forward-looking information includes, but is not limited to, our expectations regarding the future potential of the Copper World deposits, our plans for additional drilling and other exploration work on the Copper World deposits, the potential to identify additional mineralization and declare an estimate of mineral resources at the Copper World deposits and our plans and expectations regarding the Rosemont project and any related legal challenges. Forward-looking information is not, and cannot be, a guarantee of future results or events. Forward-looking information is based on, among other things, opinions, assumptions, estimates and analyses that, while considered reasonable by the company at the date the forward-looking information is provided, inherently are subject to significant risks, uncertainties, contingencies and other factors that may cause actual results and events to be materially different from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking information.

The material factors or assumptions that Hudbay identified and were applied by the company in drawing conclusions or making forecasts or projections set out in the forward-looking information include, but are not limited to, our ability to continue to operate safely and at full capacity during the COVID-19 pandemic; the availability, global supply and effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines, the effective distribution of such vaccines in the countries in which we operate, the lessening of restrictions related to COVID-19, and the anticipated rate and timing for each of the foregoing. .

The risks, uncertainties, contingencies and other factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking information may include, but are not limited to, risks associated with the COVID-19 pandemic and its effect on our operations, financial condition, projects and prospects, the possibility of a global recession arising from the COVID-19 pandemic and attempts to control it, risks generally associated with the mining industry, such as economic factors (including future commodity prices, currency fluctuations, energy prices and general cost escalation), risks associated with the Rosemont litigation as well as the risks discussed under the heading "Risk Factors" in Hudbay's most recent Annual Information Form.

Should one or more risk, uncertainty, contingency or other factor materialize or should any factor or assumption prove incorrect, actual results could vary materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking information. Accordingly, you should not place undue reliance on forward-looking information. Hudbay does not assume any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking information after the date of this news release or to explain any material difference between subsequent actual events and any forward-looking information, except as required by applicable law.

About Hudbay

Hudbay (TSX, NYSE: HBM) is a diversified mining company primarily producing copper concentrate (containing copper, gold and silver) and zinc metal. Directly and through its subsidiaries, Hudbay owns three polymetallic mines, four ore concentrators and a zinc production facility in northern Manitoba and Saskatchewan (Canada) and Cusco (Peru), and copper projects in Arizona and Nevada (United States). The company's growth strategy is focused on the exploration, development, operation and optimization of properties it already controls, as well as other mineral assets it may acquire that fit its strategic criteria. Hudbay's vision is to be a responsible, top-tier operator of long-life, low-cost mines in the Americas. Hudbay's mission is to create sustainable value through the acquisition, development and operation of high-quality, long-life deposits with exploration potential in jurisdictions that support responsible mining, and to see the regions and communities in which the company operates benefit from its presence. The company is governed by the Canada Business Corporations Act and its shares are listed under the symbol "HBM" on the Toronto Stock Exchange, New York Stock Exchange and Bolsa de Valores de Lima. Further information about Hudbay can be found on www.hudbay.com.


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For further information, please contact:

Candace Brûlé

Director, Investor Relations

(416) 814-4387

candace.brule@hudbay.com


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Figure 1: Plan View of Copper World Targets

Hudbay's exploration programs are focused on defining the limits of the Copper World deposits which remain open along strike.


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Figure 2: Section View of Copper World Targets
The Copper World deposits have mineralization located closer to surface than Rosemont and remain open at depth. For further information on intercept length, grade and dip, please reference the assay results tables in this news release.


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Figure 3: Copper World Historical Mining Region
View of historical mines that operated from 1874 to 1969 in the Copper World region.



Figure 4: Broad Top Butte Drill Core

Core from drill hole #11 showing sulphide mineralization at Broad Top Butte (intersected 6.53% copper from 687 to 704 feet).


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Figure 5: Broad Top Butte Drill Core

Core from drill hole #12 showing oxide mineralization in the area between Broad Top Butte and Rosemont (intersected 2.4% copper from 127 to 145 feet).

Figure 6: Peach Drill Core

Core from drill hole #35A showing sulphide mineralization at Peach (intersected 1.6% copper from 190 to 210 feet).


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Supplemental Drill Hole Information

Broad Top Butte - Copper World

Hole ID#

From (m)

To (m)

Azimuth at Intercept

Dip at Intercept

Core Size

Easting

Northing

Elevation

Easting

Northing

Elevation

002

1,714,210

11,562,659

5,321

1,714,215

11,562,664

4,821

360

-89

HQ

005

1,714,722

11,562,538

5,401

1,714,722

11,562,538

5,368

360

-89

HQ

005

1,714,722

11,562,538

5,368

1,714,722

11,562,539

5,283

360

-89

HQ

006

1,714,722

11,562,538

5,416

1,714,916

11,562,399

5,175

126

-45

HQ

007

1,715,169

11,561,514

5,609

1,715,177

11,561,600

5,524

5

-45

HQ

007

1,715,177

11,561,600

5,524

1,715,192

11,561,814

5,323

4

-43

HQ

008

1,714,457

11,561,497

5,666

1,714,464

11,561,906

5,244

1

-46

HQ

009

1,715,169

11,561,514

5,609

1,715,150

11,561,260

5,173

185

-60

HQ

010

1,714,457

11,561,497

5,666

1,714,534

11,561,601

5,542

36

-44

HQ

011

1,715,625

11,562,568

5,336

1,715,338

11,562,395

5,051

239

-40

HQ

014

1,715,845

11,562,706

5,592

1,715,434

11,562,001

4,954

210

-38

HQ

015

1,714,238

11,560,902

5,794

1,714,040

11,560,843

5,590

253

-45

HQ

016

1,714,983

11,561,612

5,600

1,715,017

11,561,809

5,404

10

-45

HQ

017

1,714,858

11,561,822

5,678

1,714,986

11,562,059

5,427

28

-43

HQ

018

1,714,983

11,561,612

5,600

1,714,658

11,561,397

5,250

236

-42

HQ

019

1,714,838

11,561,786

5,717

1,714,534

11,562,189

5,270

323

-41

HQ

020

1,714,983

11,561,612

5,600

1,715,119

11,561,834

5,355

31

-43

HQ

023

1,714,841

11,561,787

5,617

1,714,850

11,561,792

5,317

360

-88

HQ

024A

1,714,744

11,561,832

5,641

1,714,871

11,562,087

5,397

26

-41

HQ

027

1,714,515

11,561,890

5,525

1,714,428

11,561,956

5,438

307

-38

HQ

032

1,714,703

11,561,748

5,727

1,714,689

11,561,741

5,327

360

-88

HQ

012

1,714,266

11,560,396

5,898

1,714,093

11,560,352

5,728

256

-44

HQ

013

1,714,266

11,560,396

5,898

1,714,266

11,560,396

5,838

360

-90

HQ

013

1,714,267

11,560,396

5,708

1,714,267

11,560,396

5,662

360

-90

HQ

034

1,714,395

11,560,793

5,602

1,714,337

11,560,784

5,503

261

-59

HQ

001

1,712,054

11,564,442

4,781

1,711,852

11,564,325

4,377

240

-60

HQ

003

1,712,877

11,564,049

4,908

1,712,784

11,563,998

4,725

241

-60

HQ

004

1,713,394

11,563,836

4,936

1,713,353

11,563,838

4,850

274

-65

HQ



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Peach

Hole ID#

From (m)

To (m)

Azimuth at Intercept

Dip at Intercept

Core Size

Easting

Northing

Elevation

Easting

Northing

Elevation

021

1,704,256

11,565,321

4,342

1,704,256

11,565,323

4,092

360

-90

HQ

022

1,704,256

11,565,321

4,342

1,704,467

11,565,328

4,127

88

-46

HQ

025

1,703,973

11,566,564

4,405

1,704,048

11,566,555

4,276

97

-59

PQ

025

1,704,135

11,566,547

4,130

1,704,172

11,566,542

4,067

97

-59

PQ

026

1,703,973

11,566,564

4,405

1,703,974

11,566,566

4,015

360

-90

PQ

029

1,704,177

11,567,282

4,327

1,704,409

11,567,187

4,054

112

-47

PQ

031

1,704,177

11,567,282

4,327

1,704,179

11,567,279

3,992

360

-89

PQ

035A

1,704,324

11,566,915

4,427

1,704,081

11,566,945

3,991

277

-61

PQ

037

1,704,968

11,565,363

4,388

1,704,555

11,565,357

3,952

269

-47

PQ

039

1,704,324

11,566,915

4,427

1,704,323

11,566,910

3,967

360

-89

PQ

041

1,704,885

11,566,271

4,152

1,704,887

11,566,272

3,972

360

-89

PQ

042

1,704,968

11,565,363

4,388

1,704,967

11,565,362

4,228

360

-89

PQ

045

1,704,831

11,566,157

4,283

1,704,702

11,565,893

3,970

206

-47

PQ

046

1,704,691

11,566,281

4,529

1,704,690

11,566,126

4,372

181

-45

PQ

046

1,704,687

11,566,008

4,249

1,704,686

11,565,940

4,176

181

-47

PQ

046

1,704,684

11,565,903

4,136

1,704,681

11,565,775

3,989

181

-49

PQ

050B

1,704,639

11,565,573

4,491

1,704,231

11,565,493

4,092

259

-44

PQ

054

1,704,303

11,565,761

4,489

1,704,109

11,565,767

4,288

272

-46

PQ

057

1,704,663

11,565,578

4,514

1,704,663

11,565,577

4,099

360

-90

HQ

058

1,704,303

11,565,761

4,489

1,704,297

11,565,767

4,044

360

-89

HQ

062

1,704,150

11,566,150

4,531

1,703,998

11,566,137

4,272

265

-60

HQ

063

1,704,895

11,565,803

4,463

1,704,662

11,565,793

4,233

268

-45

HQ

065

1,704,150

11,566,150

4,531

1,704,144

11,566,152

4,343

360

-88

HQ



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Elgin

Hole ID#

From (m)

To (m)

Azimuth at Intercept

Dip at Intercept

Core Size

Easting

Northing

Elevation

Easting

Northing

Elevation

028

1,705,619

11,565,228

4,336

1,705,623

11,565,222

4,003

360

-89

PQ

030

1,705,653

11,565,168

4,264

1,705,696

11,565,089

4,169

151

-47

PQ

033

1,705,538

11,565,538

4,340

1,705,282

11,565,550

4,079

272

-46

PQ

036

1,705,538

11,565,538

4,340

1,705,535

11,565,541

3,942

360

-89

PQ

038

1,706,741

11,564,738

4,369

1,706,743

11,564,528

4,148

180

-46

PQ

040

1,706,741

11,564,738

4,369

1,707,017

11,564,750

4,103

87

-44

PQ

043

1,706,741

11,564,738

4,369

1,706,741

11,564,738

4,058

360

-90

PQ

044

1,706,741

11,564,738

4,369

1,706,812

11,564,978

4,133

17

-43

PQ

047

1,706,741

11,564,738

4,369

1,706,499

11,564,787

4,130

281

-43

PQ

048

1,706,164

11,564,567

4,319

1,705,962

11,564,586

4,125

275

-44

HQ

049

1,706,164

11,564,567

4,319

1,706,166

11,564,566

4,189

360

-89

HQ

051

1,706,248

11,564,755

4,332

1,706,147

11,564,764

4,237

275

-43

HQ

052

1,706,248

11,564,755

4,332

1,706,248

11,564,755

4,297

360

-90

HQ

053

1,706,021

11,565,023

4,401

1,705,821

11,565,023

4,202

270

-45

HQ

055

1,706,021

11,565,023

4,401

1,706,021

11,565,022

4,301

360

-90

HQ

056

1,705,941

11,564,086

4,309

1,705,938

11,564,203

4,198

358

-43

HQ

059

1,706,478

11,564,345

4,318

1,706,407

11,564,345

4,243

269

-47

HQ

060

1,706,506

11,564,335

4,337

1,706,506

11,564,284

4,286

180

-45

HQ

061

1,706,506

11,564,346

4,348

1,706,607

11,564,314

4,241

108

-45

HQ

064

1,706,513

11,564,399

4,296

1,706,523

11,564,478

4,219

8

-44

HQ

066

1,706,506

11,564,346

4,348

1,706,505

11,564,346

4,260

360

-90

HQ




EX-99.5 6 exhibit99-5.htm EXHIBIT 99.5 Hudbay Minerals Inc.: Exhibit 99.5 - Filed by newsfilecorp.com

Hudbay Announces Updated Constancia and Snow Lake Mine Plans and Provides Annual Reserve and Resource Update

Global Increase to Copper and Gold Reserves

  • Hudbay's total mineral reserves increase by approximately 170,000 tonnes of contained copper and 360,000 ounces of contained gold compared to the prior year's estimates after adjusting for mining depletion in 2020.
  • New three-year production guidance issued; consolidated copper and gold production are expected to increase by 36% and 125%[i], respectively, by 2023 from 2020 levels as Hudbay brings online its Pampacancha and New Britannia growth projects.
  • Pampacancha and New Britannia growth projects are nearing completion with a total of approximately $80 million remaining to be spent in 2021.
  • Hudbay's two flagship producing assets, Constancia and the Snow Lake operations, each have a 17-year mine life (to 2037) based on current reserves.

Constancia Highlights

  • Constancia reserves increase by 33 million tonnes at a grade of 0.48% copper and 0.115 grams per tonne gold, resulting in an increase of approximately 11% in contained copper and 12% in contained gold over the prior year's reserves, after adjusting for mining depletion in 2020.
  • Improved Constancia mine plan incorporating higher grades from Pampacancha from 2022 to 2025 and the new Constancia North reserves to extend the medium-term production profile.
  • Average annual copper production at Constancia over the next eight years increases to approximately 102,000 tonnes at an average cash cost and sustaining cash cost of $1.18 and $1.71[ii], respectively, per pound of copper produced net of by-product credits.
  • Constancia's total copper and gold production increases by 12% and 9%, respectively, compared to the same period in the previous mine plan[iii].

Snow Lake Highlights

  • Snow Lake mineral reserves continue to increase year-over-year as successful resource-to-reserve conversion more than offsets mining depletion.
  • Advanced phase three of Hudbay's Snow Lake gold strategy through various mining and milling optimization opportunities.
  • Improved Snow Lake mine plan contemplates an increase in Lalor's mining rate to 5,300 tonnes per day in 2023, from a planned 4,500 tonnes per day previously, and the incorporation of the mining of the 1901 deposit by 2026.
  • Annual gold production from Lalor and the Snow Lake operations increases to over 180,000 ounces during the first six years of New Britannia production at the lowest quartile cash cost globally[iv]
  • Snow Lake's gold, copper and silver production increases by 18%, 35% and 27%, respectively, from 2022 to 2027 compared to the previous mine plan.

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Toronto, Ontario, March 29, 2021 - Hudbay Minerals Inc. ("Hudbay" or the "company") (TSX, NYSE: HBM) today announced that it has filed updated National Instrument 43-101 ("NI 43-101") technical reports in respect of its 100% owned Constancia copper mine in Peru and its 100% owned Lalor and Snow Lake gold-zinc mining and milling operations in Manitoba. The company also released its annual mineral reserve and resource update and issued new three-year production guidance. All dollar amounts are in US dollars, unless otherwise noted.

"We are excited to publish these updated mine plans, which solidify our copper and gold production growth over the next several years," said Peter Kukielski, Hudbay's President and Chief Executive Officer. "Our project execution, operational optimization and exploration efforts over the past year have been successful in setting up the business for this next phase of growth, which sees Constancia's annual copper production above 100,000 tonnes for the next eight years and Snow Lake's annual gold production over 180,000 ounces once New Britannia is fully operational. We also continue to maintain our low-cost profile as demonstrated by the cash costs in our updated mine plans. Hudbay has a proven track record of delivering value through exploration, mine development and successful operations, and we look forward to continuing to create value through leveraging our core competencies."

Constancia Mine

The company has released an updated mine plan for its Constancia operations that reflects an increase in copper and gold production from 2022 to 2025 as the higher grades from the Pampacancha deposit enter the mine plan. The updated mine plan incorporates higher-grade reserves including the Constancia North pit extension (please refer to Figure 1 for a view of the extended Constancia pit). With the incorporation of Pampacancha and Constancia North, annual production at Constancia is expected to average approximately 102,000 tonnes of copper and 58,000 ounces of gold over the next eight years, an increase of 40% and 367%, respectively, from 2020 levels, which were partially impacted by an eight-week temporary mine interruption related to a government-declared state of emergency. Constancia's total copper and gold production increases by 12% and 9%, respectively, compared to the same period in the company's previous NI 43-101 technical report dated March 26, 2018iii.

Constancia maintains its low-cost profile with average cash cost and sustaining cash cost of $1.18 and $1.71, respectively, per pound of copper produced, net of by-product credits, over the next eight years. The total sustaining capital reflects the additional tonnes incorporated into the mine plan, modifications to mine sequence, optimizing material rehandling activities, updated cost environment and further capital investments in the tailings facility to continue to maintain high industry tailings standards. Growth project capital includes remaining Pampacancha development expenditures in 2021 (excluding any remaining land-user agreement costs), the capital costs associated with the implementation of a recovery optimization program scheduled for 2023, the installation of a pebble crusher expected to be in operation by 2024, and the development of a water reservoir in 2025 as part of the company's water management efforts.

Limited pre-development activities continue on site at Pampacancha to ensure pre-stripping activities can begin immediately after an agreement with the remaining land user family is completed. Hudbay has made significant progress with the remaining land user family and expects to reach an agreement in the coming weeks. First production from Pampacancha continues to be expected in the second quarter of 2021.

In March 2021, Constancia received a upgraded score of "AA" across all the tailings management indicators in the Mining Association of Canada's Towards Sustainable Mining ("TSM") program as per an annual self-assessment completed in 2020. This rating was higher than Constancia's "A" rating in 2019 and exceeded the company's target of maintaining a minimum of an "A" rating on all five TSM tailings indicators.


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Summary of Constancia Updated Mine Plan

A summary of key production and cost details from the updated Constancia mine plan can be found below. For further details, please refer to the section titled "Constancia Updated Mine Plan Detailed Information" at the end of this news release.

Constancia Operations

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

2027

2028

2021-2028 Avg.

2029-2037 Avg.

LOM

Contained Metal in Concentrate

Cu Production

tonnes
(000s)

80

108

117

128

91

95

91

106

102

68

1,431

Au Production

ounces
(000s)

45

97

93

127

28

25

21

27

58

19

631

Ag Production

ounces
(000s)

1,977

1,942

2,619

2,782

2,210

2,452

2,122

2,601

2,338

1,717

34,160

Mo Production

tonnes
(000s)

1.3

1.4

2.5

1.6

1.9

1.3

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.0

22.1

Capital Expenditures

Sustaining Capital1

$ millions

$127

$66

$158

$81

$114

$66

$125

$66

$100

$50

$1,248

Growth Project Capital

$ millions

$4

-

$30

-

$17

-

-

-

-

-

$51

Copper Cash Costs

Cash Cost, net of by-product credits2

$/lb Cu

$1.37

$0.97

$0.80

$0.74

$1.48

$1.47

$1.37

$1.27

$1.18

$1.71

$1.38

Sustaining Cash Cost, net of by-product credits2

$/lb Cu

$2.30

$1.39

$1.44

$1.05

$2.08

$1.82

$2.03

$1.58

$1.71

$2.09

$1.83

Note: Totals may not add up correctly due to rounding. "LOM" refers to life-of-mine total.

1 After the impact of capitalized stripping.

2 By-product credits calculated using the gold and silver deferred revenue drawdown rates for 2021 and the following commodity prices: gold price of $1,800 per ounce for 2021, $1,700 per ounce for 2022, $1,650 per ounce for 2023, $1,600 per ounce for 2024 and $1,500 per ounce long-term; silver prices of $25 per ounce for 2021, $23 per ounce for 2022, $20 per ounce for 2023, $19 per ounce for 2024 and $18 per ounce long-term; molybdenum prices of $11 per pound for 2021 and $10 per pound for 2022 and long-term. Sustaining cash cost calculated on the same basis as used in the company's quarterly financial disclosures, which incorporates all costs included in cash cost plus sustaining capital expenditures, payments on capital leases, capitalized exploration, royalties, cash payments on long-term community agreements, and accretion and amortization of decommissioning obligations. Cash cost and sustaining cash cost are non-IFRS financial performance measures with no standardized definition under IFRS. For further details on why Hudbay believes cash costs are a useful performance indicator, please refer to the company's most recent Management's Discussion and Analysis for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2020.

Constancia Mineral Reserves and Resources

Proven and probable reserves at Constancia increased by 33 million tonnes at a grade of 0.48% copper and 0.115 grams per tonne gold, resulting in an increase of approximately 11% in contained copper and 12% in contained gold over the prior year's reserves, after adjusting for mining depletion in 2020. This more than replaces what was depleted from mining operations during the year, resulting in the addition of one year to Constancia's mine life, which has been maintained at 17 years. The increase in reserves was primarily as a result of the 2019 and 2020 drill program at Constancia North, which intersected shallow porphyry and skarn mineralization and contributed to an extension of the Constancia reserve pit by approximately 300 metres to the north. The increase in gold content was also partly due to the correction of a low bias in the historical drillhole database at Constancia.

Constancia North also contributed to an improvement in the head grade of the Constancia mine mineral resource estimates: measured and indicated copper grades increased to 0.22% from 0.19% and inferred copper grades increased to 0.30% from 0.18%. A significant portion of the Constancia North resource estimate is classified as inferred due to wide drill spacing but there remains the opportunity to upgrade these inferred resources to a higher classification as the company completes infill drilling. There also remains further opportunity to extend the Constancia North resources by incorporating steeply dipping high-grade skarn mineralization through a potential underground operation and a scoping study is expected to be completed in 2021. The mineralization remains open down plunge to the north.


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Current mineral reserves and resources (exclusive of reserves) for Constancia as of January 1, 2021 are summarized below.

Constancia Mine
Mineral Reserve and Resource Estimates1,2,3,4,5

Tonnes

Cu Grade (%)

Mo Grade (g/t)

Au Grade (g/t)

Ag Grade (g/t)

Constancia Reserves

 

 

Proven

 

436,500,000

0.29

83

0.041

2.88

Probable

 

56,100,000

0.25

69

0.045

3.09

Total Proven and Probable - Constancia

 

492,600,000

0.29

82

0.042

2.90

Pampacancha Reserves

 

 

Proven

 

32,400,000

0.59

178

0.368

4.48

Probable

 

7,500,000

0.62

173

0.325

5.75

Total Proven and Probable - Pampacancha

 

39,900,000

0.60

177

0.360

4.72

Total Proven and Probable

 

532,500,000

0.31

89

0.066

3.04

Constancia Resources

 

 

Measured

 

125,200,000

0.22

65

0.038

2.11

Indicated

 

118,300,000

0.22

65

0.037

2.05

Inferred

 

46,600,000

0.30

73

0.054

2.72

Pampacancha Resources

 

 

Measured

 

11,400,000

0.41

101

0.245

4.95

Indicated

 

6,000,000

0.35

84

0.285

5.16

Inferred

 

10,100,000

0.14

143

0.233

3.86

Total Measured and Indicated

 

260,900,000

0.23

67

0.052

2.27

Total Inferred

 

56,700,000

0.27

86

0.086

2.92

Note: totals may not add up correctly due to rounding.

1 Mineral resources are exclusive of mineral reserves and do not have demonstrated economic viability.

2 Mineral resources in the above tables do not include mining dilution or recovery factors.

3 Metal prices of $3.10 per pound copper, $11.00 per pound molybdenum, $1,500 per ounce gold, and $18.00 per ounce silver were used to estimate mineral reserves and resources.

4 Mineral reserves and resources are estimated using a minimum net smelter return ("NSR") cut-off of $6.14 per tonne and assuming metallurgical recoveries (applied by ore type) of 85.8% on average for the life of mine.

5 Mineral resources are based on resource pit designs containing measured, indicated, and inferred mineral resources.

Peru Regional Exploration

The company continues to advance regional exploration programs in Peru. In February 2021, drilling commenced on the Quehuincha North high-grade skarn target located approximately 10 kilometres from Constancia's processing facilities. Exploration agreement discussions with the community of Uchucarcco on the Maria Reyna and Caballito properties are progressing. Maria Reyna is a prospective copper skarn-porphyry target and Caballito is a past-producing copper oxide mine, both of which are located within 10 kilometers north of Constancia. Hudbay also expects to commence drilling at its Llaguen property in the second quarter of 2021, after receiving all required drill permits in 2020. Llaguen is a copper porphyry target located in northern Peru, near the city of Trujillo and in close proximity to existing infrastructure.


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For additional details on the Constancia mine, please refer to the technical report titled "NI 43-101 Technical Report, Constancia Mine, Cuzco, Peru", effective January 1, 2021, which was filed on March 29, 2021 under Hudbay's profile on SEDAR at www.sedar.com and will be filed on EDGAR at www.sec.gov.

Lalor Mine and Snow Lake Operations

Snow Lake Gold Strategy History - Phases One and Two

In 2019, Hudbay announced the results from the first phase of its Snow Lake gold strategy, which repositioned Lalor as a gold mine with precious metals contributing a majority of the life-of-mine revenues. The first phase included a 65% increase in Lalor's gold reserves and was the first mine plan that contemplated the processing of gold and copper-gold ore at the company's New Britannia mill. Several years of detailed work was completed in advance of the phase one mine plan, including significant drilling and test mining of the Lalor gold and copper-gold zones, and trade-off studies on the various processing solutions for the gold ore. The New Britannia mill was determined to be the optimal processing solution for Lalor gold, as it capitalizes on existing infrastructure and is expected to achieve gold recoveries above 90%, compared to gold recoveries of approximately 53% at the Stall mill at that time. The phase one gold mine plan contemplated Lalor's annual gold production more than doubling from then current levels to approximately 140,000 ounces over the first five years once the New Britannia mill is refurbished.

In March 2020, the company announced the second phase of its Snow Lake gold strategy, focusing on extensive infill and exploration drilling at Lalor and advancing engineering studies on the regional deposits in Snow Lake. This resulted in a 35% increase in total Snow Lake gold reserves to 2.2 million ounces and extended the mine life of the Snow Lake operations to 2037 through extending the Lalor mine life to 10 years and mining the gold-rich WIM and 3 Zone deposits over the last eight years. Lalor's life-of-mine gold production increased by 41% and annual gold production was contemplated to be greater than 150,000 ounces over the first eight years after the New Britannia mill is refurbished.

Advancing Phase Three of the Snow Lake Gold Strategy

Over the past twelve months, Hudbay has advanced the third phase of its Snow Lake gold strategy focusing on expansion and further optimization of operations. This updated mine plan contemplates an increase in annual gold production from Lalor and the Snow Lake operations to over 180,000 ounces during the first six years of New Britannia's operation at industry-low cash cost and sustaining cash cost, net of by-product credits, of $412 and $788 per ounce of gold, respectively. Mineral reserves increased year-over-year, which resulted in no change to Snow Lake's mine life (to 2037) as the company accelerated future reserves with a higher production rate at Lalor and Stall. This enhanced mine plan incorporates the results from several optimization initiatives, including:

  • Early gold production at New Britannia - In 2020, Hudbay identified the opportunity to install modular copper flotation cells to achieve gold production earlier than expected in 2021. As a result, ramp-up and first production at the gold plant is now expected early in the third quarter of 2021, ahead of the original schedule.

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  • Increased Lalor Mining Rate to 5,300 tonnes per day - In the fourth quarter of 2020, Hudbay allocated additional mining resources from 777 to Lalor while the 777 shaft repairs were being completed. As a result, and in combination with other technical and operational improvements, Lalor's mine output increased by an average of 650 tonnes per day above the normal level during this period. After confirming the additional mining capacity, Hudbay determined that an optimal production rate for Lalor is 5,300 tonnes per day, matching the milling capacity of Snow Lake once New Britannia is commissioned. This higher rate is expected to begin after the 777 mine closes in mid-2022 and compares to 4,500 tonnes per day in the previous mine plan.
  • Adding 1901 Deposit to the Mine Plan - After releasing an upgraded resource estimate for the 1901 deposit in August 2020, Hudbay initiated engineering activities to support a prefeasibility study. As part of this study, the company developed a viable mine plan for the zinc-rich zones at the 1901 deposit to supplement production from Lalor and take advantage of the future processing capacity at the Stall mill. This resulted in the addition of 1.58 million tonnes of reserves at a grade of 7.9% zinc. Production from the 1901 deposit is expected to commence in 2026 at a rate of approximately 1,000 tonnes per day. Please refer to Figure 2 for a view of the mine design layout at 1901.
  • Higher Throughput at Stall - Hudbay has been pleased with the recent performance of the Stall mill, which has achieved better than expected throughput rates. The updated mine plan assumes Stall will achieve a throughput rate of 3,800 tonnes per day, compared to 3,500 tonnes per day in the previous mine plan.
  • Increased Copper and Precious Metal Recoveries at Stall - In 2020, Hudbay completed a feasibility study and a test program exploring various technological upgrades to the flowsheet at the Stall mill. The total cost to implement these upgrades is $19 million (C$24 million) and is expected to increase Stall's copper recoveries to between 91% and 95%, gold recoveries to between 64% and 70%, and silver recoveries to between 65% and 74%, a significant increase from the assumed recoveries in the previous mine plan of 84% copper, 53% gold and 53% silver. The project is expected to commence in 2022 and be in operation by early 2023.

These mine plan enhancements optimize the processing capacity of the Snow Lake operations in a manner that maximizes the net present value of the operations. As a result of these initiatives, the production of gold, copper and silver are expected to increase by 18%, 35% and 27%, respectively, from 2022 to 2027 compared to the previous mine plan.


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Summary of Snow Lake Updated Mine Plan

A summary of key production and cost details from the updated Snow Lake mine plan can be found below. For further details, please refer to the section titled "Snow Lake Updated Mine Plan Detailed Information" at the end of this news release.

Snow Lake Operations1

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

2027

2022-2027 Avg.

2028-2037 Avg.

LOM

Contained Metal in Concentrate and Doré

Au Production

ounces (000s)

115

160

190

191

208

184

162

182

54

1,753

Ag Production

ounces (000s)

824

946

1,134

1,150

1,188

1,182

1,298

1,150

340

11,120

Cu Production

tonnes (000s)

10

11

13

11

16

11

12

12

6

142

Zn Production

tonnes (000s)

61

51

46

46

35

46

57

47

20

541

Capital Expenditures2

Sustaining Capital

$ millions

$83

$96

$67

$62

$62

$66

$48

$67

$18

$664

Growth Project Capital

$ millions

$77

$19

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

$96

Gold Cash Costs

Cash Cost, net of by-product credits3

$/oz Au

($275)

$361

$434

$440

$393

$454

$382

$411

$647

$421

Sustaining Cash Cost, net of by-product credits3

$/oz Au

$550

$1,027

$784

$766

$690

$812

$680

$793

$972

$812

Note: Totals may not add up correctly due to rounding. "LOM" refers to life-of-mine total.

1 Includes production and costs for Lalor, 1901, WIM and 3 Zone.

2 Canadian dollar capital expenditures converted to U.S. dollar capital expenditures at a C$/US$ exchange rate of 1.27 in 2021, 1.28 in 2022, 1.29 in 2023 and 1.30 long-term.

3 By-product credits calculated using the following assumptions: zinc price of $1.20 per pound in 2021, $1.15 per pound in 2022, $1.10 per pound in 2023 and long-term; copper price of $3.75 per pound in 2021, $3.30 per pound in 2022, $3.10 per pound in 2023 and long-term; silver price of $25.00 per ounce in 2021, $23.00 per ounce in 2022, $20.00 per pounce in 2023, $19.00 per ounce in 2024, and $18.00 per ounce long-term; C$/US$ exchange rate of 1.27 in 2021, 1.28 in 2022, 1.29 in 2023 and 1.30 for long-term. Sustaining cash cost incorporate all costs included in cash costs calculation plus sustaining capital expenditures. Cash cost and sustaining cash cost are non-IFRS financial performance measures with no standardized definition under IFRS. For further details on why Hudbay believes cash costs are a useful performance indicator, please refer to the company's most recent Management's Discussion and Analysis for the year ended December 31, 2020.


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Snow Lake Mineral Reserves and Resources

Current mineral reserves and resources (exclusive of reserves) for Lalor, 1901 and other Snow Lake satellite deposits as of January 1, 2021 are summarized below.

Lalor Mine and 1901 Deposit
Mineral Reserve and Resource Estimates1,2,3,4,5,6

Tonnes

Zn Grade (%)

Au Grade (g/t)

Cu Grade (%)

Ag Grade (g/t)

Base Metal Zone Reserves

 

 

Proven - Lalor

 

6,860,000

5.79

2.6

0.50

29

Proven - 1901

 

890,000

6.61

2.0

0.40

28

Probable - Lalor

 

1,190,000

4.32

3.2

0.64

32

Probable - 1901

 

690,000

9.49

1.4

0.25

30

Gold Zone Reserves

 

 

Proven - Lalor

 

3,950,000

1.03

5.2

0.60

28

Probable - Lalor

 

3,630,000

0.53

5.7

1.16

28

Total Proven and Probable

 

17,200,000

3.68

3.8

0.66

29

Base Metal Zone Resources

 

 

Inferred - Lalor

 

590,000

3.48

2.8

0.31

55

Inferred - 1901

 

310,000

6.44

2.0

0.85

25

Gold Zone Resources

 

 

Inferred - Lalor

 

5,610,000

0.35

4.6

1.17

26

Inferred - 1901

 

480,000

0.55

6.7

0.72

37

Total Inferred

 

6,990,000

0.89

4.5

1.05

29

Note: totals may not add up correctly due to rounding.

1 Mineral resources are exclusive of mineral reserves and do not have demonstrated economic viability. Mineral resources in the above tables do not include mining dilution or recovery factors.

2 Mineral reserves and resources are estimated using a minimum NSR cut-off of C$105 per tonne for waste filled mining areas and a minimum of C$116 per tonne for paste filled mining areas.

3 Metal prices of $1.10 per pound zinc, $1,500 per ounce gold, $3.10 per pound copper, and $18.00 per ounce silver with an exchange rate of 1.30 C$/US$ were used to confirm the economic viability of the mineral reserve estimates.

4 For Lalor, individual stope gold grades were capped at 10 grams per tonne as a prudent estimate until reserves to mill reconciliations can establish that the high-grade gold can indeed be entirely recovered. This capping method resulted in the reduction of the global gold reserve grade by approximately 3%.

5 Base metal mineral resources are estimated based on the assumptions that they would be processed at the Stall concentrator while gold mineral resources are estimated based on the assumption that they would be processed at the New Britannia concentrator, which is currently being refurbished.

6 1901 mineral resources were initially estimated using metal price assumptions that vary marginally from the assumptions used for reserves. In the Qualified Person's opinion, the combined impact of these small variations does not have any impact on the mineral resource estimates.


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Snow Lake Regional Deposits - Gold
Mineral Reserve and Resource Estimates1,2,3,4,5,6,7

Tonnes

Zn Grade (%)

Au Grade (g/t)

Cu Grade (%)

Ag Grade (g/t)

Probable Reserves

 

 

WIM

 

2,450,000

0.25

1.6

1.63

6.3

3 Zone

 

660,000

-

4.2

-

-

Total Probable (Gold)

 

3,110,000

0.20

2.2

1.28

5.0

Inferred Resources

 

 

Birch

 

570,000

-

4.4

-

-

New Britannia

 

2,750,000

-

4.5

-

-

Total Inferred (Gold)

 

3,320,000

-

4.5

-

-

Note: totals may not add up correctly due to rounding.

1 Mineral resources are exclusive of mineral reserves and do not have demonstrated economic viability.

2 Mineral resources in the above tables do not include mining dilution or recovery factors.

3 Metal prices of $1.10 per pound zinc, $1,500 per ounce gold, $3.10 per pound copper, and $18.00 per ounce silver with an exchange rate of 1.30 C$/US$ were used to confirm the economic viability of the mineral reserve estimates.

4 WIM mineral reserves are estimated using a minimum NSR cut-off of C$150 per tonne, assuming processing recoveries of 98% for copper, 88% for gold and 70% for silver based on processing through New Britannia mill's flotation and tails leach circuits.

5 3 Zone mineral reserves are estimated at a minimum NSR cut-off of C$150 per tonne, assuming processing recoveries of 85% for gold based on processing through New Britannia mill's leach circuit.

6 New Britannia mineral resource estimates have been reported at a minimum true width of 1.5 metres and with a cut-off grade varying from 2 grams per tonne (at the lower part of New Britannia) to 3.5 grams per tonne (at the upper part of New Britannia).

7 Gold mineral resources are estimated based on the assumption that they would be processed at the New Britannia concentrator, which is currently being refurbished.

Snow Lake Regional Deposits - Base Metal
Mineral Reserve and Resource Estimates1,2,3,4,5,6,7

Tonnes

Zn Grade (%)

Au Grade (g/t)

Cu Grade (%)

Ag Grade (g/t)

Indicated Resources

 

 

Pen II

 

470,000

8.89

0.3

0.49

7

Talbot

 

2,190,000

1.79

2.1

2.33

36

Total Indicated (Base Metals)

 

2,660,000

3.04

1.8

2.01

31

Inferred Resources

 

 

Watts

 

3,150,000

2.58

1.0

2.34

31

Pen II

 

130,000

9.81

0.3

0.37

7

Talbot

 

2,450,000

1.74

1.9

1.13

26

Total Inferred (Base Metals)

 

5,730,000

2.39

1.3

1.78

28

Note: totals may not add up correctly due to rounding.

1 Mineral resources are exclusive of mineral reserves and do not have demonstrated economic viability.

2 Mineral resources in the above tables do not include mining dilution or recovery factors.

3 Watts and Pen II mineral resources were initially estimated using metal price assumptions that vary marginally over the assumptions used for mineral reserves at Snow Lake. In the Qualified Person's opinion, the combined impact of these small variations does not have any impact on the mineral resource estimates.

4 Watts mineral resources are estimated using a minimum NSR cut-off of C$150 per tonne, assuming processing recoveries of 90% for copper, 80% for zinc, 70% for gold and 70% for silver.

5 Pen II mineral resources are estimated using a minimum NSR cut-off of C$75 per tonne.

6 Base metal mineral resources are estimated based on the assumption that they would be processed at the Stall concentrator.

7 The above resource estimate table includes 100% of the Talbot mineral resources reported by Rockcliff Metals Corp. in its 2020 NI 43-101 technical report published on SEDAR. Hudbay currently owns 51% interest in the project.


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Future Snow Lake Upside Opportunities

Lalor In-Mine Exploration

Exploration efforts at the Lalor mine continued to be successful in 2020 with the definition of an additional 1.8 million tonnes of mineral resources. This increases total inferred mineral resources at Lalor to 6.2 million tonnes. The inferred resources have the potential to extend the Lalor mine life beyond the current estimate of ten years and maintain the 5,300 tonnes per day production level beyond 2027. The increase in Lalor's mineral resource estimate was due to up-dip and down-dip extensions along strike from existing lenses as well as the inclusion of gold mineralization located in the immediate footwall and hanging wall of the base metal lenses where recent drilling and economic evaluation increased the confidence to include them in the Lalor inferred mineral resources.

Snow Lake Regional Deposits

There are several deposits in the Snow Lake region that present additional opportunities to further optimize the Snow Lake operations, including the Watts, Pen II and Talbot deposits as described below:

  • Watts (100% owned by Hudbay) - confirmatory drilling conducted during 2019 supported an initial inferred mineral resource estimate of approximately 3.2 million tonnes at 2.34% copper, 2.58% zinc, 0.95 grams per tonne gold and 31 grams per tonne silver. The Watts deposit is located approximately 95 kilometres from the Stall concentrator and is in close proximity to roads and power lines. Considering future available processing capacity at the Stall concentrator and recent drilling success, which expanded the volume of high-grade copper mineralization at Watts, Hudbay is confident that the potential for economic extraction of the Watts deposit has been established to a level sufficient to report an initial inferred mineral resource estimate.
  • Pen II (100% owned by Hudbay) - Pen II is a low tonnage and high-grade zinc deposit that starts from surface and is located within trucking distance of the Stall mill. In 2019, Hudbay defined an indicated resource estimate of 0.5 million tonnes at 8.9% zinc. Pen II could constitute a supplemental source of feed for the Stall mill. Hudbay expects to continue metallurgical testing, infill drilling and technical studies in an attempt to confirm the technical and economic viability of the resource.
  • Talbot (51% owned by Hudbay) - the Talbot deposit is located approximately 200 kilometres southeast of the Stall and New Britannia mills. Rockcliff Metals Corp. conducted several drilling campaigns between 2014 and 2019 that led to the declaration by Rockcliff of a NI 43-101 indicated mineral resource estimate of 2.2 million tonnes at 2.3% copper, 2.1 grams per tonne gold, 1.8% zinc, 36 grams per tonne silver and an inferred mineral resource estimate of 2.4 million tonnes at 1.1% copper, 1.9 grams per tonne gold, 1.7% zinc and 25.8 g/t silver. Hudbay has the right to extend its ownership of Talbot to 65% by incurring expenses related to the development of the project.

1901 Deposit Gold Zones

There remains further upside potential to upgrade the inferred resources in 1901 gold zones and incorporate them into the Snow Lake mine plan once there is processing capacity at the New Britannia mill. Once the 1901 deposit is developed, the company will have the underground access required to efficiently drill the gold zones with the tighter drill spacing required to upgrade the inferred resource estimate to the indicated category.

Future Mill Processing Projects

As the Lalor mine matures and additional satellite ore sources are identified to supplement feed to the Stall and New Britannia mills, metallurgical projects are advancing to match the configuration of the mills to the requirements of the ore. The company is advancing several other projects through metallurgical testing and early-stage engineering, such as the potential to treat the tails from the Stall mill to recover additional gold and the potential to expand the New Britannia mill to its historical rate of 2,000 tonnes per day.


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For additional details on the Lalor mine and the company's Snow Lake operations, please refer to the technical report titled "NI 43-101 Technical Report, Lalor and Snow Lake Operations, Manitoba, Canada", effective January 1, 2021, which was filed on March 29, 2021 under Hudbay's profile on SEDAR at www.sedar.com and will be filed on EDGAR at www.sec.gov.

777 Mine

Based on the most recent estimate of mineral reserves, there has been no change to the expected mine life for 777, which is expected to be depleted by the end of the second quarter of 2022. The mine is expected to produce at a rate of approximately 2,800 tonnes per day for the remaining mine life. Hudbay has begun its transition planning ahead of the 777 mine closure, including preparation for the training and transfer of personnel from Flin Flon to Snow Lake. The company plans to close and decommission the 777 mine and zinc plant upon the depletion of 777 reserves. The Flin Flon concentrator and tailings impoundment area will be kept on care and maintenance, which will provide optionality should another mineral discovery occur in the Flin Flon area.

Current mineral reserves and resources (exclusive of reserves) for 777 as of January 1, 2021 are summarized below.

777 Mine
Mineral Reserve and Resource Estimates1

Tonnes

Cu Grade (%)

Zn Grade (%)

Au Grade (g/t)

Ag Grade (g/t)

Mineral Reserves

 

 

Proven

 

1,125,000

1.59

5.09

2.23

31

Probable

 

399,000

1.11

4.46

1.86

30

Total Proven and Probable

 

1,524,000

1.46

4.93

2.13

31

Mineral Resources

 

 

Measured

 

120,000

1.21

7.12

2.31

39

Indicated

 

90,000

1.77

4.83

1.61

31

Total Measured and Indicated

 

210,000

1.45

6.13

2.01

35

Inferred

 

-

-

-

-

-

Note: totals may not add up correctly due to rounding.

1 Mineral resources are exclusive of mineral reserves and do not have demonstrated economic viability. Mineral reserves and resources calculated using life-of-mine (2021-2022) average metal prices of $2.90 per pound copper, $1.04 per pound zinc (includes premium), $1,767 per ounce gold, $20.67 per ounce silver and using a C$/US$ exchange rate of 1.30.


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3-Year Production Outlook

Consolidated copper and gold production are expected to increase by 36% and 125%, respectively, by 2023 from 2020 levels as Hudbay brings online its Pampacancha and New Britannia growth projects. These growth projects more than offset the lost copper and gold production from 777 after its closure in mid-2022.

Peru's 2021 production guidance assumes mining of Pampacancha will begin in the second quarter, with the initial phase of lower copper grades, but higher gold grades, expected to continue for the balance of the year before higher copper grades are forecast to enter the mine plan in 2022 and 2023.

Manitoba's 2021 production guidance reflects an increase in Lalor's mine throughput to 4,650 tonnes per day, from the previous 4,500 tonnes per day, as the recent trend of stronger production from the mine is expected to continue. Lalor's mine throughput is expected to further increase to 5,300 tonnes per day starting in 2023 due to technical and operational improvements and the allocation of mining resources from the 777 mine after its closure in 2022. Manitoba's 2023 production reflects higher copper, gold and silver recoveries at the Stall mill as a result of the implementation of various mill flowsheet enhancements in 2022.

3-Year Production Outlook

Contained Metal in Concentrate1

2021 Guidance

2022 Guidance

2023 Guidance

Peru

 

 

 

 

Copper

tonnes

72,000 - 88,000

95,000 - 120,000

105,000 - 130,000

Gold

ounces

40,000 - 50,000

85,000 - 105,000

  85,000 - 105,000

Silver

ounces

1,800,000 - 2,170,000

1,700,000 - 2,100,000

2,300,000 - 2,800,000

Molybdenum

tonnes

1,400 - 1,700

1,200 - 1,500

2,200 - 2,800

 

 

 

 

 

Manitoba2

 

 

 

Gold

ounces

150,000 - 165,000

160,000 - 180,000

175,000 - 195,000

Zinc

tonnes

  96,000 - 107,000

60,000 - 70,000

40,000 - 47,000

Copper

tonnes

20,000 - 24,000

14,000 - 16,000

11,000 - 13,000

Silver

ounces

1,200,000 - 1,400,000

1,000,000 - 1,200,000

1,000,000 - 1,200,000

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

 

 

 

Copper

tonnes

  92,000 - 112,000

109,000 - 136,000

116,000 - 143,000

Gold

ounces

190,000 - 215,000

245,000 - 285,000

260,000 - 300,000

Zinc

tonnes

  96,000 - 107,000

60,000 - 70,000

40,000 - 47,000

Silver

ounces

3,000,000 - 3,570,000

2,700,000 - 3,300,000

3,300,000 - 4,000,000

Molybdenum

tonnes

1,400 - 1,700

1,200 - 1,500

2,200 - 2,800

1 Metal reported in concentrate and doré is prior to smelting and refining losses or deductions associated with smelter terms.

2 Manitoba production guidance assumes the 777 mine is depleted at the end of the second quarter of 2022, resulting in lower copper and zinc production after its closure.

Rosemont Project

Rosemont is a copper development project, located in Pima County, Arizona, approximately 50 kilometres southeast of Tucson. The Rosemont project is expected to be an open pit, shovel and truck operation and has an expected 19-year mine life based on current reserves. There were no changes to Rosemont's reserves and resources during 2020. The appeal of the unprecedented Rosemont court decision with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit continues with a decision expected in the second half of 2021.


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On March 24, 2021, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (the "Corps") issued an approved jurisdictional determination whereby the Corps determined that waters of the United States do not occur on the Rosemont property. As a result, Rosemont is no longer subject to the Clean Water Act and does not require a Section 404 Water Permit.

On March 29, 2021, Hudbay announced the intersection of high-grade copper sulphide and oxide mineralization at shallow depth on its Copper World properties located on wholly owned patented mining claims within seven kilometres of Rosemont. The drill program was initiated in 2020 to confirm historical drilling in this past-producing copper region formerly known as Helvetia. After receiving encouraging initial results, the company launched a larger drill program in early 2021 and has since doubled the number of drill rigs at site to six to further test the four known deposits at Copper World and the potential for additional mineralization. For further details, including a full list of assay results and detailed figures illustrating the location of the deposits, please refer to the news release dated March 29, 2021.

Mason Project

The Mason project is a large greenfield copper deposit located in the historic Yerington District of Nevada and is one of the largest undeveloped copper porphyry deposits in North America. Mason's measured and indicated mineral resources are comparable in size to Constancia and Rosemont. Hudbay views the Mason project as a long-term option for future development and a strong component of its pipeline of long-term growth opportunities. Since acquiring Mason, Hudbay has consolidated a prospective package of patented and unpatented mining claims contiguous to the Mason project and has advanced a number of technical studies.

This updated resource estimate represents the first compiled for the Mason project from a resource model constructed by Hudbay personnel using the same methods applied at Constancia. Based on this new model, including resource classification criteria calibrated on historical performance at Constancia, control of grade over-smoothing in the central zone of the deposit and the use of a lower cut-off grade, the measured and indicated resources have increased to 2.2 billion tonnes at 0.29% copper, from 1.4 billion tonnes at 0.32% copper previously. Hudbay expects to release the results of its preliminary economic assessment of Mason in April 2021 based on this revised resource model and an updated mine plan.

Current mineral resource estimates for Mason based on the revised resource model as of January 1, 2021 are summarized below.

Mason Project
Mineral Resource Estimates1,2,3

Tonnes

Cu Grade (%)

Mo Grade (g/t)

Au Grade (g/t)

Ag Grade (g/t)

Measured

 

1,417,000,000

0.29

59

0.031

0.66

Indicated

 

801,000,000

0.30

80

0.025

0.57

Total Measured and Indicated

 

2,219,000,000

0.29

67

0.029

0.63

Inferred

 

237,000,000

0.24

78

0.033

0.73

Note: totals may not add up correctly due to rounding.

1 Mineral resource estimates that are not mineral reserves do not have demonstrated economic viability. Mineral resource estimates do not include factors for mining recovery or dilution.

2 Metal prices of $3.10 per pound copper, $11.00 per pound molybdenum, $1,500 per ounce gold, and $18.00 per ounce silver were used to estimate mineral resources.

3 Mineral resource estimates are reported as 20 metres by 20 metres by 15 meters blocks above cut-off using a minimum NSR per tonne of $6.25.


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Non-IFRS Financial Performance Measures

Cash cost and sustaining cash cost per pound of copper and ounce of gold produced are shown because the company believes they help investors and management assess the performance of its operations, including the margin generated by the operations and the company. Unit operating costs are shown because these measures are used by the company as a key performance indicator to assess the performance of its mining and processing operations. These measures do not have a meaning prescribed by IFRS and are therefore unlikely to be comparable to similar measures presented by other issuers. These measures should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for measures prepared in accordance with IFRS and are not necessarily indicative of operating profit or cash flow from operations as determined under IFRS. Other companies may calculate these measures differently. For further details on these measures, including reconciliations of historical unit operating costs and cash costs per pound of copper produced to the most comparable IFRS measures, please refer to page 53 of Hudbay's management's discussion and analysis for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2020 available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.

Qualified Person

The scientific and technical information contained in this news release related to the Rosemont project has been approved by Cashel Meagher, P.Geo., Hudbay's Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. The scientific and technical information contained in this news release related to all other material mineral projects has been approved by Olivier Tavchandjian, P. Geo, Hudbay's Vice-President, Exploration and Geology. Messrs. Meagher and Tavchandjian are qualified persons pursuant to NI 43 101.

Additional details on the company's material mineral projects, including a year-over-year reconciliation of reserves and resources, is included in Hudbay's Annual Information Form for the year ended December 31, 2020 (the "AIF"), which is available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.

Note to United States Investors

This news release has been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the securities laws in effect in Canada, which differ from the requirements of United States securities laws. Canadian reporting requirements for disclosure of mineral properties are governed by the Canadian Securities Administrators' National Instrument 43-101 Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects ("NI 43-101"). 

For this reason, information contained in this news release containing descriptions of the Company's mineral deposits may not be comparable to similar information made public by United States companies subject to the reporting and disclosure requirements under the United States federal securities laws and the rules and regulations thereunder. For further information on the differences between the disclosure requirements for mineral properties under the United States federal securities laws and NI 43-101, please refer to the company's AIF, a copy of which has been filed under Hudbay's profile on SEDAR at www.sedar.com and the company's Form 40-F, a copy of which will be filed on EDGAR at www.edgar.com.


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Forward-Looking Information

This news release contains forward-looking information within the meaning of applicable Canadian and United States securities legislation. All information contained in this news release, other than statements of current and historical fact, is forward-looking information. Often, but not always, forward-looking information can be identified by the use of words such as "plans", "expects", "budget", "guidance", "scheduled", "estimates", "forecasts", "strategy", "target", "intends", "objective", "goal", "understands", "anticipates" and "believes" (and variations of these or similar words) and statements that certain actions, events or results "may", "could", "would", "should", "might" "occur" or "be achieved" or "will be taken" (and variations of these or similar expressions). All of the forward-looking information in this news release is qualified by this cautionary note.

Forward-looking information includes, but is not limited to, production, cost and capital and exploration expenditure guidance and factors that may have an effect on such guidance, anticipated production and costs at the company's mines and processing facilities based on recently updated mine plans, expectations regarding the timing of mining activities at the Pampacancha deposit and any additional delivery obligations under the Constancia stream agreement, the anticipated timing, cost and benefits of developing the Rosemont project and the outcome of litigation challenging Rosemont's permits, expectations regarding the Helvetia exploration program, expectations regarding the Lalor gold strategy, including the refurbishment, commissioning and ramp-up of the New Britannia mill and the expectations regarding the mine plan for the 1901 deposit, increasing the mining rate at Lalor and optimizing the Stall and New Britannia mills (including the cost of, and anticipated benefits from, the Stall mill recovery improvement project), the possibility of converting inferred mineral resource estimates to higher confidence categories, expectations regarding the preliminary economic assessment of the Mason project, the potential and the company's anticipated plans for advancing its mining properties surrounding Constancia and elsewhere in Peru, anticipated mine plans, anticipated metals prices and the anticipated sensitivity of the company's financial performance to metals prices, events that may affect its operations and development projects, anticipated cash flows from operations and related liquidity requirements, the anticipated effect of external factors on revenue, such as commodity prices, estimation of mineral reserves and resources, mine life projections, reclamation costs, economic outlook, government regulation of mining operations, and business and acquisition strategies. Forward-looking information is not, and cannot be, a guarantee of future results or events. Forward-looking information is based on, among other things, opinions, assumptions, estimates and analyses that, while considered reasonable by us at the date the forward-looking information is provided, inherently are subject to significant risks, uncertainties, contingencies and other factors that may cause actual results and events to be materially different from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking information.

The material factors or assumptions that Hudbay identified and were applied by the company in drawing conclusions or making forecasts or projections set out in the forward-looking information include, but are not limited to:

 the company's ability to continue to operate safely and at full capacity during the COVID-19 pandemic;

 the availability, global supply and effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines, the effective distribution of such vaccines in the countries in which the company operates, the lessening of restrictions related to COVID-19, and the anticipated rate and timing for each of the foregoing;

 the company's ability to achieve production and unit cost guidance;

 no significant interruptions to the company's operations or significant delays to its development projects in Manitoba and Peru due to the COVID-19 pandemic;

 the timing of development and production activities on the Pampacancha deposit;

 the timing for reaching additional agreements with individual community members and no significant unanticipated delays to the development of Pampacancha;

 the successful completion of the New Britannia project on budget and on schedule;

 the successful outcome of the Rosemont litigation;


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 the successful renegotiation of collective agreements with the labour unions that represent certain of our employees in Manitoba and Peru;

 the success of mining, processing, exploration and development activities;

 the scheduled maintenance and availability of the company's processing facilities;

 the accuracy of geological, mining and metallurgical estimates;

 anticipated metals prices and the costs of production;

 the supply and demand for metals Hudbay produces;

 the supply and availability of all forms of energy and fuels at reasonable prices;

 no significant unanticipated operational or technical difficulties;

 the execution of the company's business and growth strategies, including the success of its strategic investments and initiatives;

 the availability of additional financing, if needed;

 the timing and receipt of various regulatory and governmental approvals (including approval of the updated closure plan for the company's Flin Flon operations);

 the availability of personnel for the company's exploration, development and operational projects and ongoing employee relations;

 maintaining good relations with the labour unions that represent certain of the company's employees in Manitoba and Peru;

 maintaining good relations with the communities in which the company operates, including the neighbouring Indigenous communities and local governments;

 no significant unanticipated challenges with stakeholders at the company's various projects;

 no significant unanticipated events or changes relating to regulatory, environmental, health and safety matters;

 no contests over title to Hudbay's properties, including as a result of rights or claimed rights of Indigenous peoples or challenges to the validity of its unpatented mining claims;

 the timing and possible outcome of pending litigation and no significant unanticipated litigation;

 certain tax matters, including, but not limited to current tax laws and regulations and the refund of certain value added taxes from the Canadian and Peruvian governments; and

 no significant and continuing adverse changes in general economic conditions or conditions in the

 financial markets (including commodity prices and foreign exchange rates).

The risks, uncertainties, contingencies and other factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking information may include, but are not limited to, risks associated with the COVID-19 pandemic and its effect on the company's operations, financial condition, projects and prospects, the possibility of a global recession arising from the COVID-19 pandemic and attempts to control it, the political situation in Peru, including risks associated with the upcoming national election, risks generally associated with the mining industry, such as economic factors (including future commodity prices, currency fluctuations, energy prices and general cost escalation), uncertainties related to the development and operation of the company's projects, risks related to the U.S. district court's decisions to set aside the U.S. Forest Service's Final Record of Decision ("FROD") and the Biological Opinion for Rosemont and related appeals and other legal challenges, risks related to the new Lalor mine plan, including the schedule for the refurbishment and commissioning of the New Britannia mill, risks related to the schedule for mining the Pampacancha deposit (including risks associated with COVID-19, with reaching additional agreements with individual community members and the impact of any schedule delays), dependence on key personnel and employee and union relations, risks related to political or social unrest or change, risks in respect of Indigenous and community relations, rights and title claims, operational risks and hazards, including the cost of maintaining and upgrading the company's tailings management facilities and any unanticipated environmental, industrial and geological events and developments and the inability to insure against all risks, failure of plant, equipment, processes, transportation and other infrastructure to operate as anticipated, compliance with government and environmental regulations, including permitting requirements and anti-bribery legislation, depletion of the company's reserves, volatile financial markets that may affect Hudbay's ability to obtain additional financing on acceptable terms, the failure to obtain required approvals or clearances from government authorities on a timely basis, uncertainties related to the geology, continuity, grade and estimates of mineral reserves and resources, and the potential for variations in grade and recovery rates, uncertain costs of reclamation activities, the company's ability to comply with its pension and other post-retirement obligations, the company's ability to abide by the covenants in its debt instruments and other material contracts, tax refunds, hedging transactions, as well as the risks discussed under the heading "Risk Factors" in the company's AIF.


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Should one or more risk, uncertainty, contingency or other factor materialize or should any factor or assumption prove incorrect, actual results could vary materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking information. Accordingly, you should not place undue reliance on forward-looking information. The company does not assume any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking information after the date of this news release or to explain any material difference between subsequent actual events and any forward-looking information, except as required by applicable law.

About Hudbay

Hudbay (TSX, NYSE: HBM) is a diversified mining company primarily producing copper concentrate (containing copper, gold and silver) and zinc metal. Directly and through its subsidiaries, Hudbay owns three polymetallic mines, four ore concentrators and a zinc production facility in northern Manitoba and Saskatchewan (Canada) and Cusco (Peru), and copper projects in Arizona and Nevada (United States). The company's growth strategy is focused on the exploration, development, operation and optimization of properties it already controls, as well as other mineral assets it may acquire that fit its strategic criteria. Hudbay's vision is to be a responsible, top-tier operator of long-life, low-cost mines in the Americas. Hudbay's mission is to create sustainable value through the acquisition, development and operation of high-quality, long-life deposits with exploration potential in jurisdictions that support responsible mining, and to see the regions and communities in which the company operates benefit from its presence. The company is governed by the Canada Business Corporations Act and its shares are listed under the symbol "HBM" on the Toronto Stock Exchange, New York Stock Exchange and Bolsa de Valores de Lima. Further information about Hudbay can be found on www.hudbay.com.

For investor and media inquiries, please contact:

Candace Brûlé

Director, Investor Relations

(416) 814-4387

candace.brule@hudbay.com


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Constancia Updated Mine Plan Detailed Information

Constancia Mine Plan

 

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

2027

2028

2021-2028 Avg.

2029-2037 Avg.

LOM

Constancia Ore

Ore Milled

tonnes
(000s)

25,283

21,784

19,241

19,920

29,915

31,350

31,350

31,437

26,285

31,369

492,606

Cu Grade

%

0.32%

0.35%

0.35%

0.27%

0.32%

0.35%

0.33%

0.39%

0.34%

0.25%

0.29%

Au Grade

g/t

0.03

0.04

0.04

0.03

0.04

0.05

0.05

0.05

0.04

0.04

0.04

Ag Grade

g/t

2.90

2.98

2.95

2.68

3.26

3.71

3.24

3.88

3.26

2.62

2.89

Mo Grade

%

0.01%

0.01%

0.01%

0.01%

0.01%

0.01%

0.01%

0.01%

0.01%

0.01%

0.01%

Pampacancha Ore

Ore Milled

tonnes
(000s)

5,661

9,174

12,109

11,517

1,435

-

-

-

7,9791

-

39,896

Cu Grade

%

0.27%

0.55%

0.58%

0.81%

0.69%

-

-

-

0.60%

-

0.60%

Au Grade

g/t

0.25

0.40

0.30

0.45

0.33

-

-

-

0.36

-

0.36

Ag Grade

g/t

3.32

3.03

5.23

6.28

4.14

-

-

-

4.72

-

4.72

Mo Grade

%

0.02%

0.01%

0.03%

0.01%

0.02%

-

-

-

0.02%

-

0.02%

Total Ore

Ore Milled

tonnes
(000s)

30,944

30,958

31,350

31,438

31,350

31,350

31,350

31,437

31,272

31,369

532,502

Cu Grade

%

0.31%

0.41%

0.44%

0.47%

0.34%

0.35%

0.33%

0.39%

0.38%

0.25%

0.31%

Au Grade

g/t

0.07

0.15

0.14

0.19

0.05

0.05

0.05

0.05

0.09

0.04

0.07

Ag Grade

g/t

2.97

2.99

3.83

4.00

3.30

3.71

3.24

3.88

3.49

2.62

3.03

Mo Grade

%

0.01%

0.01%

0.02%

0.01%

0.01%

0.01%

0.01%

0.01%

0.01%

0.01%

0.01%

Note: LOM refers to life-of-mine total.

1 Pampacancha average over the 2021 to 2025 period.


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Constancia Production Profile

 

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

2027

2028

2021-2028 Avg.

2029-2037 Avg.

LOM

Recoveries

Cu Recovery

%

84.8%

85.1%

84.7%

86.9%

85.7%

86.9%

86.4%

86.4%

85.9%

86.0%

85.9%

Au Recovery

%

61.6%

65.5%

66.1%

67.4%

52.4%

47.6%

45.7%

49.7%

57.0%

46.2%

56.4%

Ag Recovery

%

66.8%

65.2%

67.8%

68.8%

66.4%

65.6%

64.9%

66.4%

66.5%

65.0%

65.8%

Mo Recovery

%

33.2%

44.4%

45.4%

45.5%

47.8%

46.8%

50.5%

48.1%

45.2%

47.9%

46.3%

Concentrate

Cu Concentrate

tonnes

344,590

471,501

523,575

561,679

392,638

410,620

385,224

446,422

442,031

294,179

6,183,858

Cu Grade in Conc.

%

23%

23%

22%

23%

23%

23%

24%

24%

23%

23%

23%

Mo Concentrate

tonnes

2,583

2,794

4,977

3,285

3,748

2,621

3,237

3,120

3,296

1,989

44,262

Mo Grade in Conc.

%

50%

50%

50%

50%

50%

50%

50%

50%

50%

50%

50%

Contained Metal in Concentrate

Cu Production

tonnes
(000s)

80

108

117

128

91

95

91

106

102

68

1,431

Au Production

ounces
(000s)

45

97

93

127

28

25

21

27

58

19

631

Ag Production

ounces
(000s)

1,977

1,942

2,619

2,782

2,210

2,452

2,122

2,601

2,338

1,717

34,160

Mo Production

tonnes
(000s)

1.3

1.4

2.5

1.6

1.9

1.3

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.0

22.1

Constancia Capital Expenditures

 

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

2027

2028

2021-2028 Avg.

2029-2037 Avg.

LOM

Capital Expenditures ($ millions)

Sustaining Capital (before Capitalized Stripping)

 

$102

$48

$118

$58

$94

$50

$77

$40

$73

$35

$898

Capitalized Stripping

 

$25

$18

$40

$22

$20

$16

$48

$26

$27

$15

$350

Sustaining Capital (after Capitalized Stripping)

 

$127

$66

$158

$81

$114

$66

$125

$66

$100

$50

$1,248

Growth Project Capital

 

$4

-

$30

-

$17

-

-

-

-

-

$51

Total Capital Expenditures

 

$131

$66

$187

$81

$130

$66

$125

$66

$106

$50

$1,299



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2021 No. 8

   

Constancia Unit Operating Costs and Cash Costs

 

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

2027

2028

2021-2028 Avg.

2029-2037 Avg.

LOM

Unit Operating Costs ($ per tonne milled)

Mining

 

$3.62

$3.54

$3.86

$3.91

$4.13

$4.21

$4.00

$3.88

$3.89

$2.74

$3.28

Milling

 

$5.39

$5.33

$5.31

$5.37

$5.29

$4.81

$4.85

$4.84

$5.15

$4.80

$4.96

G&A

 

$1.74

$1.70

$1.57

$1.51

$1.51

$1.54

$1.48

$1.48

$1.57

$1.31

$1.43

Total Operating Costs (before Capitalized Stripping)

 

$10.74

$10.57

$10.74

$10.79

$10.93

$10.56

$10.32

$10.19

$10.61

$8.86

$9.68

Total Operating Costs (after Capitalized Stripping)

 

$9.94

$9.99

$9.47

$10.09

$10.29

$10.06

$8.79

$9.37

$9.75

$8.38

$9.02

Cash Cost and Sustaining Cash Cost

Cu Production

million pounds

177

237

258

283

201

210

200

233

225

150

3,155

Cash Cost, net of by-product credits

$/lb Cu

$1.37

$0.97

$0.80

$0.74

$1.48

$1.47

$1.37

$1.27

$1.18

$1.71

$1.38

Sustaining Cash Cost, net of by-product credits

$/lb Cu

$2.30

$1.39

$1.44

$1.05

$2.08

$1.82

$2.03

$1.58

$1.71

$2.09

$1.83

Note:

1. Production includes metal contained in concentrate.

2. By-product credits calculated using the gold and silver deferred revenue drawdown rates for 2021 and the following commodity prices: gold price of $1,800 per ounce for 2021, $1,700 per ounce for 2022, $1,650 per ounce for 2023, $1,600 per ounce for 2024 and $1,500 per ounce long-term; silver prices of $25 per ounce for 2021, $23 per ounce for 2022, $20 per ounce for 2023, $19 per ounce for 2024 and $18 per ounce long-term; molybdenum prices of $11 per tonne for 2021 and $10 per tonne for 2022 and long-term.

3. Sustaining cash cost calculated on the same basis as used in the company's quarterly financial disclosures, which incorporates all costs included in cash cost plus sustaining capital expenditures, payments on capital leases, capitalized exploration, royalties, cash payments on long-term community agreements, and accretion and amortization of decommissioning obligations.

4. Cash cost and sustaining cash cost are non-IFRS financial performance measures with no standardized definition under IFRS. For further details on why Hudbay believes cash costs are a useful performance indicator, please refer to the company's most recent Management's Discussion and Analysis for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2020.


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2021 No. 8

   

Snow Lake Updated Mine Plan Detailed Information

Snow Lake Mine Plan

Stall Mill Feed

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

2027

2028

2029

2030

2031

LOM

Lalor Base Metal Ore

Ore Mined

tonnes
(000s)

1,3631

1,088

1,315

1,315

1,315

1,223

935

744

822

487

69

10,675

Ore Mined

tpd

3,894

3,107

3,757

3,757

3,757

3,494

2,672

2,126

2,347

1,390

197

-

Au Grade

g/t

3.31

2.99

3.40

3.78

4.41

3.62

3.36

2.49

2.43

2.27

3.24

3.35

Ag Grade

g/t

26.41

27.55

26.39

26.71

26.98

28.59

32.75

32.96

27.32

36.15

38.06

28.48

Cu Grade

%

0.71%

0.82%

0.86%

0.72%

1.10%

0.75%

0.69%

0.34%

0.41%

0.56%

0.60%

0.74%

Zn Grade

%

4.87%

5.13%

3.90%

3.80%

3.02%

3.65%

4.40%

5.43%

5.38%

5.60%

3.90%

4.34%

1901 Base Metal Ore

Ore Mined

tonnes
(000s)

-

-

-

-

-

92

334

343

354

312

145

1,581

Ore Mined

tpd

-

-

-

-

-

263

955

981

1,011

892

415

-

Au Grade

g/t

-

-

-

-

-

2.29

2.04

1.96

1.43

1.58

1.14

1.73

Ag Grade

g/t

-

-

-

-

-

38.16

42.67

21.83

25.41

21.84

31.52

28.88

Cu Grade

%

-

-

-

-

-

0.23%

0.27%

0.38%

0.32%

0.44%

0.29%

0.34%

Zn Grade

%

-

-

-

-

-

6.26%

6.16%

8.65%

9.09%

5.77%

12.53%

7.87%

Total Ore to Stall

Ore Mined

tonnes
(000s)

1,3631

1,088

1,315

1,315

1,315

1,315

1,270

1,088

1,175

799

214

12,256

Ore Mined

tpd

3,894

3,107

3,757

3,757

3,757

3,757

3,627

3,107

3,358

2,282

613

-

Au Grade

g/t

3.31

2.99

3.40

3.78

4.41

3.52

3.01

2.32

2.13

2.00

1.82

3.14

Ag Grade

g/t

26.41

27.55

26.39

26.71

26.98

29.26

35.36

29.44

26.74

30.56

33.63

28.53

Cu Grade

%

0.71%

0.82%

0.86%

0.72%

1.10%

0.71%

0.58%

0.35%

0.38%

0.51%

0.39%

0.68%

Zn Grade

%

4.87%

5.13%

3.90%

3.80%

3.02%

3.83%

4.86%

6.44%

6.50%

5.67%

9.75%

4.80%

Note: Tonnes per day ("tpd") assumes 350 operating days a year. LOM refers to life-of-mine total. Totals may not add up due to rounding.

1 Includes ore processed at the Flin Flon mill.


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2021 No. 8

   

New Britannia Mill Feed

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

2027

2028

2029

2030

2031

Lalor Gold Ore

Ore Mined

tonnes
(000s)

214

540

540

540

540

540

540

540

452

387

114

Ore Mined

tpd

611

1,543

1,543

1,543

1,543

1,543

1,543

1,543

1,292

1,106

326

Au Grade

g/t

4.99

6.08

5.76

5.42

5.02

5.52

5.47

5.19

5.17

5.70

6.45

Ag Grade

g/t

26.55

26.00

25.28

27.49

27.70

25.88

29.90

36.53

41.68

27.93

31.02

Cu Grade

%

0.64%

0.67%

0.45%

0.45%

0.44%

0.42%

1.07%

0.75%

0.59%

0.43%

0.56%

Zn Grade

%

0.22%

0.68%

0.88%

1.06%

1.22%

0.84%

0.93%

1.02%

1.06%

0.63%

0.95%

WIM Gold Ore

Ore Mined

tonnes
(000s)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

104

414

Ore Mined

tpd

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

298

1,182

Au Grade

g/t

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0.76

1.24

Ag Grade

g/t

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

4.64

6.01

Cu Grade

%

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1.22%

1.62%

Zn Grade

%

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0.09%

0.18%

Total Ore to New Britannia

Ore Mined

tonnes
(000s)

214

540

540

540

540

540

540

540

452

492

528

Ore Mined

tpd

611

1,543

1,543

1,543

1,543

1,543

1,543

1,543

1,292

1,404

1,507

Au Grade

g/t

4.99

6.08

5.76

5.42

5.02

5.52

5.47

5.19

5.17

4.65

2.36

Ag Grade

g/t

26.55

26.00

25.28

27.49

27.70

25.88

29.90

36.53

41.68

22.99

11.41

Cu Grade

%

0.64%

0.67%

0.45%

0.45%

0.44%

0.42%

1.07%

0.75%

0.59%

0.60%

1.39%

Zn Grade

%

0.22%

0.68%

0.88%

1.06%

1.22%

0.84%

0.93%

1.02%

1.06%

0.51%

0.35%



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2021 No. 8

   

New Britannia Mill Feed (continued)

2032

2033

2034

2035

2036

2037

LOM

Lalor Gold Ore

Ore Mined

tonnes
(000s)

-

-

-

-

-

-

4,947

Ore Mined

tpd

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Au Grade

g/t

-

-

-

-

-

-

5.48

Ag Grade

g/t

-

-

-

-

-

-

29.55

Cu Grade

%

-

-

-

-

-

-

0.59%

Zn Grade

%

-

-

-

-

-

-

0.90%

WIM Gold Ore

Ore Mined

tonnes
(000s)

438

438

401

316

288

49

2,448

Ore Mined

tpd

1,252

1,251

1,147

904

822

139

-

Au Grade

g/t

1.55

1.74

1.82

1.82

1.68

1.87

1.60

Ag Grade

g/t

5.66

6.51

6.67

6.92

6.76

6.86

6.31

Cu Grade

%

1.47%

1.72%

1.71%

1.71%

1.67%

1.70%

1.63%

Zn Grade

%

0.32%

0.42%

0.28%

0.17%

0.13%

0.13%

0.25%

3 Zone Gold Ore

Ore Mined

tonnes
(000s)

-

-

38

219

219

187

662

Ore Mined

tpd

-

-

107

625

626

533

-

Au Grade

g/t

-

-

3.40

4.17

4.17

4.46

4.21

Total Ore to New Britannia

Ore Mined

tonnes
(000s)

438

438

439

535

507

235

8,057

Ore Mined

tpd

1,252

1,251

1,254

1,529

1,448

672

-

Au Grade

g/t

1.55

1.74

1.96

2.78

2.76

3.93

4.20

Ag Grade

g/t

5.66

6.51

6.10

4.09

3.84

1.42

20.06

Cu Grade

%

1.47%

1.72%

1.56%

1.01%

0.95%

0.35%

0.86%

Zn Grade

%

0.32%

0.42%

0.26%

0.10%

0.07%

0.03%

0.63%

Note: Tonnes per day ("tpd") assumes 350 operating days a year. LOM refers to life-of-mine total. Totals may not add up due to rounding.


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2021 No. 8

   

Snow Lake Metallurgical Recoveries

 

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

2027

2028

2029

2030

2031

2032

2033

2034

2035

2036

2037

LOM

Stall Mill Recoveries

Lalor Base Metal Ore

Cu

86%

88%

93%

93%

93%

93%

93%

87%

89%

93%

93%

-

-

-

-

-

-

91%

Au

59%

61%

69%

66%

69%

67%

65%

50%

54%

60%

62%

-

-

-

-

-

-

64%

Ag

60%

63%

72%

70%

72%

71%

69%

53%

57%

64%

65%

-

-

-

-

-

-

66%

Zn

92%

91%

91%

91%

89%

91%

91%

94%

93%

92%

91%

-

-

-

-

-

-

92%

1901 Base Metal Ore

Cu

-

-

-

-

-

81%

84%

88%

86%

90%

84%

-

-

-

-

-

-

87%

Au

-

-

-

-

-

42%

46%

53%

49%

56%

47%

-

-

-

-

-

-

50%

Ag

-

-

-

-

-

44%

48%

55%

51%

58%

49%

-

-

-

-

-

-

51%

Zn

-

-

-

-

-

94%

94%

94%

94%

93%

97%

-

-

-

-

-

-

94%

New Britannia Recoveries

Lalor Gold Ore

Cu

93%

92%

91%

91%

91%

91%

93%

92%

92%

91%

92%

-

-

-

-

-

-

92%

Au

90%

91%

91%

91%

90%

91%

91%

91%

91%

91%

91%

-

-

-

-

-

-

91%

Ag

76%

76%

75%

76%

76%

75%

77%

78%

79%

76%

76%

-

-

-

-

-

-

77%

WIM Gold Ore

Cu

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

97%

98%

97%

98%

98%

98%

98%

98%

98%

Au

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

77%

84%

87%

89%

89%

89%

88%

90%

88%

Ag

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

64%

70%

67%

71%

71%

71%

70%

71%

70%

3 Zone Gold Ore

Au

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

84%

85%

85%

85%

85%



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2021 No. 8

   

Snow Lake Production Profile

Lalor Mine

Production

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

2027

2028

2029

2030

2031

LOM

Au

ounces (000s)

115

160

190

191

208

182

152

112

103

86

26

1,524

Ag

ounces (000s)

824

946

1,134

1,150

1,188

1,133

1,079

912

889

626

142

10,022

Cu

tonnes (000s)

10

11

13

11

16

11

11

6

5

4

1

99

Zn

tonnes (000s)

61

51

46

46

35

41

38

38

41

25

2

424


1901 Mine

Production

2026

2027

2028

2029

2030

2031

LOM

Au

ounces (000s)

3

10

11

8

9

3

44

Ag

ounces (000s)

49

219

134

149

128

72

751

Cu

tonnes (000s)

0

1

1

1

1

0

5

Zn

tonnes (000s)

5

19

28

30

17

18

117


WIM Mine

Production

2030

2031

2032

2033

2034

2035

2036

2037

LOM

Au

ounces (000s)

2

14

19

22

21

17

14

3

110

Ag

ounces (000s)

10

56

54

65

61

50

44

8

347

Cu

tonnes (000s)

1

7

6

7

7

5

5

1

39


3 Zone Mine

Production

2030

2031

2032

2033

2034

2035

2036

2037

LOM

Au

ounces (000s)

-

-

-

-

3

25

25

23

76

Note: Production includes metal contained in concentrate and doré. Totals may not add up due to rounding.


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2021 No. 8

   

Snow Lake Capital Expenditures

Capital Expenditures

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

2027

2028

2029

2030

Lalor Sustaining Capital

C$ millions

$106

$123

$86

$59

$48

$58

$56

$47

$4

$4

1901 Sustaining Capital

C$ millions

-

-

-

$22

$32

$28

$7

$2

$6

$2

WIM Sustaining Capital

C$ millions

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

$57

$20

3 Zone Sustaining Capital

C$ millions

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Total Sustaining Capital

US$ millions

$83

$96

$67

$62

$62

$66

$48

$38

$52

$20

New Britannia Project

C$ millions

$90

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Stall Recovery Improvement Project

C$ millions

-

$24

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Snow Lake Camp

C$ millions

$8

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Total Growth Capital

US$ millions

$77

$19

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 

 

2031

2032

2033

2034

2035

2036

2037

LOM

Lalor Sustaining Capital

C$ millions

$1

-

-

-

-

-

-

$593

1901 Sustaining Capital

C$ millions

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

$98

WIM Sustaining Capital

C$ millions

$21

$15

$1

$1

$1

$1

$1

$118

3 Zone Sustaining Capital

C$ millions

-

-

-

$14

$22

$12

-

$49

Total Sustaining Capital

US$ millions

$17

$11

$1

$12

$18

$10

$1

$664

New Britannia Project

C$ millions

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

$90

Stall Recovery Improvement Project

C$ millions

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

$24

Shared General Plant

C$ millions

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

$8

Total Growth Capital

US$ millions

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

$96

Note: Totals may not add up correctly due to rounding. "LOM" refers to life-of-mine total. Canadian dollar capital expenditures converted to U.S. dollar capital expenditures at a C$/US$ exchange rate of 1.27 in 2021, 1.28 in 2022, 1.29 in 2023 and 1.30 long-term.


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2021 No. 8

   

Snow Lake Unit Operating Costs and Cash Costs

 

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

2027

2028

2029

2030

2031

2032

2033

2034

2035

2036

2037

LOM

Mining Unit Operating Costs (C$/tonne mined)

Lalor

$112

$102

$102

$98

$102

$102

$112

$114

$119

$119

$138

-

-

-

-

-

-

$107

1901

-

-

-

-

-

$46

$87

$82

$84

$91

$122

-

-

-

-

-

-

$87

WIM

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

$51

$67

$68

$80

$81

$81

$81

$81

$75

3 Zone

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

$30

$64

$74

$80

$70

Milling Unit Operating Costs (C$/tonne milled)

Stall

$26

$29

$24

$23

$24

$23

$24

$27

$25

$36

$120

-

-

-

-

-

-

$27

New Britannia

$45

$41

$40

$40

$40

$40

$41

$41

$47

$44

$43

$50

$51

$51

$42

$44

$87

$45

General & Administrative Unit Costs1 (C$/tonne milled)

Snow Lake

$23

$26

$21

$21

$21

$20

$19

$19

$19

$18

$13

$15

$15

$15

$15

$15

$15

$20

1 General and administrative relate to shared service costs for Manitoba allocated to the Snow Lake operations.

Gold Cash Costs

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

2027

2028

2029

2030

Gold Production

ounces

(000s)

115

160

190

191

208

184

162

123

111

97

Cash Costs

US$/oz

($275)

$361

$434

$440

$393

$454

$382

$443

$488

$627

Sustaining Cash Costs

US$/oz

$550

$1,027

$784

$766

$690

$812

$680

$749

$953

$834

 

 

2031

2032

2033

2034

2035

2036

2037

2022-2027
Avg.

LOM Avg.

Gold Production

ounces

(000s)

42

19

22

24

41

39

25

182

103

Cash Costs

US$/oz

$647

$669

$518

$543

$642

$754

$1,140

$411

$421

Sustaining Cash Costs

US$/oz

$1,056

$1,271

$571

$1,028

$1,074

$1,015

$1,170

$793

$812

Note:

1. Production includes metal contained in concentrate and doré.

2. Cash costs include all onsite (mining, milling and general and administrative) and offsite costs associated with Lalor, 1901, WIM and 3 Zone and are reported net of by-product credits. By-product credits calculated using the following assumptions: zinc price of $1.20 per pound in 2021, $1.15 per pound in 2022, $1.10 per pound in 2023 and long-term; copper price of $3.75 per pound in 2021, $3.30 per pound in 2022, $3.10 per pound in 2023 and long-term; silver price of $25.00 per ounce in 2021, $23.00 per ounce in 2022, $20.00 per pounce in 2023, $19.00 per ounce in 2024, and $18.00 per ounce long-term; C$/US$ exchange rate of 1.27 in 2021, 1.28 in 2022, 1.29 in 2023 and 1.30 for long-term.

3. Sustaining cash cost incorporate all costs included in cash costs calculation plus sustaining capital expenditures.

4. Cash cost and sustaining cash cost are non-IFRS financial performance measures with no standardized definition under IFRS. For further details on why Hudbay believes cash costs are a useful performance indicator, please refer to the company's most recent Management's Discussion and Analysis for the year ended December 31, 2020.


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Figure 1: Constancia Pit Extension

View of Constancia North drill hole locations and 2021 reserve pit extension.

Figure 2: 1901 Mine Design Layout

Isometric view of the 1901 mine design layout and mining shapes (only mineral reserve estimates for 1901 have been included in the mine plan for the Snow Lake operations).



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[i]
Copper and gold production growth based on mid-point of 2023 guidance ranges and 2020 actual production of 95,333 tonnes of copper and 124,622 ounces of gold. 2020 levels were partially impacted by an eight-week temporary mine interruption related to a government-declared state of emergency.

[ii] Cash cost and sustaining cash cost are non-IFRS financial performance measures with no standardized definition under IFRS. For further details on why Hudbay believes cash costs are a useful performance indicator, please refer to the company's most recent Management's Discussion and Analysis for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2020.

[iii] Calculated using 2019 to 2036 production from Hudbay's previous NI 43-101 technical report for Constancia, dated March 26, 2018, compared to 2021 to 2037 production from the updated mine plan plus 2019 and 2020 actual production to allow for the two mine plans to be comparable based on the timing of Pampacancha.

[iv] Based on S&P Global's 2021 cash cost curve. S&P's costing methodology may be different than the methodology reported by Hudbay or its peers in their public disclosure. For details regarding Hudbay's actual cash costs, refer to Hudbay's management's discussion and analysis for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2020.


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