Hudbay Delivers Strong Fourth Quarter and Record Full Year 2024 Results; Achieves 2024 Consolidated Production and Cost Guidance and Provides 2025 Annual Guidance
Hudbay Minerals reported strong Q4 and record full-year 2024 results, achieving consolidated production and cost guidance. The company delivered record annual revenue of $2,021.2 million and adjusted EBITDA of $822.5 million.
Full-year consolidated production reached 137,943 tonnes of copper, 332,240 ounces of gold, and 3,983,851 ounces of silver, marking increases of 5%, 7%, and 11% respectively compared to 2023. The company significantly outperformed its twice-improved 2024 consolidated cash cost guidance.
Cash and cash equivalents increased by $332.0 million to $581.8 million during 2024, enabling a $512.0 million reduction in net debt. The company's net debt to adjusted EBITDA ratio improved to 0.6x at the end of 2024 from 1.6x at the end of 2023, positioning Hudbay with the lowest leverage among industry peers.
Hudbay Minerals ha riportato risultati forti nel quarto trimestre e un record per l'intero anno 2024, raggiungendo la produzione consolidata e le linee guida sui costi. L'azienda ha registrato entrate annuali record di 2.021,2 milioni di dollari e un EBITDA rettificato di 822,5 milioni di dollari.
La produzione consolidata per l'intero anno ha raggiunto 137.943 tonnellate di rame, 332.240 once d'oro e 3.983.851 once d'argento, segnando aumenti rispettivi del 5%, 7% e 11% rispetto al 2023. L'azienda ha superato significativamente le linee guida sui costi in contante consolidate per il 2024, che erano state migliorate due volte.
La liquidità e i mezzi equivalenti in cassa sono aumentati di 332,0 milioni di dollari, raggiungendo 581,8 milioni di dollari nel 2024, consentendo una riduzione del debito netto di 512,0 milioni di dollari. Il rapporto debito netto su EBITDA rettificato dell'azienda è migliorato a 0,6x alla fine del 2024, rispetto a 1,6x alla fine del 2023, posizionando Hudbay con la leva più bassa tra i concorrenti del settore.
Hudbay Minerals reportó resultados sólidos en el cuarto trimestre y un récord para todo el año 2024, alcanzando la producción consolidada y las guías de costos. La compañía entregó ingresos anuales récord de 2,021.2 millones de dólares y un EBITDA ajustado de 822.5 millones de dólares.
La producción consolidada del año completo alcanzó 137,943 toneladas de cobre, 332,240 onzas de oro y 3,983,851 onzas de plata, marcando aumentos del 5%, 7% y 11% respectivamente en comparación con 2023. La compañía superó significativamente su guía de costos en efectivo consolidada para 2024, que fue mejorada en dos ocasiones.
El efectivo y equivalentes de efectivo aumentaron en 332.0 millones de dólares, alcanzando 581.8 millones de dólares durante 2024, lo que permitió una reducción de la deuda neta de 512.0 millones de dólares. La relación de deuda neta a EBITDA ajustado de la compañía mejoró a 0.6x al final de 2024 desde 1.6x al final de 2023, posicionando a Hudbay con el menor apalancamiento entre sus pares en la industria.
Hudbay Minerals는 4분기에 강력한 실적을 보고했으며, 2024년 연간 실적이 기록적으로 증가하여 통합 생산 및 비용 지침을 달성했습니다. 이 회사는 연간 수익 20억 2,120만 달러와 조정 EBITDA 8억 2,250만 달러를 기록했습니다.
연간 통합 생산량은 137,943톤의 구리, 332,240온스의 금, 3,983,851온스의 은에 도달하여 각각 2023년 대비 5%, 7%, 11% 증가했습니다. 이 회사는 2024년 통합 현금 비용 지침을 두 번 개선하여 상당한 성과를 거두었습니다.
2024년 동안 현금 및 현금성 자산은 3억 3,200만 달러 증가하여 5억 8,180만 달러에 도달하였으며, 순부채를 5억 1,200만 달러 줄이는 데 기여했습니다. 회사의 순부채 대비 조정 EBITDA 비율은 2023년 말 1.6배에서 2024년 말 0.6배로 개선되어, Hudbay는 업계 동료들 중에서 가장 낮은 레버리지 비율을 기록하게 되었습니다.
Hudbay Minerals a annoncé de solides résultats au quatrième trimestre et un record pour l'année entière 2024, atteignant les objectifs de production consolidée et de coût. L'entreprise a enregistré des revenus annuels records de 2 021,2 millions de dollars et un EBITDA ajusté de 822,5 millions de dollars.
La production consolidée pour l'année entière a atteint 137 943 tonnes de cuivre, 332 240 onces d'or et 3 983 851 onces d'argent, marquant des augmentations respectives de 5 %, 7 % et 11 % par rapport à 2023. L'entreprise a considérablement dépassé son objectif de coût en espèces consolidé pour 2024, qui avait été amélioré à deux reprises.
Les liquidités et équivalents de liquidités ont augmenté de 332,0 millions de dollars pour atteindre 581,8 millions de dollars en 2024, permettant une réduction de la dette nette de 512,0 millions de dollars. Le ratio de la dette nette par rapport à l'EBITDA ajusté de l'entreprise s'est amélioré à 0,6x à la fin de 2024, contre 1,6x à la fin de 2023, plaçant Hudbay avec le plus faible levier parmi ses pairs du secteur.
Hudbay Minerals hat starke Ergebnisse im vierten Quartal und einen Rekord für das gesamte Jahr 2024 gemeldet und die konsolidierte Produktions- und Kostenvorgaben erreicht. Das Unternehmen erzielte rekordartige Jahresumsätze von 2.021,2 Millionen Dollar und ein bereinigtes EBITDA von 822,5 Millionen Dollar.
Die konsolidierte Jahresproduktion erreichte 137.943 Tonnen Kupfer, 332.240 Unzen Gold und 3.983.851 Unzen Silber, was gegenüber 2023 jeweils einen Anstieg von 5%, 7% und 11% bedeutet. Das Unternehmen übertraf seine zweimal verbesserten konsolidierten Bar-Kostenvorgaben für 2024 erheblich.
Die liquiden Mittel und Zahlungsmitteläquivalente stiegen im Jahr 2024 um 332,0 Millionen Dollar auf 581,8 Millionen Dollar, was eine Reduzierung der Nettoverschuldung um 512,0 Millionen Dollar ermöglichte. Das Verhältnis der Nettoverschuldung zum bereinigten EBITDA verbesserte sich zum Ende des Jahres 2024 auf 0,6x von 1,6x zum Ende des Jahres 2023, wodurch Hudbay die niedrigste Verschuldung unter den Wettbewerbern der Branche aufweist.
- Record annual revenue of $2,021.2 million and adjusted EBITDA of $822.5 million
- Significant production increases: copper +5%, gold +7%, silver +11% YoY
- $512 million reduction in net debt during 2024
- Industry-leading cost performance with consolidated cash cost of $0.46/lb copper
- Strong liquidity position with $1,007.8 million, up 76% from 2023
- British Columbia copper production below 2024 guidance range
- Excess copper inventory of 30,000 wet metric tonnes in Peru at year-end
- Q4 net earnings declined to $21.2 million from $49.8 million in Q3 2024
Insights
Hudbay's FY2024 results demonstrate a remarkable financial transformation, highlighted by record revenue of $2.02 billion and adjusted EBITDA of $822.5 million. The company's strategic execution has yielded three important achievements:
First, the dramatic improvement in balance sheet strength, reducing net debt by
Second, operational excellence is evident in the cost performance, with consolidated cash costs of
Third, the company's revenue diversification strategy is proving highly effective, with gold contribution increasing to
Looking ahead, several catalysts could drive further value creation:
- The excess copper inventory of 30,000 wet metric tonnes in Peru (double the normal levels) represents deferred Q4 revenue that should materialize in Q1 2025
- Mill optimization initiatives in British Columbia and Peru are expected to increase throughput starting in 2026
- The Copper World project, once operational, is projected to boost consolidated copper production by over
50%
The combination of industry-leading cost position, strong balance sheet, and clear growth pathway positions Hudbay for sustained value creation in the coming years. The company's ability to generate substantial free cash flow while maintaining operational excellence provides a solid foundation for executing its growth strategy.
TORONTO, Feb. 19, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Hudbay Minerals Inc. (“Hudbay” or the “company”) (TSX, NYSE: HBM) today released its fourth quarter and full year 2024 financial results, and announced 2025 annual production and cost guidance. All amounts are in U.S. dollars, unless otherwise noted. All production and cost amounts reflect the Copper Mountain mine on a
"Hudbay delivered record financial performance and a transformed balance sheet in 2024, driven by the achievement of consolidated production guidance for all metals with gold production significantly exceeding the top end of the guidance range and the outperformance of our twice-improved consolidated cash cost guidance,” said Peter Kukielski, President and Chief Executive Officer. “Our enhanced operating platform achieved steady copper production, record high gold production and industry-leading cost performance, generating record annual free cash flows in 2024. The free cash flow generation and the successful equity offering in May have contributed to the significant
Delivered Record Annual Results, Led by Record Gold Production from Manitoba Operations and Record Revenues; 2024 Consolidated Production and Cost Guidance Achieved
- Achieved record annual revenue of
$2,021.2 million and record annual adjusted EBITDAi of$822.5 million . - Enhanced operating platform achieved 2024 consolidated production guidance for all metals with record gold production exceeding the top end of the 2024 guidance range. Full year consolidated copper production of 137,943 tonnes, gold production of 332,240 ounces and silver production of 3,983,851 ounces increased by
5% ,7% and11% respectively, compared to full year 2023. - Significantly outperformed the twice-improved 2024 consolidated cash cost guidance. Strong cost control and meaningful exposure to gold by-product credits resulted in better-than-expected consolidated 2024 cash costi and sustaining cash costi per pound of copper produced, net of by-product credits, of
$0.46 and$1.62 , respectively, an improvement of43% and6% , respectively, compared to 2023. - Peru full year copper production was within the 2024 guidance range while gold production exceeded the top end of guidance as additional gold benches were prioritized in the fourth quarter. Peru full year cash costs of
$1.18 per pound outperformed the 2024 annual guidance range. - Manitoba full year gold production of 214,225 ounces exceeded the top end of the 2024 guidance range of 170,000 to 200,000 ounces. Manitoba full year cash costs of
$606 per ounce outperformed the lower end of 2024 annual guidance range of$700 t o$900 per ounce. - British Columbia full year copper production was below the low end of the 2024 guidance range, as expected, while full year gold production was in line with the 2024 annual guidance range. Copper production was lower than the guidance range as a result of lower grades in stockpiled ore and lower throughput during the ramp-up of stabilization and optimization efforts throughout the year. British Columbia continues to advance mill optimization initiatives with the goal to achieve higher mill throughput in 2025.
- Cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments increased by
$332.0 million to$581.8 million during 2024 due to a successful equity offering and strong operating cash flows bolstered by higher copper and gold prices, which enabled a$512.0 million reduction in net debti during 2024.
Delivered Strong Fourth Quarter Operating and Financial Results
- Fourth quarter consolidated copper production of 43,262 tonnes was in line with quarterly production cadence expectations and increased
38% from the third quarter of 2024. Consolidated gold production of 94,161 ounces significantly exceeded expectations and represented an increase of6% from the strong levels achieved in the third quarter of 2024. - Strong operating cost performance with consolidated cash costi and sustaining cash costi per pound of copper produced, net of by-product credits, in the fourth quarter of 2024 of
$0.45 and$1.37 , respectively, representing another quarter of industry-leading cost performance. - Peru operations continued to benefit from strong and consistent mill throughput, achieving averages of approximately 87,000 tonnes per day in the fourth quarter, despite a planned semi-annual mill maintenance shutdown. The on-time completion of the Pampacancha stripping program contributed to higher grade ore during the fourth quarter. Peru operations produced 33,988 tonnes of copper and 38,079 ounces of gold in the fourth quarter of 2024, in line with quarterly cadence expectations. Peru cash costi per pound of copper produced, net of by-product credits, was
$1.00 in the fourth quarter, demonstrating continued strong cost performance. - Manitoba operations produced 51,438 ounces of gold in the fourth quarter of 2024, significantly exceeding management's expectations in both production and efficiency. Manitoba cash costi per ounce of gold produced, net of by-product credits, was
$607 during the fourth quarter, reflecting better-than-expected operating performance and continued strong operating cost margins. - British Columbia operations produced 5,927 tonnes of copper at a cash costi per pound of copper produced, net of by-product credits, of
$3.00 in the fourth quarter of 2024, reflecting reduced mill throughput versus the third quarter of 2024 as a result of ramp-up periods following mill maintenance shutdowns during the quarter.Achieved revenue of$584.9 million and operating cash flow before change in non-cash working capital of$231.5 million in the fourth quarter of 2024, a20% and24% increase, respectively, from the third quarter of 2024. Strong financial results were driven by higher realized gold prices as well as strong copper production in Peru, while delivering on higher grades, throughput and cost control initiatives across all business units. - Achieved revenue of
$584.9 million and operating cash flow before change in non-cash working capital of$231.5 million in the fourth quarter of 2024, a20% and24% increase, respectively, from the third quarter of 2024. Strong financial results were driven by higher realized gold prices as well as strong copper production in Peru, while delivering on higher grades, throughput and cost control initiatives across all business units. - Fourth quarter net earnings attributable to owners and earnings per share attributable to owners were
$21.2 million and$0.05 , respectively. After adjusting for items on a pre-tax basis such as a non-cash$17.4 million foreign exchange loss, a$14.1 million write-down of PP&E, a$10.3 million mark-to-market revaluation gain on various instruments such as unrealized strategic copper hedges, investments and share-based compensation, and a non-cash loss of$2.5 million related to a quarterly revaluation of closed site environmental reclamation provision, among other items, fourth quarter adjusted earningsi per share attributable to owners was$0.18 . - Adjusted EBITDAi was
$257.3 million during the fourth quarter of 2024, a25% increase compared to the third quarter of 2024. - Financial results in the fourth quarter would have been even higher if excess copper inventory in Peru at the end of December 2024 was sold. A total of approximately 30,000 wet metric tonnes of copper concentrate was unsold at the end of December, compared to normal levels of 15,000 wet metric tonnes. The excess copper concentrate inventory in Peru is expected to be sold in the first quarter of 2025.
Achieved Significant Debt Reduction and Transformed Balance Sheet
- Hudbay's unique copper and gold diversification in Peru and Canada provides exposure to higher copper and gold prices and attractive free cash flow generation.
- While the majority of revenues continue to be derived from copper production, gold represented an increasing portion of total revenues at
35% in 2024 compared to29% in 2023, which was driven by high gold prices and record gold production in Manitoba. - Impressive operating cash flow and free cash flow generation in 2024 reflects continued strong copper and gold production in Peru and higher gold production from Manitoba following the full repayment of the gold prepayment liability in August 2024, as well as operating cash flow contributions from British Columbia.
- Strong operating cash flow generation and the net proceeds from the equity offering in May 2024 allowed the company to significantly deleverage and transform the balance sheet with
$245 million of combined debt repayments and gold prepayment liability reductions in 2024. - Further reduced net debti to
$525.7 million in the fourth quarter of 2024, representing the fourth consecutive quarter of lower net debt as a result of deleveraging efforts and capitalizing on strong operating cash flow generation. - Record annual adjusted EBITDAi of
$822.5 million in 2024 was a substantial increase from$647.8 million in 2023. - The increase in cash and reduction in long-term debt significantly reduced the company’s net debt to adjusted EBITDA ratioi to 0.6x at the end of 2024 compared to 1.6x at the end of 2023, well within the targeted 1.2x net debt to adjusted EBITDA ratio outlined in the three prerequisites plan (the "3-P plan") for advancing Copper World, and transforming Hudbay from one of the highest leverage positions to the lowest leverage position among industry peers.
- In November 2024, further improved long-term balance sheet resilience with a proactive three-year extension of the company’s senior secured revolving credit facilities from October 2025 to November 2028. The extended credit facilities provide increased financial flexibility to accretively maintain the
4.50% coupon 2026 senior unsecured notes outstanding to maturity and advance Copper World towards a sanctioning decision in accordance with the 3-P plan. The$450 million revolving credit facilities include an improved pricing grid reflecting the enhanced financial position of Hudbay and feature an opportunity to increase the facility by an additional$150 million at Hudbay’s discretion during the four-year tenor, providing additional financial flexibility. - Total liquidity substantially increased by
76% to$1,007.8 million at the end of 2024 from$573.7 million at the end of 2023.
Advancing Growth Initiatives to Further Enhance Copper and Gold Exposure
- Received all major permits required for the development and operation of Copper World with the receipt of the Air Quality Permit in January 2025 and the Aquifer Protection Permit in August 2024. Copper World is now the highest grade and lowest capital intensity fully permitted copper project in the Americas.
- Continuing to progress the 3-P plan for Copper World in 2025 with definitive feasibility study activities and minority joint venture partner process underway.
- The successful completion of the planned stripping program at Pampacancha in September unlocked significantly higher copper and gold grades in the fourth quarter of 2024, which together with maintaining strong operating performance at Constancia has generated meaningful free cash flow in Peru.
- The New Britannia mill continued to exceed throughput expectations, driving continued strong gold production and free cash flow generation in Manitoba. The New Britannia mill achieved throughput levels of approximately 2,020 tonnes per day in the fourth quarter, exceeding its original design capacity of 1,500 tonnes per day and its 2024 budgeted capacity of 1,800 tonnes per day due to the successful implementation of process improvement initiatives and effective preventative maintenance measures. After three years of operations, a post-project review of the New Britannia refurbishment investment has increased the unlevered IRR to
36% from19% at project sanction in 2020. - Hudbay has successfully implemented post-acquisition plans to stabilize the Copper Mountain operations through mining fleet ramp-up activities and increased mill reliability and performance. Efforts are now focused on optimizing the operations in 2025 through execution of the planned accelerated stripping program and mill throughput improvement projects.
- Drill permitting for highly prospective Maria Reyna and Caballito properties near Constancia continues to advance through the multi-step regulatory process with the conclusion of the process expected in 2025.
- The development of an access drift to the 1901 deposit in Snow Lake is progressing well and first ore mining is expected in the second quarter of 2025 to enable confirmation of the optimal mining method for the deposit. Underground step-out drilling to-date has intersected copper-gold mineralization and additional drilling is planned for 2025. The development of an adjacent haulage drift has been initiated to de-risk planned full production in 2027.
- Large 2024 exploration program in Snow Lake continued testing targets near Lalor and regional satellite properties throughout the winter months with encouraging results. 2025 exploration plans include a large geophysics program and follow-up drilling at Lalor Northwest located 400 metres from Lalor's underground infrastructure, along with the testing of a deep geophysical target at the Cook Lake North property.
- Continuing to advance Flin Flon tailings reprocessing opportunities through metallurgical test work and early economic evaluation to assess the possibility of producing critical minerals and precious metals while reducing the environmental footprint.
2025 Guidance Reflects Stable Copper and Gold Production at Industry-leading Margins
- Consolidated copper production of 133,000 tonnes, based on the midpoint of the 2025 guidance range, is expected to remain stable with 2024 levels, reflecting higher expected production in British Columbia as mill throughput optimization plans are implemented, offset by a lower portion of ore feed from the high-grade Pampacancha satellite deposit in Peru.
- Consolidated gold production of 277,750 ounces, based on the midpoint of the 2025 guidance range, is expected to be lower than 2024 production, reflecting a lower portion of ore feed from Pampacancha in 2025 and the accelerated mining of high-grade gold benches in late 2024, partially offset by continued strong gold production in Manitoba.
- Consolidated cash costi, net of by-product credits, in 2025 is expected to be within
$0.80 t o$1.00 per pound as the company continues to focus on maintaining strong cost control across the business, driving industry-leading margins. - Total sustaining capital expenditures are expected to be
$365 million in 2025, reflecting some deferrals from 2024 and higher sustaining spending at the operations. - Total growth capital expenditures are expected to be
$205 million in 2025 as Hudbay reinvests in several high-return growth projects in 2025 to deliver increased copper exposure. This includes$55 million for mill throughput improvement projects in British Columbia,$25 million for mill throughput improvement projects in Peru and$65 million for Copper World de-risking activities and feasibility studies. - Exploration expenditures are expected to total
$40 million in 2025 as the company continues to execute the large multi-year exploration program in the Snow Lake region, which continues to be partially funded by critical minerals premium flow-through financing that was completed in the fourth quarter.
Summary of Fourth Quarter Results
Consolidated copper production of 43,262 tonnes in the fourth quarter of 2024 was in line with quarterly production cadence and represented a significant increase of
Cash generated from operating activities of
Net earnings attributable to owners in the fourth quarter of 2024 was
Adjusted net earnings attributable to ownersi and adjusted net earnings per share attributable to ownersi were
In the fourth quarter, adjusted EBITDAi was
In the fourth quarter of 2024, consolidated cash costi per pound of copper produced, net of by-product credits, was
Consolidated all-in sustaining cash costi per pound of copper produced, net of by-product credits, was
As at December 31, 2024, total liquidity was
Summary of Full Year Results
Hudbay achieved its 2024 consolidated production guidance for all metals and significantly exceeded the 2024 production guidance for gold. On a business unit stand-alone basis, Peru exceeded the top end of the gold production guidance and achieved the guidance ranges for all other metals. Manitoba exceeded the top end of the gold and copper guidance ranges and achieved the guidance ranges for all other metals. In British Columbia, production of gold was within the guidance range, whereas copper production was below the low end of guidance range as a result of lower grades in stockpiled ore and reduced throughput during the mill stabilization period.
Consolidated copper, gold and silver production for the full year 2024 increased by
Cash generated from operating activities increased to
Net earnings attributable to owners for 2024 was
Adjusted net earnings attributable to ownersi and adjusted net earnings per share attributable to ownersi for 2024 were
Adjusted EBITDAi was
Consolidated cash costi per pound of copper produced, net of by-product credits, was
Consolidated all-in sustaining cash costi per pound of copper produced, net of by-product credits, was
Consolidated Financial Condition (in $ millions, except net debt to adjusted EBITDA ratio) | Dec. 31, 2024 | Sep. 30, 2024 | Dec. 31, 2023 |
Cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments | 581.8 | 483.3 | 249.8 |
Total long-term debt | 1,107.5 | 1,108.9 | 1,287.5 |
Net debt1 | 525.7 | 625.6 | 1,037.7 |
Working capital2 | 511.3 | 434.3 | 135.8 |
Total assets | 5,487.6 | 5,508.1 | 5,312.6 |
Equity3 | 2,553.2 | 2,537.8 | 2,096.8 |
Net debt to adjusted EBITDA1,4 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.6 |
1 Net debt and net debit to adjusted EBITDA are non-GAAP financial performance measures with no standardized definition under IFRS. For further information, please see the "Non-GAAP Financial Performance Measures" section of this news release. | |||
2 Working capital is determined as total current assets less total current liabilities as defined under IFRS and disclosed on the consolidated financial statements. | |||
3 Equity attributable to owners of the company. | |||
4 Net debt to adjusted EBITDA for the 12 month period. | |||
Consolidated Financial Performance | Three Months Ended | Year Ended | |||
(in $ millions) | Dec. 31, 2024 | Sep. 30, 2024 | Dec. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2024 | Dec. 31, 2023 |
Revenue | 584.9 | 485.8 | 602.2 | 2,021.2 | 1,690.0 |
Cost of sales | 400.5 | 346.0 | 405.4 | 1,467.4 | 1,297.5 |
Earnings before tax | 103.7 | 79.7 | 81.0 | 251.6 | 151.8 |
Net earnings | 19.3 | 50.4 | 33.5 | 67.8 | 69.5 |
Net earnings attributable to owners | 21.2 | 49.8 | 30.7 | 76.7 | 66.4 |
Basic and diluted attributable earnings per share | 0.05 | 0.13 | 0.10 | 0.20 | 0.22 |
Adjusted earnings attributable per share1 | 0.18 | 0.13 | 0.20 | 0.48 | 0.23 |
Operating cash flow before change in non-cash working capital | 231.5 | 186.3 | 246.5 | 691.1 | 570.0 |
Adjusted EBITDA1 | 257.3 | 206.2 | 274.4 | 822.5 | 647.8 |
1 Adjusted earnings attributable per share and adjusted EBITDA are non-GAAP financial performance measures with no standardized definition under IFRS. For further information, please see the “Non-GAAP Financial Performance Measures” section. | |||||
Consolidated Production and Cost Performance5 | Three Months Ended | Year Ended | ||||||
Dec. 31, 2024 | Sep. 30, 2024 | Dec. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2024 | Dec. 31, 20234 | ||||
Contained metal in concentrate and doré produced1 | ||||||||
Copper | tonnes | 43,262 | 31,354 | 45,450 | 137,943 | 131,691 | ||
Gold | ounces | 94,161 | 89,073 | 112,776 | 332,240 | 310,429 | ||
Silver | ounces | 1,311,658 | 985,569 | 1,197,082 | 3,983,851 | 3,575,234 | ||
Zinc | tonnes | 8,385 | 8,069 | 5,747 | 33,339 | 34,642 | ||
Molybdenum | tonnes | 195 | 362 | 397 | 1,323 | 1,566 | ||
Payable metal sold | ||||||||
Copper | tonnes | 37,927 | 27,760 | 44,006 | 125,094 | 124,996 | ||
Gold2 | ounces | 92,734 | 73,232 | 104,840 | 335,342 | 276,893 | ||
Silver2 | ounces | 1,150,518 | 663,413 | 1,048,877 | 3,549,816 | 3,145,166 | ||
Zinc | tonnes | 5,261 | 8,607 | 7,385 | 25,120 | 28,799 | ||
Molybdenum | tonnes | 182 | 343 | 468 | 1,287 | 1,462 | ||
Consolidated cash cost per pound of copper produced3 | ||||||||
Cash cost | $/lb | 0.45 | 0.18 | 0.16 | 0.46 | 0.8 | ||
Sustaining cash cost | $/lb | 1.37 | 1.71 | 1.09 | 1.62 | 1.72 | ||
All-in sustaining cash cost | $/lb | 1.53 | 1.95 | 1.31 | 1.88 | 1.92 | ||
1 Metal reported in concentrate is prior to deductions associated with smelter contract terms. | ||||||||
2 Includes total payable gold and silver in concentrate and in doré sold. | ||||||||
3 Cash cost, sustaining cash cost and all-in sustaining cash cost per pound of copper produced, net of by-product credits, gold cash cost, sustaining cash cost per ounce of gold produced, net of by-product credits, are non-GAAP financial performance measures with no standardized definition under IFRS. For further information, please see the “Non-GAAP Financial Performance Measures” section of this news release. | ||||||||
4 As Copper Mountain was acquired on June 20, 2023, the production from the Copper Mountain mine included in these consolidated figures for the year ended December 31, 2023, represents the period from acquisition date, June 20, 2023, through to year end December 31, 2023. | ||||||||
5 Includes | ||||||||
Peru Operations Review
Peru Operations | Three Months Ended | Year Ended | ||||
Dec. 31, 2024 | Sep. 30, 2024 | Dec. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2024 | Dec. 31, 2023 | ||
Constancia ore mined1 | tonnes | 4,186,058 | 3,022,931 | 973,176 | 15,046,190 | 9,265,954 |
Copper | % | 0.40 | 0.36 | 0.30 | 0.34 | 0.32 |
Gold | g/tonne | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 |
Silver | g/tonne | 3.88 | 3.20 | 2.26 | 3.08 | 2.53 |
Molybdenum | % | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
Pampacancha ore mined1 | tonnes | 4,037,264 | 1,777,092 | 5,556,613 | 9,317,499 | 14,756,416 |
Copper | % | 0.63 | 0.48 | 0.56 | 0.55 | 0.51 |
Gold | g/tonne | 0.38 | 0.27 | 0.32 | 0.32 | 0.33 |
Silver | g/tonne | 6.43 | 6.23 | 4.84 | 5.61 | 4.28 |
Molybdenum | % | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
Total ore mined | tonnes | 8,223,322 | 4,800,023 | 6,529,789 | 24,363,689 | 24,022,370 |
Strip ratio2 | 1.22 | 2.62 | 1.26 | 1.78 | 1.51 | |
Ore milled | tonnes | 7,999,453 | 8,137,248 | 7,939,044 | 31,933,624 | 30,720,929 |
Copper | % | 0.48 | 0.32 | 0.48 | 0.36 | 0.39 |
Gold | g/tonne | 0.20 | 0.11 | 0.25 | 0.14 | 0.16 |
Silver | g/tonne | 5.28 | 3.70 | 4.20 | 3.84 | 3.62 |
Molybdenum | % | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
Copper recovery | % | 87.8 | 82.6 | 87.4 | 85.0 | 84.2 |
Gold recovery | % | 73.3 | 68.1 | 77.6 | 70.7 | 71.8 |
Silver recovery | % | 71.4 | 67.0 | 78.0 | 68.8 | 70.0 |
Molybdenum recovery | % | 37.1 | 39.0 | 33.6 | 41.7 | 35.8 |
Contained metal in concentrate | ||||||
Copper | tonnes | 33,988 | 21,220 | 33,207 | 99,001 | 100,487 |
Gold | ounces | 38,079 | 20,331 | 49,418 | 98,226 | 114,218 |
Silver | ounces | 969,502 | 648,209 | 836,208 | 2,708,262 | 2,505,229 |
Molybdenum | tonnes | 195 | 362 | 397 | 1,323 | 1,566 |
Payable metal sold | ||||||
Copper | tonnes | 28,775 | 18,803 | 31,200 | 88,138 | 96,213 |
Gold | ounces | 37,459 | 9,795 | 38,114 | 103,364 | 97,176 |
Silver | ounces | 824,613 | 365,198 | 703,679 | 2,343,820 | 2,227,419 |
Molybdenum | tonnes | 182 | 343 | 468 | 1,287 | 1,462 |
Combined unit operating cost3,4 | $/tonne | 15.25 | 12.78 | 12.24 | 12.91 | 12.47 |
Cash cost4 | $/lb | 1.00 | 1.80 | 0.54 | 1.18 | 1.07 |
Sustaining cash cost4 | $/lb | 1.48 | 2.78 | 1.21 | 1.86 | 1.81 |
1 Reported tonnes and grade for ore mined are estimates based on mine plan assumptions and may not reconcile fully to ore milled. | ||||||
2 Strip ratio is calculated as waste mined divided by ore mined. | ||||||
3 Reflects combined mine, mill and G&A costs per tonne of ore milled. Reflects the deduction of expected capitalized stripping costs. | ||||||
4 Combined unit operating cost, cash cost and sustaining cash cost per pound of copper produced, net of by-product credits, are non-GAAP financial performance measures with no standardized definition under IFRS. For further information, please see the “Non-GAAP Financial Performance Measures” section of this news release. | ||||||
During the fourth quarter of 2024, the Peru operations produced 33,988 tonnes of copper, 38,079 ounces of gold, 969,502 ounces of silver and 195 tonnes of molybdenum. Production of copper, gold and silver significantly increased by
Full year copper, silver and molybdenum production in 2024 achieved the annual guidance ranges, and gold production exceeded the upper end of the guidance range by
Total ore mined in the fourth quarter of 2024 increased
Peru operations continued to benefit from strong and consistent mill throughput in 2024, averaging approximately 87,000 tonnes processed per day in the fourth quarter and full year of 2024. Ore milled during the fourth quarter of 2024 was
The Constancia mill achieved record copper recoveries of
Combined mine, mill and G&A unit operating costi in the fourth quarter of 2024 was
Cash costi per pound of copper produced, net of by-product credits, in the fourth quarter of 2024 was
Sustaining cash costi per pound of copper produced, net of by-product credits, was
Approximately 30,000 wet metric tonnes of copper concentrate in Peru were unsold as of December 31, 2024, which is approximately 15,000 wet metric tonnes above normal levels and resulted from the strong production ramp-up that occurred late in the quarter. The excess copper concentrate is expected to be sold in the first quarter of 2025.
The company continues to evaluate opportunities to further increase mill throughput after the Peruvian Ministry of Energy and Mines approved a regulatory change in June 2024 to allow mining companies in Peru to increase throughput by up to
Manitoba Operations Review
Manitoba Operations | Three Months Ended | Year Ended | |||||
Dec. 31, 2024 | Sep. 30, 2024 | Dec. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2024 | Dec. 31, 2023 | |||
Lalor | |||||||
Ore mined | tonnes | 422,454 | 411,295 | 372,384 | 1,626,935 | 1,526,729 | |
Gold | g/tonne | 4.61 | 5.45 | 5.92 | 4.68 | 4.74 | |
Copper | % | 0.95 | 0.91 | 1.04 | 0.85 | 0.86 | |
Zinc | % | 2.95 | 2.73 | 2.20 | 2.84 | 3.00 | |
Silver | g/tonne | 31.91 | 30.45 | 28.92 | 27.14 | 24.51 | |
New Britannia | |||||||
Ore milled | tonnes | 185,592 | 191,298 | 165,038 | 715,198 | 596,912 | |
Gold | g/tonne | 5.99 | 6.77 | 8.03 | 6.29 | 6.76 | |
Copper | % | 1.17 | 0.93 | 1.46 | 1.04 | 1.03 | |
Zinc | % | 1.08 | 1.12 | 0.85 | 0.99 | 0.84 | |
Silver | g/tonne | 33.97 | 30.24 | 27.97 | 27.78 | 25.11 | |
Gold recovery1 | % | 90.2 | 90.0 | 89.0 | 89.7 | 88.6 | |
Copper recovery | % | 91.3 | 92.8 | 91.6 | 93.6 | 93.3 | |
Silver recovery1 | % | 79.6 | 79.9 | 83.2 | 80.9 | 81.5 | |
Stall Concentrator | |||||||
Ore milled | tonnes | 222,004 | 222,621 | 228,799 | 893,510 | 965,567 | |
Gold | g/tonne | 3.36 | 4.23 | 4.22 | 3.42 | 3.45 | |
Copper | % | 0.73 | 0.89 | 0.73 | 0.71 | 0.74 | |
Zinc | % | 4.62 | 4.12 | 3.20 | 4.33 | 4.36 | |
Silver | g/tonne | 29.90 | 30.20 | 28.63 | 26.54 | 24.19 | |
Gold recovery | % | 69.6 | 70.5 | 67.5 | 68.6 | 64.8 | |
Copper recovery | % | 84.4 | 88.3 | 92.0 | 87.4 | 90.4 | |
Zinc recovery | % | 81.7 | 88.1 | 78.5 | 86.2 | 82.2 | |
Silver recovery | % | 55.1 | 57.8 | 61.8 | 56.8 | 61.4 | |
Total contained metal in concentrate and doré2 | |||||||
Gold | ounces | 51,438 | 62,468 | 59,863 | 214,225 | 187,363 | |
Copper | tonnes | 3,347 | 3,398 | 3,735 | 12,536 | 12,154 | |
Zinc | tonnes | 8,385 | 8,069 | 5,747 | 33,339 | 34,642 | |
Silver | ounces | 283,223 | 281,397 | 255,579 | 995,090 | 851,723 | |
Total payable metal sold | |||||||
Gold | ounces | 50,239 | 57,238 | 63,635 | 212,243 | 171,297 | |
Copper | tonnes | 3,321 | 2,931 | 3,687 | 11,602 | 10,708 | |
Zinc | tonnes | 5,261 | 8,607 | 7,385 | 25,120 | 28,779 | |
Silver | ounces | 282,158 | 244,974 | 246,757 | 956,460 | 728,304 | |
Combined unit operating cost3,4 | C$/tonne | 233 | 211 | 216 | 226 | 217 | |
Gold cash cost4 | $/oz | 607 | 372 | 434 | 606 | 727 | |
Gold sustaining cash cost4 | $/oz | 908 | 553 | 788 | 868 | 1,077 | |
1 Gold and silver recovery includes total recovery from concentrate and doré. | |||||||
2 Metal reported in concentrate is prior to deductions associated with smelter terms. | |||||||
3 Reflects combined mine, mill and G&A costs per tonne of ore milled. | |||||||
4 Combined unit operating cost, cash cost and sustaining cash cost per ounce of gold produced, net of by-product credits, are non-GAAP financial performance measures with no standardized definition under IFRS. For further information, please see the “Non-GAAP Financial Performance Measures” section of this news release. | |||||||
The Snow Lake operations continued to deliver strong operational performance during the fourth quarter of 2024, exceeding expectations in both production and efficiency. Record annual gold production of 214,225 ounces in 2024 was achieved through a combination of higher metallurgical recoveries at the New Britannia and Stall mills, despite processing lower gold grades year-over-year, and the strategic allocation of more gold ore feed to the New Britannia mill. This success reflects the positive impact of ongoing continuous improvement initiatives.
The Manitoba operations produced 51,438 ounces of gold, 3,347 tonnes of copper, 8,385 tonnes of zinc and 283,223 ounces of silver during the fourth quarter of 2024. Compared to the third quarter of 2024, zinc and silver increased by
The Lalor mine achieved strong production results in the fourth quarter, achieving an average of 4,600 tonnes per day, marking the highest quarterly ore production in 2024. Total ore mined in the fourth quarter of 2024 was
The New Britannia mill had another quarter of exceptional performance with the mill operating consistently above nameplate capacity, achieving an average throughput of approximately 2,020 tonnes per day in the fourth quarter of 2024. Plant availability remained strong, supported by ongoing low-capital projects aimed at further increasing throughput while maintaining targeted gold recoveries of
At the Stall mill, there was a slight reduction in throughput as more ore was diverted to New Britannia. Benefits from recent recovery improvement programs continue to be realized with gold recoveries exceeding prior year figures. The lower throughput at Stall is aligned with the company’s strategy to allocate more Lalor ore feed to New Britannia, as noted above. The Stall mill achieved gold recoveries of
Combined mine, mill and G&A unit operating costi was C
Manitoba’s cash costi per ounce of gold produced, net of by-product credits, in the fourth quarter of 2024 was
Sustaining cash costi per ounce of gold produced, net of by-product credits, in the fourth quarter of 2024 was
Progress on the 1901 deposit continued via the exploration drift and the recently started haulage drift, which achieved high advance rates in the fourth quarter of 2024, laying the groundwork to support full production from the 1901 deposit by 2027. With the drifts performing well, mining of first ore is scheduled for the second quarter of 2025.
The Manitoba business unit continues to prioritize strong relationships with Indigenous communities. Several meetings with Indigenous Nations were held to discuss future exploration and geophysical programs within their Traditional Territories. To date, Hudbay has received letters of support for geophysical programs, and positive progress is being made in negotiating exploration agreements. In February 2025, Hudbay signed its first-ever exploration agreement with the Kiciwapa Cree Nation.
British Columbia Operations Review
British Columbia Operations5 | Three Months Ended | Year Ended5 | |||||||||
Dec. 31, 2024 | Sep. 30, 2024 | Dec. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2024 | Dec. 31, 2023 | |||||||
Ore mined1 | tonnes | 2,374,044 | 3,098,863 | 2,627,398 | 11,360,125 | 6,975,389 | |||||
Strip ratio2 | 7.36 | 6.05 | 5.34 | 5.98 | 3.82 | ||||||
Ore milled | tonnes | 2,880,927 | 3,363,176 | 3,261,891 | 12,656,679 | 6,862,152 | |||||
Copper | % | 0.26 | 0.24 | 0.33 | 0.25 | 0.35 | |||||
Gold | g/tonne | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.06 | 0.08 | 0.07 | |||||
Silver | g/tonne | 0.92 | 0.73 | 1.36 | 0.96 | 1.36 | |||||
Copper recovery | % | 79.5 | 84.1 | 78.8 | 82.4 | 79.7 | |||||
Gold recovery | % | 55.8 | 67.3 | 54.1 | 60.5 | 55.9 | |||||
Silver recovery | % | 69.0 | 71.2 | 73.8 | 71.8 | 73.0 | |||||
Total contained metal in concentrate | |||||||||||
Copper | tonnes | 5,927 | 6,736 | 8,508 | 26,406 | 19,050 | |||||
Gold | ounces | 4,644 | 6,274 | 3,495 | 19,789 | 8,848 | |||||
Silver | ounces | 58,933 | 55,963 | 105,295 | 280,499 | 218,282 | |||||
Total payable metal sold | |||||||||||
Copper | tonnes | 5,831 | 6,026 | 9,119 | 25,354 | 18,075 | |||||
Gold | ounces | 5,036 | 6,199 | 3,091 | 19,735 | 8,420 | |||||
Silver | ounces | 43,747 | 53,241 | 98,441 | 249,536 | 189,443 | |||||
Combined unit operating cost3,4 | C$/tonne | 23.22 | 15.58 | 20.90 | 20.39 | 21.38 | |||||
Cash cost4 | $/lb | 3.00 | 1.81 | 2.67 | 2.74 | 2.49 | |||||
Sustaining cash cost4 | $/lb | 5.76 | 5.06 | 3.93 | 5.29 | 3.41 | |||||
1 Reported tonnes and grade for ore mined are estimates based on mine plan assumptions and may not reconcile fully to ore milled. | |||||||||||
2 Strip ratio is calculated as waste mined divided by ore mined. | |||||||||||
3 Reflects combined mine, mill and G&A costs per tonne of ore milled. Reflects the deduction of expected capitalized stripping costs. | |||||||||||
4 Combined unit operating cost, cash cost and sustaining cash cost per pound of copper produced, net of by-product credits, are non-GAAP financial performance measures with no standardized definition under IFRS. For further information, please see the “Non-GAAP Financial Performance Measures” section of this news release. | |||||||||||
5 Includes | |||||||||||
Since acquiring Copper Mountain in June 2023, Hudbay has been focused on advancing operational stabilization plans, including opening up the mine by re-activating the full mining fleet, adding additional haul trucks, adding additional mining faces, optimizing the ore feed to the plant and implementing plant improvement initiatives that mirror Hudbay's successful processes at Constancia. These stabilization plans have successfully increased the total tonnes moved and resulted in stronger mill performance as demonstrated by high mill availability of
During the fourth quarter of 2024, the British Columbia operations produced 5,927 tonnes of copper, 4,644 ounces of gold and 58,933 ounces of silver. Copper and gold production declined by
Total ore mined at Copper Mountain in the fourth quarter of 2024 was 2.4 million tonnes, a decrease of
The mill processed 2.9 million and 12.7 million tonnes of ore during the fourth quarter and the year ended December 31, 2024, respectively. Ore processed in the fourth quarter of 2024 was
Milled copper grades during the fourth quarter of 2024 were higher than the third quarter of 2024 but were impacted by the operation continuing to draw on lower grade stockpiled ore. Copper recoveries of
Combined mine, mill and G&A unit operating costi in the fourth quarter of 2024 was C
Cash costi and sustaining cash costi per pound of copper produced, net of by-product credits, in the fourth quarter of 2024 were
At Copper Mountain in 2025, efforts will be focused on optimizing the operation. Mining activities will continue to execute the three-year accelerated stripping program intended to bring higher grade ore into the mine plan. In January, the company completed feasibility engineering to debottleneck and increase the nominal plant capacity to its permitted capacity of 50,000 tonnes per day earlier than contemplated in the most recent technical report. Further details on 2025 plans are outlined in the annual guidance section below.
Significant Debt Reduction and Transformed Balance Sheet
The company took several prudent measures in 2024 to significantly improve the strength of the balance sheet and improve financial flexibility, including a total of
- In May 2024, Hudbay completed a successful equity offering issuing common shares for gross proceeds of
$402.5 million , resulting in net proceeds of$386.2 million after transaction costs. - Repurchased and retired a total of
$82.6 million of senior unsecured notes during the year. - Repaid
$100 million of prior drawdowns under the revolving credit facilities during the year. - Fully repaid the gold prepay facility, with
$62.3 million in gold deliveries in 2024 and the final payment completed in August. - In November, the company proactively extended its senior secured revolving credit facilities by three years from October 2025 to November 2028 and negotiated the flexibility to leave the
4.50% 2026 senior unsecured notes outstanding to maturity as Copper World advances towards a sanctioning decision in accordance with the 3-P plan. The newly extended$450 million revolving credit facilities include an improved pricing grid reflecting the enhanced financial position of Hudbay and feature an opportunity to increase the facility by an additional$150 million at its discretion during the four-year tenor, providing additional financial flexibility.
Hudbay has successfully delivered six consecutive quarters of meaningful free cash flow generation as a result of recent brownfield investments, continuous operational improvement efforts and steady cost control across the business. As a result of the continued cash flow generation and the deleveraging efforts, the company has substantially reduced net debt to
Copper World Permitting Completed
On January 2, 2025, Hudbay received the Air Quality Permit for the Copper World project from the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”). The issuance of this permit is a significant milestone in the advancement of the project as it is the final major permit required for the development and operation of Copper World. Copper World is expected to produce 85,000 tonnes of copper per year over an initial 20-year mine life.
Hudbay has now received all three key state permits required for Copper World development and operation:
- Mined Land Reclamation Plan – Completed – the Mined Land Reclamation Plan was initially approved by the Arizona State Mine Inspector in October 2021 and was subsequently amended and approved to reflect a larger private land project footprint. This approval was challenged in state court, but the challenge was dismissed in May 2023.
- Aquifer Protection Permit – Completed – the Aquifer Protection Permit was received on August 29, 2024 from the ADEQ following a robust process that included detailed analysis by the agency and Hudbay, along with a public comment period that was completed in the second quarter of 2024.
- Air Quality Permit – Completed – the Air Quality Permit was received on January 2, 2025 from the ADEQ following a similarly robust process, including a public comment period that concluded in the third quarter of 2024. An administrative appeal was filed by certain opponents in late January, as expected, and the company is confident the permit will be upheld, similar to the project’s other state-level permits.
Hudbay received the Aquifer Protection Permit and Air Quality Permit on schedule after a thorough public consultation process, and it is pleased with the level of local support it has received. The company looks forward to providing significant benefits for the community and local economy in Arizona. Once in production, Copper World is expected to be a meaningful copper producer in the U.S. domestic copper supply chain, which will be required to help secure growing U.S. metal demand related to increased manufacturing capacity, infrastructure development, increased energy independence, domestic battery supply chain and strengthening the nation's security.
Now that the major permits for Copper World have been received, Hudbay commenced a minority joint venture partner process early in 2025. It is anticipated that any minority joint venture partner would participate in the funding of definitive feasibility study activities in 2025 as well as in the final project design and construction for Copper World.
The sanctioning of Copper World is not expected until 2026 based on current estimated timelines.
Bolstering Technical Capabilities
As Hudbay advances its numerous brownfield and greenfield growth opportunities within its portfolio, the company has enhanced the senior management team with additional technical expertise and expanded the U.S. team to build bench strength and establish key leadership positions.
Hudbay’s Senior Vice President of the U.S. Business Unit, Javier Del Rio, has been focusing his time solely on leading the Copper World project, leveraging his project development and operational expertise as the former head of Hudbay’s South America Business Unit where he oversaw the development and operation of the company’s flagship Constancia mine in Peru. In addition, Warren Flannery, Hudbay’s Vice President of Business Planning and Reclamation, relocated to Arizona in September 2024 to take on the role of Vice President of Copper World. In his new role, Mr. Flannery is leading the operational readiness of Copper World as the company advances through definitive feasibility study activities in 2025.
Adding to the U.S. expertise, in August 2024, Hudbay hired Robert Comer as Executive Director, External Affairs & Legal in Arizona. As an experienced attorney, Mr. Comer brings more than 30 years of U.S. permitting and mining law expertise. During his career, Mr. Comer has held senior leadership positions with businesses and the federal government and has successfully advanced numerous resource projects, including through environmental and land use compliance, defending permits through litigation, NEPA permitting and government relations. He is a significant asset to Copper World as Hudbay continues to advance towards a sanctioning decision in 2026.
After receiving all key permits and with feasibility study activities underway, in February 2025, Hudbay added to its U.S. team’s project development expertise with the appointment of Kim Hackney as Project Director of Copper World. Mr. Hackney is a project professional with over 40 years of extensive experience in the mining industry having held several roles in project and construction management, including managing owners teams, EPCM projects and self-perform projects. He is recognized in the industry for bringing projects online within budget and on schedule, and his in-depth expertise includes global base and precious metals projects located in North, Central and South America, Canada, Africa, Australia, Indonesia, and Uzbekistan.
Hudbay also appointed John O’Shaughnessy as Vice President, Business Development in February 2025 to provide expert oversight and strategic leadership of the global mine planning process. Mr. O’Shaughnessy has 25 years of mining expertise, including numerous progressive engineering, operational and leadership roles at Vale’s mining operations in Ontario and Newfoundland and Labrador. He was most recently the North Atlantic Lead for Vale’s Base Metals division where he led and deployed strategic initiatives for the North Atlantic region. His broad technical expertise further augments Hudbay’s technical bench strength.
Hudbay Celebrates Major Milestone with Millionth Ounce of Gold Recovered from Lalor Mine
At the end of 2024, Hudbay surpassed a total of one million ounces of gold produced at the Lalor mine in Snow Lake, Manitoba. This milestone reinforces the significant value the company has unlocked by combining its exploration expertise, processing infrastructure and operating efficiency to maximize gold production at the Snow Lake operations. In 2024, the Snow Lake operations achieved record annual gold production, exceeding the top end of the gold production guidance range with 214,225 ounces produced.
With approximately two million ounces of contained gold in current mineral reserve estimates and another 1.4 million ounces of contained gold in inferred mineral resources, Hudbay expects to continue to unlock significant value in Snow Lake and looks forward to further growing the mineral resource base through regional exploration as it continues to execute one of the largest exploration programs in Snow Lake operating history.
Exploration Update
Large Exploration Drill Program Continues in Snow Lake
In 2024, Hudbay completed the largest exploration program in its history with the goal of extending known mineralization near the Lalor deposit to further extend mine life as well as to find a new anchor deposit within trucking distance of the Snow Lake processing infrastructure. The 2024 program included the largest geophysical program in Hudbay's history in Snow Lake, with surface electromagnetic surveys detecting targets at more than 1,000 metres below surface and covering a 25 square-kilometre area including the Cook Lake claims that had been previously untested by modern deep geophysics.
At Lalor Northwest, follow-up drilling in the second half of 2024 confirmed the potential for a new gold-copper discovery located approximately 400 metres from the existing Lalor underground infrastructure. Several new intersections have helped establish the geometry of this new discovery, and we plan to continue to drill Lalor Northwest in 2025.
At the regional Rail property, which was acquired through the Rockcliff acquisition in 2023, the 2024 drill program yielded new intersections of high-grade copper-gold mineralization. These results will be combined with historical drilling results on the property to update the geological model and assess its economic potential.
2024 drilling at the 1901 deposit from the exploration drift targeted down plunge extensions of the ore body. Five step-out holes were drilled beyond the known extent of the mineralization and all five holes have intersected visible copper-gold mineralization. Additional planned drilling at 1901 in 2025 is expected to confirm and potentially extend the orebody geometry and to convert inferred mineral resources in the gold lenses to mineral reserves.
Hudbay continues to test a very strong deep geophysical anomaly located at Cook Lake North, approximately six kilometres from Lalor with drilling activities continuing throughout the winter season.
Signed Exploration Agreement with First Nations in Manitoba
In February 2025, Hudbay signed its first-ever exploration agreement with the Kiciwapa Cree Nation, reflecting the Company’s commitment to meaningful collaboration as the company explores for new mineral resources in the Snow Lake and Flin Flon regions.
Advancing Engineering Work for Flin Flon Tailings Reprocessing
- Zinc Plant Tailings – Metallurgical test work continues following positive results from the initial confirmatory drill program completed in 2024 in the section of the tailings facility that was utilized by the zinc plant for 25 years. The results confirmed the grades of precious metals and critical minerals previously estimated from historical zinc plant records. An early economic study to evaluate the opportunity to reprocess the zinc plant tailings has confirmed the potential for a technically viable reprocessing alternative, and further engineering work is underway.
- Mill Tailings – The company continues to advance metallurgical test work on the opportunity to reprocess Flin Flon mill tailings where 100 million tonnes of tailings were deposited over 90 years. An early economic study on the mill tailings is planned.
Maria Reyna and Caballito Drill Permits Expected in 2025
Hudbay controls a large, contiguous block of mineral rights with the potential to host mineral deposits in close proximity to the Constancia processing facility, including the past producing Caballito property and the highly prospective Maria Reyna property. The Company commenced early exploration activities at Maria Reyna and Caballito after completing a surface rights exploration agreement with the community of Uchucarcco in August 2022. As part of the drill permitting process, environmental impact assessment applications were submitted for the Maria Reyna property in November 2023 and for the Caballito property in April 2024. The environmental impact assessment (EIA) for Maria Reyna was approved by the government in June 2024 and the Caballito EIA was approved in September 2024. This represents one of several steps in the drill permitting process, which is expected to be completed in 2025.
New Britannia Demonstrates Successful Capital Allocation to Maximize Risk-adjusted Returns
Hudbay has a proven track record of prudently allocating capital to generate the highest risk-adjusted returns as the company executes its growth strategy and advances its world-class asset portfolio. As an example of this success, the company has completed a post-project review of the brownfield investment in the New Britannia mill refurbishment project in 2020 and 2021.
Hudbay acquired the New Britannia mill in 2015 for
2025 Guidance Reflects Stable Copper and Gold Production, Leading Margins and the Advancement of Many High-return Growth Opportunities
Hudbay’s key objectives for 2025 are to:
- Deliver strong copper and gold production levels from diversified operating platform;
- Maintain strong operating cost performance, achieving industry-leading margins;
- Generate strong cash flow to further enhance Hudbay’s financial position to reinvest in high-return brownfield projects and unlock industry-leading copper growth pipeline;
- Maintain focus on financial discipline with stringent capital allocation criteria to guide discretionary spending and generate strong returns on invested capital;
- Maintain record performance at the New Britannia mill and continuous improvement initiatives throughout the Snow Lake operations;
- Implement mill optimization projects at Copper Mountain to drive improved operating performance;
- Evaluate the potential to increase mill throughput at Constancia with the installation of a pebble crusher;
- Advance the Copper World project through definitive feasibility studies and the remaining elements of the 3-P plan required for sanctioning, including a potential joint venture partnership;
- Drill the 1901 deposit from the new underground access drift to test for gold and copper extensions and upgrade resources;
- Advance plans to drill the prospective Maria Reyna and Caballito properties near Constancia;
- Execute extensive exploration program on the large land package in Snow Lake to target new discoveries to utilize excess capacity at the Stall mill and further enhance production;
- Advance economic studies for the reprocessing of Flin Flon tailings;
- Explore for new discoveries within trucking distance of the Flin Flon processing facilities as part of the exploration partnership with Marubeni;
- Continue to identify and evaluate opportunities to further reduce greenhouse gas emissions and update corporate targets based on further studies and the Copper Mountain acquisition;
- Assess growth opportunities that meet the company’s stringent strategic criteria and allocate capital to pursue those opportunities that create sustainable value for the company and its stakeholders; and
- As always, continue to operate safely and sustainably, aligned with Hudbay’s purpose to ensure that the company’s activities have a positive impact on its people, its communities and its planet.
Hudbay’s annual production and operating cost guidance, along with its annual capital and exploration expenditure forecasts are discussed in detail below.
Production Guidance
Contained Metal in Concentrate and Doré1 | 2025 Guidance | Year Ended Dec. 31, 2024 | 2024 Guidance | |
Peru | ||||
Copper | tonnes | 80,000 - 97,000 | 99,001 | 98,000 - 120,000 |
Gold | ounces | 49,000 - 60,000 | 98,226 | 76,000 - 93,000 |
Silver | ounces | 2,475,000 - 3,025,000 | 2,708,262 | 2,500,000 - 3,000,000 |
Molybdenum | tonnes | 1,300 - 1,500 | 1,323 | 1,250 - 1,500 |
Manitoba | ||||
Gold | ounces | 180,000 - 220,000 | 214,225 | 170,000 - 200,000 |
Zinc | tonnes | 21,000 - 27,000 | 33,339 | 27,000 - 35,000 |
Copper | tonnes | 9,000 - 11,000 | 12,536 | 9,000 - 12,000 |
Silver | ounces | 800,000 - 1,000,000 | 995,090 | 750,000 - 1,000,000 |
British Columbia2 | ||||
Copper | tonnes | 28,000 - 41,000 | 26,406 | 30,000 - 44,000 |
Gold | ounces | 18,500 - 28,000 | 19,789 | 17,000 - 26,000 |
Silver | ounces | 245,000 - 365,000 | 280,499 | 300,000 - 455,000 |
Total | ||||
Copper | tonnes | 117,000 - 149,000 | 137,943 | 137,000 - 176,000 |
Gold | ounces | 247,500 - 308,000 | 332,240 | 263,000 - 319,000 |
Zinc | tonnes | 21,000 - 27,000 | 33,339 | 27,000 - 35,000 |
Silver | ounces | 3,520,000 - 4,390,000 | 3,983,851 | 3,550,000 - 4,455,000 |
Molybdenum | tonnes | 1,300 - 1,500 | 1,323 | 1,250 - 1,500 |
1 Metal reported in concentrate and doré is prior to refining losses or deductions associated with smelter terms. | ||||
2 Represents | ||||
On a consolidated basis, Hudbay successfully achieved its 2024 production guidance for all metals. On a business unit stand-alone basis, Peru exceeded the top end of the gold production guidance range and achieved the guidance ranges for all other metals. Manitoba exceeded the top end of the gold and copper production guidance ranges and achieved the guidance ranges for all other metals. In British Columbia, copper production was below the low end of the guidance range as a result of lower grades in stockpiled ore and reduced throughput during the mill stabilization period, while gold production was within the guidance range.
In 2025, consolidated copper production is forecasted to remain stable with 2024 levels at 133,000 tonnesii. This is a result of slightly lower grades in Peru with a lower portion of ore feed from Pampacancha as it depletes at the end of 2025, offset by higher expected production in British Columbia as a result of mill throughput ramp-up throughout the year and higher expected grades from the accelerated stripping schedule. Consolidated gold production in 2025 is expected to decrease by
In Peru, 2025 copper production is expected to be 88,500 tonnesii, a decrease of
In Manitoba, 2025 gold production is anticipated to be 200,000 ouncesii, a decrease of
In British Columbia, 2025 copper production is expected to be 34,500 tonnesii, a
The company will release updated three-year production outlook together with its annual mineral reserve and resource update in March 2025.
Cash Cost Guidance
Copper remains the primary revenue contributor on a consolidated basis, and therefore, consolidated cost guidance has been presented as cash cost per pound of copper produced, net of by-product credits. The company has also provided cash cost guidance for each of its operations based on their respective primary metal contributors.
Cash cost1 | 2025 Guidance | Year Ended Dec. 31, 2024 | 2024 Guidance | ||
Peru cash cost per pound of copper2 | $/lb | 1.35 - 1.65 | 1.18 | 1.25 - 1.60 | |
Manitoba cash cost per ounce of gold3 | $/oz | 650 - 850 | 606 | 700 - 900 | |
British Columbia cash cost per pound of copper4 | $/lb | 2.45 - 3.45 | 2.74 | 2.00 - 2.50 | |
Consolidated cash cost per pound of copper | $/lb | 0.80 - 1.00 | 0.46 | 0.65 - 0.85 Original (1.05-1.25) | |
Consolidated sustaining cash cost per pound of copper | $/lb | 2.25 - 2.65 | 1.62 | 1.75 – 2.20 Original (2.00-2.45) | |
1 Cash cost and sustaining cash cost per pound of copper produced, net of by-product credits, and cash cost per ounce of gold produced, net of by-product credits, are non-GAAP financial performance measures with no standardized definition under IFRS. For further information, please see the “Non-GAAP Financial Performance Measures” section of this news release. | |||||
2 Peru cash cost per pound of copper produced, net of by-product credits, assumes by-product credits are calculated using the gold and silver deferred revenue drawdown rates for the streamed ounces in effect on December 31, 2024 and the following commodity prices for 2025: | |||||
3 Manitoba cash cost per ounce of gold produced, net of by-product credits, assumes by-product credits are calculated using the following commodity prices for 2025: | |||||
4 British Columbia cash cost per pound of copper produced, net of by-product credits, assumes by-product credits are calculated using the following commodity prices for 2025: | |||||
Consolidated cash cost in 2025 is expected to be within
Copper cash cost in Peru is expected to be between
Gold cash cost in Manitoba is expected to be between
Copper cash cost in British Columbia is expected to be between
Capital Expenditure Guidance
Capital Expenditures1 (in $ millions) | 2025 Guidance5 | Year Ended Dec. 31, 2024 | 2024 Guidance |
Sustaining capital2 | |||
Peru3 | 170.0 | 124.4 | 130.0 |
Manitoba | 60.0 | 45.6 | 55.0 |
British Columbia – sustaining capital | 50.0 | 51.5 | 35.0 |
British Columbia – capitalized stripping3 | 85.0 | 71.6 | 70.0 |
Total sustaining capital | 365.0 | 293.1 | 290.0 |
Growth capital | |||
Peru | 25.0 | 0.8 | 2.0 |
Manitoba4 | 15.0 | 7.0 | 10.0 |
British Columbia | 75.0 | 8.1 | 5.0 |
Arizona6 | 90.0 | 28.9 | 45.0 |
Total growth capital | 205.0 | 44.8 | 62.0 |
Capitalized exploration | 10.0 | 12.2 | 8.0 |
Total | 580.0 | 350.1 | 360.0 |
1 Excludes capitalized costs not considered to be sustaining or growth capital expenditures. | |||
2 Sustaining capital guidance excludes right-of-use lease additions, additions as a result of equipment financing arrangements and non-cash deferred stripping. | |||
3 Includes capitalized stripping and development costs. | |||
4 2025 Manitoba growth capital partially funded by approximately | |||
5 2025 Canadian capital expenditures guidance is converted into U.S. dollars using an exchange rate of 1.35 C$/US$. | |||
6 2024 Arizona growth capital guidance was increased by an additional | |||
2024 total capital expenditures were
2025 total capital expenditures are expected to be
Peru 2025 sustaining capital expenditures are expected to increase to
Manitoba 2025 sustaining capital expenditures are expected to increase to
British Columbia 2025 sustaining capital expenditures are expected to remain consistent with 2024 at
Arizona 2025 growth capital spending of
Exploration Guidance
Exploration Expenditures (in $ millions) | 2025 Guidance | Year Ended Dec. 31, 2024 | 2024 Guidance |
Peru1 | 19.0 | 19.8 | 17.0 |
Manitoba2 | 30.0 | 26.4 | 23.0 |
British Columbia | 1.0 | 1.6 | 2.0 |
Arizona and other | — | 1.8 | 1.0 |
Total exploration expenditures | 50.0 | 49.6 | 43.0 |
Capitalized spending | (10.0) | (12.2) | (8.0) |
Total exploration expense | 40.0 | 37.4 | 35.0 |
1 Peru exploration expenditures exclude approximately | |||
2 Manitoba exploration partially funded by approximately | |||
2025 exploration expenditures are expected to total
In Manitoba, 2025 exploration activities will focus on completing the largest geophysics program in Hudbay’s history, including 800 kilometres of ground electromagnetic surveys and an extensive airborne geophysics survey. The company plans to complete underground and surface drilling at Lalor to increase mineral resource and reserve estimates, including follow-up drilling at the new Lalor Northwest discovery. Underground drilling is planned for 1901 from the new exploration drift to upgrade and expand the mineral reserve and resource estimates. In addition, Hudbay plans to continue drilling activities at several regional targets in 2025, including the Cook Lake properties, following up on encouraging results in 2024. A portion of the 2025 Manitoba exploration program will be funded by
In Peru, 2025 exploration activities will continue to focus on final permitting and drill preparation for the Maria Reyna and Caballito properties near Constancia.
Board Chair Transition
Effective January 1, 2025, Stephen A. Lang stepped down as Chair of Hudbay's Board of Directors due to health reasons. David S. Smith, current independent director, has been appointed Chair of the Board. Mr. Lang, who was appointed Chair in October 2019, will remain on the Board as an independent director. Mr. Smith joined the Board as an independent director in May 2019, bringing nearly 40 years of financial and executive leadership experience in the mining sector. Mr. Smith is a corporate director who has had a career on both the finance and the supply sides of the mining business, with extensive international experience in the acquisition, sale, development, financing and operations of base and precious metal operations.
Dividend Declared
A semi-annual dividend of C
Website Links
Hudbay: www.hudbay.com
Management’s Discussion and Analysis:
https://www.hudbayminerals.com/MDA225
Financial Statements:
https://www.hudbayminerals.com/FS225
Conference Call and Webcast
Date: | Wednesday, February 19, 2025 |
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Qualified Person and NI 43-101
The technical and scientific information in this news release related to the company’s material mineral projects has been approved by Olivier Tavchandjian, P. Geo, Senior Vice President, Exploration and Technical Services. Mr. Tavchandjian is a qualified person pursuant to National Instrument 43-101 – Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects (“NI 43-101”).
For a description of the key assumptions, parameters and methods used to estimate mineral reserves and resources at Hudbay's material mineral properties, as well as data verification procedures and a general discussion of the extent to which the estimates of scientific and technical information may be affected by any known environmental, permitting, legal title, taxation, sociopolitical, marketing or other relevant factors, please see the technical reports for the company’s material properties as filed by Hudbay on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca and EDGAR at www.sec.gov.
Non-GAAP Financial Performance Measures
Adjusted net earnings (loss) attributable to owners, adjusted net earnings (loss) per share attributable to owners, adjusted EBITDA, net debt, cash cost, sustaining and all-in sustaining cash cost per pound of copper produced, cash cost and sustaining cash cost per ounce of gold produced, combined unit cost and ratios based on these measures are non-GAAP performance measures. 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.
Management believes adjusted net earnings (loss) attributable to owners and adjusted net earnings (loss) per share attributable to owners provides an alternate measure of the company’s performance for the current period and gives insight into its expected performance in future periods. These measures are used internally by the company to evaluate the performance of its underlying operations and to assist with its planning and forecasting of future operating results. As such, the company believes these measures are useful to investors in assessing the company’s underlying performance. Hudbay provides adjusted EBITDA to help users analyze the company’s results and to provide additional information about its ongoing cash generating potential in order to assess its capacity to service and repay debt, carry out investments and cover working capital needs. Net debt is shown because it is a performance measure used by the company to assess its financial position. Net debt to adjusted EBITDA is shown because it is a performance measure used by the company to assess its financial leverage and debt capacity. Cash cost, sustaining and all-in sustaining cash cost per pound of copper 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. Cash cost and sustaining cash cost per ounce of gold produced are shown because the company believes they help investors and management assess the performance of its Manitoba operations. Combined unit cost is shown because Hudbay believes it helps investors and management assess the company’s cost structure and margins that are not impacted by variability in by-product commodity prices.
The following tables provide detailed reconciliations to the most comparable IFRS measures.
Adjusted Net Earnings (Loss) Reconciliation
Three Months Ended | Year Ended | ||||||||||
(in $ millions) | Dec. 31, 2024 | Sep. 30, 2024 | Dec. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2024 | Dec. 31, 2023 | ||||||
Net earnings for the period | 19.3 | 50.4 | 33.5 | 67.8 | 69.5 | ||||||
Tax expense | 84.4 | 29.3 | 47.5 | 183.8 | 82.3 | ||||||
Earnings before tax | 103.7 | 79.7 | 81.0 | 251.6 | 151.8 | ||||||
Adjusting items: | |||||||||||
Mark-to-market adjustments1 | (10.3) | 5.2 | 12.7 | 27.1 | 22.1 | ||||||
Foreign exchange loss (gain) | 17.4 | (3.3) | 4.2 | 21.0 | 5.3 | ||||||
Variable consideration adjustment - stream revenue and accretion | — | — | — | 4.0 | (5.0) | ||||||
Acquisition related costs | — | — | — | — | 6.9 | ||||||
Premium paid on redemption of notes | — | — | 2.2 | — | 2.2 | ||||||
Re-evaluation adjustment - environmental provision | 2.5 | 2.0 | 34.0 | (3.5) | (11.4) | ||||||
Inventory adjustments | 1.3 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 2.9 | 2.3 | ||||||
Insurance recovery | — | — | (4.2) | — | (4.2) | ||||||
Value-added-tax recovery | — | — | (3.9) | — | (3.9) | ||||||
Write off fair value of the Copper Mountain Bonds | — | — | (1.0) | — | (1.0) | ||||||
Reduction of obligation to renounce flow-through share expenditures, net of provisions | 1.0 | (2.0) | — | (2.0) | — | ||||||
Restructuring charges | — | — | 0.6 | 1.2 | 2.9 | ||||||
Write-down/loss on disposal of PP&E | 14.1 | 2.2 | 6.6 | 27.4 | 7.4 | ||||||
Adjusted earnings before income taxes | 129.7 | 85.4 | 133.6) | 329.7 | 175.4 | ||||||
Tax expense | (84.4) | (29.3) | (47.5) | (183.8) | (82.3) | ||||||
Tax impact on adjusting items | 23.4 | (5.2) | (14.8) | 30.8 | (20.6) | ||||||
Adjusted net earnings | 68.7 | 50.9 | 71.3 | 176.7 | 72.5 | ||||||
Adjusted net earnings attributable to non-controlling interest: | |||||||||||
Net loss (earnings) for the period | 1.9 | (0.6) | (2.8) | 8.9 | (3.2) | ||||||
Adjusting items, including tax impact | (0.3) | — | 0.4 | (4.2) | (0.3) | ||||||
Adjusted net earnings - attributable to owners | 70.3 | 50.3 | 68.9 | 181.4 | 69.0 | ||||||
Adjusted net earnings ($/share) - attributable to owners | 0.18 | 0.13 | 0.20 | 0.48 | 0.23 | ||||||
Basic weighted average number of common shares outstanding (millions) | 394.0 | 393.6 | 349.1 | 376.8 | 310.8 | ||||||
1 Includes changes in fair value of the gold prepayment liability, Canadian junior mining investments, other financial assets and liabilities at fair value through profit or loss and share-based compensation expenses (recoveries). Also includes gains and losses on disposition of investments. | |||||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA Reconciliation
Three Months Ended | Year Ended | ||||||||||
(in $ millions) | Dec. 31, 2024 | Sep. 30, 2024 | Dec. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2024 | Dec. 31, 2023 | ||||||
Net earnings for the period | 19.3 | 50.4 | 33.5 | 67.8 | 69.5 | ||||||
Add back: | |||||||||||
Tax expense | 84.4 | 29.3 | 47.5 | 183.8 | 82.3 | ||||||
Net finance expense | 34.4 | 26.0 | 48.9 | 148.7 | 145.3 | ||||||
Other expense | 22.1 | 7.9 | 10.6 | 57.4 | 38.3 | ||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 122.2 | 97.5 | 121.9 | 426.6 | 391.7 | ||||||
Amortization of deferred revenue and variable consideration adjustment | (26.2) | (9.5) | (26.5) | (70.5) | (77.3) | ||||||
Adjusting items (pre-tax): | |||||||||||
Re-evaluation adjustment - environmental provision | 2.5 | 2.0 | 34.0 | (3.5) | (11.4) | ||||||
Inventory adjustments | 1.3 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 2.9 | 2.3 | ||||||
Option agreement proceeds (Marubeni) | — | — | — | (0.4) | — | ||||||
Realized loss on non-QP hedges | (4.2) | (2.1) | — | (8.9) | — | ||||||
Share-based compensation expense 1 | 1.5 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 18.6 | 7.1 | ||||||
Adjusted EBITDA | 257.3 | 206.2 | 274.4 | 822.5 | 647.8 | ||||||
1 Share-based compensation expenses reflected in cost of sales and selling and administrative expenses. | |||||||||||
Net Debt Reconciliation
(in $ millions) | |||||||
Dec. 31, 2024 | Sep. 30, 2024 | Dec. 31, 2023 | |||||
Total long-term debt | 1,107.5 | 1,108.9 | 1,287.5 | ||||
Less: Cash and cash equivalents | (541.8) | (443.3) | (249.8) | ||||
Less: Short-term investments | (40.0) | (40.0) | — | ||||
Net debt | 525.7 | 625.6 | 1,037.7 | ||||
(in $ millions, except net debt to adjusted EBITDA ratio) | |||||||
Net debt | 525.7 | 625.6 | 1,037.7 | ||||
Adjusted EBITDA (12 month period) | 822.5 | 839.8 | 647.8 | ||||
Net debt to adjusted EBITDA | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.6 | ||||
Trailing Adjusted EBITDA | Three Months Ended | |||||||||
(in $ millions) | Dec. 31, 2024 | Sep. 30, 2024 | Jun. 30, 2024 | Mar. 31, 2024 | Dec. 31, 2023 | |||||
Profit (loss) for the period | 19.3 | 50.4 | (20.4) | 18.5 | 33.5 | |||||
Add back: | ||||||||||
Tax expense | 84.4 | 29.3 | 20.8 | 49.3 | 47.5 | |||||
Net finance expense | 34.4 | 26.0 | 44.3 | 44.0 | 48.9 | |||||
Other expenses | 22.1 | 7.9 | 11.2 | 16.3 | 10.6 | |||||
Depreciation and amortization | 122.2 | 97.5 | 97.6 | 109.3 | 121.9 | |||||
Amortization of deferred revenue and variable consideration adjustment | (26.2) | (9.5) | (11.5) | (23.2) | (26.5) | |||||
Adjusting items (pre-tax): | ||||||||||
Re-evaluation adjustment - environmental provision | 2.5 | 2.0 | (2.7) | (5.3) | 34.0 | |||||
Inventory adjustments | 1.3 | 1.6 | — | — | 1.4 | |||||
Realized loss on non-QP hedges | (4.2) | (2.1) | (2.6) | — | — | |||||
Post-employment plan curtailment | — | — | — | (0.4) | — | |||||
Share-based compensation expenses1 | 1.5 | 3.1 | 8.3 | 5.7 | 3.1 | |||||
Adjusted EBITDA | 257.3 | 206.2 | 145.0 | 214.2 | 274.4 | |||||
LTM2 | 822.5 | 839.8 | ||||||||
1 Share-based compensation expense reflected in cost of sales and administrative expenses. | ||||||||||
2 LTM (last twelve months) as of December 31, 2024 and September 30, 2024. Annual consolidated results may not be calculated based on the amounts presented in this table due to rounding. | ||||||||||
Copper Cash Cost Reconciliation
Consolidated | Three Months Ended | Year Ended | ||||||||
Net pounds of copper produced1 | ||||||||||
(in thousands) | Dec. 31, 2024 | Sep. 30, 2024 | Dec. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2024 | Dec. 31, 2023 | |||||
Peru | 74,931 | 46,782 | 73,209 | 218,260 | 221,536 | |||||
Manitoba | 7,379 | 7,491 | 8,234 | 27,637 | 26,795 | |||||
British Columbia2 | 13,067 | 14,850 | 18,755 | 58,215 | 41,995 | |||||
Net pounds of copper produced | 95,377 | 69,123 | 100,198 | 304,112 | 290,326 | |||||
1 Contained copper in concentrate. | ||||||||||
2 Includes | ||||||||||
Consolidated | Three Months Ended | ||||||||||||||||
Dec. 31, 2024 | Sep. 30, 2024 | Dec. 31, 2023 | |||||||||||||||
Cash cost per pound of copper produced | $ millions | $/lb | $ millions | $/lb | $ millions | $/lb | |||||||||||
Mining | 108.1 | 1.13 | 90.7 | 1.31 | 89.7 | 0.89 | |||||||||||
Milling | 95.4 | 1.00 | 85.2 | 1.23 | 90.7 | 0.91 | |||||||||||
G&A | 50.6 | 0.53 | 38.0 | 0.55 | 38.8 | 0.39 | |||||||||||
Onsite costs | 254.1 | 2.66 | 213.9 | 3.09 | 219.2 | 2.19 | |||||||||||
Treatment & refining | 25.9 | 0.27 | 21.2 | 0.31 | 35.7 | 0.36 | |||||||||||
Freight & other | 28.6 | 0.30 | 24.4 | 0.35 | 32.3 | 0.32 | |||||||||||
Cash cost, before by-product credits | 308.6 | 3.23 | 259.5 | 3.75 | 287.2 | 2.87 | |||||||||||
By-product credits | (265.5) | (2.78) | (246.7) | (3.57) | (271.8) | (2.71) | |||||||||||
Cash cost, net of by-product credits | 43.1 | 0.45 | 12.8 | 0.18 | 15.4 | 0.16 | |||||||||||
Year Ended | |||||||||||||||||
Dec. 31, 2024 | Dec. 31, 2023 | ||||||||||||||||
Cash cost per pound of copper produced | $ millions | $/lb | $ millions | $/lb | |||||||||||||
Mining | 394.0 | 1.30 | 332.0 | 1.14 | |||||||||||||
Milling | 352.1 | 1.16 | 309.7 | 1.07 | |||||||||||||
G&A | 162.8 | 0.53 | 122.6 | 0.42 | |||||||||||||
Onsite costs | 908.9 | 2.99 | 764.3 | 2.63 | |||||||||||||
Treatment & refining | 97.3 | 0.31 | 113.7 | 0.39 | |||||||||||||
Freight & other | 101.1 | 0.34 | 94.7 | 0.33 | |||||||||||||
Cash cost, before by-product credits | 1,107.3 | 3.64 | 972.7 | 3.35 | |||||||||||||
By-product credits | (967.4) | (3.18) | (741.3) | (2.55) | |||||||||||||
Cash cost, net of by-product credits | 139.9 | 0.46 | 231.4 | 0.80 | |||||||||||||
Consolidated | Three Months Ended | ||||||||||||||
Dec. 31, 2024 | Sep. 30, 2024 | Dec. 31, 2023 | |||||||||||||
Supplementary cash cost information | $ millions | $/lb1 | $ millions | $/lb1 | $ millions | $/lb1 | |||||||||
By-product credits2: | |||||||||||||||
Zinc | 16.1 | 0.17 | 24.3 | 0.35 | 18.6 | 0.18 | |||||||||
Gold3 | 212.9 | 2.23 | 189.0 | 2.73 | 216.2 | 2.16 | |||||||||
Silver3 | 26.6 | 0.28 | 18.3 | 0.27 | 22.7 | 0.23 | |||||||||
Molybdenum & other | 9.9 | 0.10 | 15.1 | 0.22 | 14.3 | 0.14 | |||||||||
Total by-product credits | 265.5 | 2.78 | 246.7 | 3.57 | 271.8 | 2.71 | |||||||||
Reconciliation to IFRS: | |||||||||||||||
Cash cost, net of by-product credits | 43.1 | 12.8 | 15.4 | ||||||||||||
By-product credits | 265.5 | 246.7 | 271.8 | ||||||||||||
Treatment and refining charges | (25.9) | (21.2) | (35.7) | ||||||||||||
Share-based compensation expense | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | ||||||||||||
Inventory adjustments | 1.3 | 1.6 | 1.4 | ||||||||||||
Past service costs | 1.5 | 2.8 | — | ||||||||||||
Change in product inventory | (10.0) | 1.8 | 29.3 | ||||||||||||
Royalties | 2.1 | 3.7 | 1.1 | ||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization4 | 122.2 | 97.5 | 121.8 | ||||||||||||
Cost of sales5 | 400.5 | 346.0 | 405.4 | ||||||||||||
Year Ended | |||||||||||||||
Dec. 31, 2024 | Dec. 31, 2023 | ||||||||||||||
Supplementary cash cost information | $ millions | $/lb1 | $ millions | $/lb1 | |||||||||||
By-product credits2: | $/lb1 | ||||||||||||||
Zinc | 69.9 | 0.23 | 74.9 | 0.26 | |||||||||||
Gold3 | 747.8 | 2.46 | 525.6 | 1.80 | |||||||||||
Silver3 | 86.0 | 0.28 | 68.7 | 0.24 | |||||||||||
Molybdenum & other | 63.7 | 3.18 | 72.1 | 0.25 | |||||||||||
Total by-product credits | 967.4 | 3.18 | 741.3 | 2.55 | |||||||||||
Reconciliation to IFRS: | |||||||||||||||
Cash cost, net of by-product credits | 139.9 | 231.4 | |||||||||||||
By-product credits | 967.4 | 741.3 | |||||||||||||
Treatment and refining charges | (97.3) | (113.7) | |||||||||||||
Share-based compensation expense | 1.9 | 0.6 | |||||||||||||
Inventory adjustments | 2.9 | 2.3 | |||||||||||||
Past service costs | 4.3 | — | |||||||||||||
Change in product inventory | 11.4 | 38.4 | |||||||||||||
Royalties | 10.3 | 5.5 | |||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization4 | 426.6 | 391.7 | |||||||||||||
Cost of sales5 | 1,467.4 | 1,297.5 | |||||||||||||
1 Per pound of copper produced. | |||||||||||||||
2 By-product credits are computed as revenue per consolidated financial statements, including amortization of deferred revenue and pricing and volume adjustments. | |||||||||||||||
3 Gold and silver by-product credits do not include variable consideration adjustments with respect to stream arrangements. Variable consideration adjustments are cumulative adjustments to gold and silver stream deferred revenue primarily associated with the net change in mineral reserves and resources or amendments to the mine plan that would change the total expected deliverable ounces under the precious metal streaming arrangement. For the year ended December 31, 2024 the variable consideration adjustments amounted loss of | |||||||||||||||
4 Depreciation is based on concentrate sold. | |||||||||||||||
5 As per consolidated financial statements. | |||||||||||||||
Peru | Three Months Ended | Year Ended | |||||||||
(in thousands) | Dec. 31, 2024 | Sep. 30, 2024 | Dec. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2024 | Dec. 31, 2023 | ||||||
Net pounds of copper produced1 | 74,931 | 46,782 | 73,209 | 218,260 | 221,536 | ||||||
1 Contained copper in concentrate. | |||||||||||
Peru | Three Months Ended | ||||||||||||||
Dec. 31, 2024 | Sep. 30, 2024 | Dec. 31, 2023 | |||||||||||||
Cash cost per pound of copper produced | $ millions | $/lb | $ millions | $/lb | $ millions | $/lb | |||||||||
Mining | 47.3 | 0.63 | 37.6 | 0.81 | 30.4 | 0.41 | |||||||||
Milling | 53.6 | 0.72 | 48.5 | 1.04 | 50.2 | 0.69 | |||||||||
G&A | 33.2 | 0.44 | 19.9 | 0.42 | 24.8 | 0.34 | |||||||||
Onsite costs | 134.1 | 1.79 | 106.0 | 2.27 | 105.4 | 1.44 | |||||||||
Treatment & refining | 16.0 | 0.21 | 11.4 | 0.24 | 19.6 | 0.27 | |||||||||
Freight & other | 19.2 | 0.25 | 14.1 | 0.30 | 20.8 | 0.28 | |||||||||
Cash cost, before by-product credits | 169.3 | 2.25 | 131.5 | 2.81 | 145.8 | 1.99 | |||||||||
By-product credits | (94.0) | (1.25) | (47.2) | (1.01) | (106.1) | (1.45) | |||||||||
Cash cost, net of by-product credits | 75.3 | 1.00 | 84.3 | 1.80 | 39.7 | 0.54 | |||||||||
Year Ended | |||||||||||||||
Dec. 31, 2024 | Dec. 31, 2023 | ||||||||||||||
Cash cost per pound of copper produced | $ millions | $/lb | $ millions | $/lb | |||||||||||
Mining | 145.5 | 0.67 | 122.6 | 0.55 | |||||||||||
Milling | 197.1 | 0.90 | 198.1 | 0.90 | |||||||||||
G&A | 95.5 | 0.44 | 77.2 | 0.35 | |||||||||||
Onsite costs | 438.1 | 2.01 | 397.9 | 1.80 | |||||||||||
Treatment & refining | 53.4 | 0.24 | 66.4 | 0.30 | |||||||||||
Freight & other | 62.5 | 0.29 | 62.7 | 0.28 | |||||||||||
Cash cost, before by-product credits | 554.0 | 2.54 | 527.0 | 2.38 | |||||||||||
By-product credits | (295.8) | (1.36) | (289.1) | (1.31) | |||||||||||
Cash cost, net of by-product credits | 258.2 | 1.18 | 237.9 | 1.07 | |||||||||||
Peru | Three Months Ended | ||||||||||||
Dec. 31, 2024 | Sep. 30, 2024 | Dec. 31, 2023 | |||||||||||
Supplementary cash cost information | $ millions | $/lb1 | $ millions | $/lb1 | $ millions | $/lb1 | |||||||
By-product credits2: | |||||||||||||
Gold3 | 68.5 | 0.91 | 22.9 | 0.49 | 77.5 | 1.05 | |||||||
Silver3 | 16.8 | 0.22 | 9.2 | 0.20 | 14.3 | 0.20 | |||||||
Molybdenum | 8.7 | 0.12 | 15.1 | 0.32 | 14.3 | 0.20 | |||||||
Total by-product credits | 94.0 | 1.25 | 47.2 | 1.01 | 106.1 | 1.45 | |||||||
Reconciliation to IFRS: | |||||||||||||
Cash cost, net of by-product credits | 75.3 | 84.3 | 39.7 | ||||||||||
By-product credits | 94.0 | 47.3 | 106.1 | ||||||||||
Treatment and refining charges | (16.0) | (11.4) | (19.6) | ||||||||||
Inventory adjustments | (0.2) | 0.2 | — | ||||||||||
Share-based compensation expenses | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | ||||||||||
Change in product inventory | (6.7) | 1.1 | 8.0 | ||||||||||
Royalties | 1.5 | 2.1 | 1.5 | ||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization4 | 83.2 | 57.2 | 85.7 | ||||||||||
Cost of sales5 | 231.2 | 180.9 | 221.5 | ||||||||||
Year Ended | |||||||||||||
Dec. 31, 2024 | Dec. 31, 2023 | ||||||||||||
Supplementary cash cost information | $ millions | $/lb1 | $ millions | $/lb1 | |||||||||
By-product credits2: | |||||||||||||
Gold3 | 182.5 | 0.84 | 169.9 | 0.77 | |||||||||
Silver3 | 51.3 | 0.24 | 47.3 | 0.21 | |||||||||
Molybdenum | 62.0 | 0.28 | 71.9 | 0.33 | |||||||||
Total by-product credits | 295.8 | 1.36 | 289.1 | 1.31 | |||||||||
Reconciliation to IFRS: | |||||||||||||
Cash cost, net of by-product credits | 258.2 | 237.9 | |||||||||||
By-product credits | 295.8 | 289.1 | |||||||||||
Treatment and refining charges | (53.4) | (66.4) | |||||||||||
Share-based compensation expenses | 0.5 | 0.1 | |||||||||||
Change in product inventory | 9.6 | 28.1 | |||||||||||
Royalties | 6.7 | 5.6 | |||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization4 | 270.3 | 275.7 | |||||||||||
Cost of sales5 | 787.7 | 770.1 | |||||||||||
1 Per pound of copper produced. | |||||||||||||
2 By-product credits are computed as revenue per consolidated financial statements, including amortization of deferred revenue and pricing and volume adjustments. | |||||||||||||
3 Gold and silver by-product credits do not include variable consideration adjustments with respect to stream arrangements. | |||||||||||||
4 Depreciation is based on concentrate sold. | |||||||||||||
5 As per the consolidated financial statements. | |||||||||||||
British Columbia | Three Months Ended | Year Ended | |||
(in thousands) | Dec. 31, 2024 | Sep. 30, 2024 | Dec. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2024 | Dec. 31, 2023 |
Net pounds of copper produced1 | 13,067 | 14,850 | 18,755 | 58,215 | 41,995 |
1 Contained copper in concentrate. | |||||
British Columbia | Three Months Ended | ||||||||||||
Dec. 31, 2024 | Sep. 30, 2024 | Dec. 31, 2023 | |||||||||||
Cash cost per pound of copper produced | $ millions | $/lb | $ millions | $/lb | $ millions | $/lb | |||||||
Mining | 18.2 | 1.39 | 12.9 | 0.87 | 19.0 | 1.01 | |||||||
Milling | 25.2 | 1.93 | 19.7 | 1.33 | 25.2 | 1.35 | |||||||
G&A | 4.6 | 0.35 | 5.8 | 0.39 | 5.6 | 0.30 | |||||||
Onsite costs | 48.0 | 3.67 | 38.4 | 2.59 | 49.8 | 2.66 | |||||||
Treatment & refining | 3.4 | 0.26 | 3.3 | 0.22 | 4.9 | 0.26 | |||||||
Freight & other | 2.4 | 0.19 | 3.0 | 0.20 | 4.7 | 0.25 | |||||||
Cash cost, before by-product credits | 53.8 | 4.12 | 44.7 | 3.01 | 59.4 | 3.17 | |||||||
By-product credits | (14.6) | (1.12) | (17.9) | (1.20) | (9.3) | (0.50) | |||||||
Cash cost, net of by-product credits | 39.2 | 3.00 | 26.8 | 1.81 | 50.1 | 2.67 | |||||||
Year Ended | |||||||||||||
Dec. 31, 2024 | Dec. 31, 2023 | ||||||||||||
Cash cost per pound of copper produced | $ millions | $/lb | $ millions | $/lb | |||||||||
Mining | 79.1 | 1.36 | 48.3 | 1.15 | |||||||||
Milling | 89.8 | 1.54 | 49.3 | 1.17 | |||||||||
G&A | 19.6 | 0.34 | 10.7 | 0.25 | |||||||||
Onsite costs | 188.5 | 3.24 | 108.3 | 2.57 | |||||||||
Treatment & refining | 14.4 | 0.25 | 9.8 | 0.23 | |||||||||
Freight & other | 13.2 | 0.22 | 8.4 | 0.20 | |||||||||
Cash cost, before by-product credits | 216.1 | 3.71 | 126.5 | 3.00 | |||||||||
By-product credits | (56.5) | (0.97) | (21.5) | (0.51) | |||||||||
Cash cost, net of by-product credits | 159.6 | 2.74 | 105.0 | 2.49 | |||||||||
British Columbia | Three Months Ended | Year Ended | ||||||||||||||||||
Dec. 31, 2024 | Sep. 30, 2024 | Dec. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2024 | Dec. 31, 2023 | ||||||||||||||||
Supplementary cash cost information | $ millions | $/lb1 | $ millions | $/lb1 | $ millions | $/lb1 | $ millions | $/lb1 | $ millions | $/lb1 | ||||||||||
By-product credits2: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Gold | 13.3 | 1.02 | 16.3 | 1.09 | 6.9 | 0.37 | 49.3 | 0.85 | 17.0 | 0.40 | ||||||||||
Silver | 1.3 | 0.10 | 1.6 | 0.11 | 2.4 | 0.13 | 7.2 | 0.12 | 4.5 | 0.11 | ||||||||||
Total by-product credits | 14.6 | 1.12 | 17.9 | 1.20 | 9.3 | 0.50 | 56.5 | 0.97 | 21.5 | 0.51 | ||||||||||
Reconciliation to IFRS: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Cash cost, net of by-product credits | 39.2 | 26.8 | 50.1 | 159.6 | 105.0 | |||||||||||||||
By-product credits | 14.6 | 17.9 | 9.3 | 56.5 | 21.5 | |||||||||||||||
Treatment and refining charges | (3.4) | (3.3) | (4.9) | (14.4) | (9.8) | |||||||||||||||
Share based payment | 0.4 | — | — | 0.4 | — | |||||||||||||||
Change in product inventory | (3.0) | (0.5) | 8.5 | 3.8 | 8.5 | |||||||||||||||
Inventory adjustments | 1.2 | — | — | 1.2 | — | |||||||||||||||
Royalties | 0.6 | 1.6 | (0.4) | 3.6 | (0.2) | |||||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization3 | 11.8 | 12.5 | 5.5 | 50.1 | 11.7 | |||||||||||||||
Cost of sales4 | 61.4 | 55.0 | 68.1 | 260.8 | 136.7 | |||||||||||||||
1 Per pound of copper produced. | ||||||||||||||||||||
2 By-product credits are computed as revenue per consolidated financial statements, including amortization of deferred revenue and pricing and volume adjustments. | ||||||||||||||||||||
3 Depreciation is based on concentrate sold. | ||||||||||||||||||||
4 As per consolidated financial statements. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sustaining and All-in Sustaining Cash Cost Reconciliation
Consolidated | Three Months Ended | ||||||||||||
Dec. 31, 2024 | Sep. 30, 2024 | Dec. 31, 2023 | |||||||||||
All-in sustaining cash cost per pound of copper produced | $ millions | $/lb | $ millions | $/lb | $ millions | $/lb | |||||||
Cash cost, net of by-product credits | 43.1 | 0.45 | 12.7 | 0.18 | 15.4 | 0.16 | |||||||
Cash sustaining capital expenditures | 85.3 | 0.89 | 101.6 | 1.47 | 87.6 | 0.87 | |||||||
Capitalized exploration | — | — | — | — | 5.2 | 0.05 | |||||||
Royalties | 2.1 | 0.03 | 3.8 | 0.06 | 1.1 | 0.01 | |||||||
Sustaining cash cost, net of by-product credits | 130.5 | 1.37 | 118.1 | 1.71 | 109.3 | 1.09 | |||||||
Corporate selling and administrative expenses & regional costs | 11.6 | 0.12 | 12.9 | 0.18 | 12.7 | 0.13 | |||||||
Accretion and amortization of decommissioning and community agreements1 | 3.7 | 0.04 | 3.9 | 0.06 | 9.0 | 0.09 | |||||||
All-in sustaining cash cost, net of by-product credits | 145.8 | 1.53 | 134.9 | 1.95 | 131.0 | 1.31 | |||||||
Reconciliation to property, plant and equipment additions | |||||||||||||
Property, plant and equipment additions | 127.6 | 76.7 | 54.0 | ||||||||||
Capitalized stripping net additions | 35.8 | 49.3 | 40.9 | ||||||||||
Total accrued capital additions | 163.4 | 126.0 | 94.9 | ||||||||||
Less other non-sustaining capital costs2 | 91.8 | 36.6 | 19.9 | ||||||||||
Total sustaining capital costs | 71.6 | 89.4 | 75.0 | ||||||||||
Capitalized lease & equipment financing cash payments - operating sites | 10.3 | 10.2 | 8.7 | ||||||||||
Community agreement cash payments3 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 2.3 | ||||||||||
Accretion and amortization of decommissioning and restoration obligations4 | 2.7 | 1.7 | 1.6 | ||||||||||
Cash sustaining capital expenditures | 85.3 | 101.6 | 87.6 | ||||||||||
1 Includes accretion of decommissioning relating to non-productive sites, and accretion and amortization of current community agreements. | |||||||||||||
2 Other non-sustaining capital costs include Arizona capitalized costs, capitalized interest, capitalized exploration, right-of-use lease asset additions, equipment financing asset additions, growth capital expenditures and reclassification related to capital spares. | |||||||||||||
3 Amortization for community agreements relating to current operations. | |||||||||||||
4 Includes amortization of decommissioning and restoration PP&E assets and accretion of decommissioning and restoration liabilities related to producing sites. | |||||||||||||
Consolidated | Year Ended | ||||||||
Dec. 31, 2024 | Dec. 31, 2023 | ||||||||
All-in sustaining cash cost per pound of copper produced | $ millions | $/lb | $ millions | $/lb | |||||
Cash cost, net of by-product credits | 139.9 | 0.46 | 231.4 | 0.80 | |||||
Cash sustaining capital expenditures | 342.2 | 1.13 | 255.9 | 0.88 | |||||
Capitalized exploration | — | — | 5.2 | 0.02 | |||||
Royalties | 10.3 | 0.03 | 5.5 | 0.02 | |||||
Sustaining cash cost, net of by-product credits | 492.4 | 1.62 | 498.0 | 1.72 | |||||
Corporate selling and administrative expenses & regional costs | 62.4 | 0.20 | 43.5 | 0.14 | |||||
Accretion and amortization of decommissioning and community agreements1 | 17.3 | 0.06 | 16.0 | 0.06 | |||||
All-in sustaining cash cost, net of by-product credits | 572.1 | 1.88 | 557.5 | 1.92 | |||||
Reconciliation to property, plant and equipment additions: | |||||||||
Property, plant and equipment additions | 325.7 | 212.6 | |||||||
Capitalized stripping net additions | 160.5 | 111.2 | |||||||
Total accrued capital additions | 486.2 | 323.8 | |||||||
Less other non-sustaining capital costs2 | 193.1 | 105.7 | |||||||
Total sustaining capital costs | 293.1 | 218.1 | |||||||
Capitalized lease & equipment financing cash payments - operating sites | 38.4 | 25.0 | |||||||
Community agreement cash payments3 | 2.5 | 6.7 | |||||||
Accretion and amortization of decommissioning and restoration obligations4 | 8.2 | 6.1 | |||||||
Cash sustaining capital expenditures | 342.2 | 255.9 | |||||||
1 Includes accretion of decommissioning relating to non-productive sites, and accretion and amortization of community agreements capitalized to Other assets. | |||||||||
2 Other non-sustaining capital costs include Arizona capitalized costs, capitalized interest, capitalized exploration, right-of-use lease asset additions, equipment financing asset additions, growth capital expenditures and reclassification related to capital spares. | |||||||||
3 Amortization for community agreements relating to current operations. | |||||||||
4 Includes amortization of decommissioning and restoration PP&E assets and accretion of decommissioning and restoration liabilities related to producing sites. | |||||||||
Peru | Three Months Ended | Year Ended | ||||||||||||||||||
Dec. 31, 2024 | Sep. 30, 2024 | Dec. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2024 | Dec. 31, 2023 | ||||||||||||||||
Sustaining cash cost per pound of copper produced | $ millions | $/lb | $ millions | $/lb | $ millions | $/lb | $ millions | $/lb | $ millions | $/lb | ||||||||||
Cash cost, net of by-product credits | 75.3 | 1.00 | 84.3 | 1.80 | 39.7 | 0.54 | 258.2 | 1.18 | 237.9 | 1.07 | ||||||||||
Cash sustaining capital expenditures | 34.3 | 0.46 | 43.7 | 0.93 | 42.3 | 0.58 | 141.6 | 0.65 | 152.0 | 0.69 | ||||||||||
Capitalized exploration | — | — | — | — | 5.2 | 0.07 | — | — | 5.2 | 0.02 | ||||||||||
Royalties | 1.5 | 0.02 | 2.1 | 0.05 | 1.5 | 0.02 | 6.7 | 0.03 | 5.6 | 0.03 | ||||||||||
Sustaining cash cost per pound of copper produced | 111.1 | 1.48 | 130.1 | 2.78 | 88.7 | 1.21 | 406.5 | 1.86 | 400.7 | 1.81 | ||||||||||
British Columbia | Three Months Ended | Year Ended | ||||||||||||||||||
Dec. 31, 2024 | Sep. 30, 2024 | Dec. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2024 | Dec. 31, 2023 | ||||||||||||||||
Sustaining cash cost per pound of copper produced | $ millions | $/lb | $ millions | $/lb | $ millions | $/lb | $ millions | $/lb | $ millions | $/lb | ||||||||||
Cash cost, net of by-product credits | 39.2 | 3.00 | 26.8 | 1.81 | 50.1 | 2.67 | 159.6 | 2.74 | 105.0 | 2.49 | ||||||||||
Cash sustaining capital expenditures | 35.4 | 2.71 | 46.6 | 3.14 | 24.1 | 1.28 | 144.5 | 2.48 | 38.5 | 0.92 | ||||||||||
Royalties | 0.6 | 0.05 | 1.7 | 0.11 | (0.4) | (0.02) | 3.6 | 0.07 | (0.2) | — | ||||||||||
Sustaining cash cost per pound of copper produced | 75.2 | 5.76 | 75.1 | 5.06 | 73.8 | 3.93 | 307.7 | 5.29 | 143.3 | 3.41 | ||||||||||
Gold Cash Cost and Sustaining Cash Cost Reconciliation
Manitoba | Three Months Ended | Year Ended | ||||
(in thousands) | Dec. 31, 2024 | Sep. 30, 2024 | Dec. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2024 | Dec. 31, 2023 | |
Net ounces of gold produced1 | 51,438 | 62,468 | 59,863 | 214,225 | 187,363 | |
1 Contained gold in concentrate and doré. | ||||||
Manitoba | Three Months Ended | ||||||||||||||||
Dec. 31, 2024 | Sep. 30, 2024 | Dec. 31, 2023 | |||||||||||||||
Cash cost per ounce of gold produced | $ millions | $/oz | $ millions | $/oz | $ millions | $/oz | |||||||||||
Mining | 42.6 | 828 | 40.1 | 642 | 40.3 | 673 | |||||||||||
Milling | 16.6 | 323 | 16.9 | 271 | 15.3 | 256 | |||||||||||
G&A | 12.8 | 249 | 12.4 | 198 | 8.4 | 140 | |||||||||||
Onsite costs | 72.0 | 1,400 | 69.4 | 1,111 | 64.0 | 1,069 | |||||||||||
Treatment & refining | 6.5 | 126 | 6.5 | 104 | 11.1 | 186 | |||||||||||
Freight & other | 7.0 | 136 | 7.3 | 117 | 6.8 | 113 | |||||||||||
Cash cost, before by-product credits | 85.5 | 1,662 | 83.2 | 1,332 | 81.9 | 1,368 | |||||||||||
By-product credits | (54.3) | (1,055) | (60.0) | (960) | (56.0) | (934) | |||||||||||
Gold cash cost, net of by-product credits | 31.2 | 607 | 23.2 | 372 | 25.9 | 434 | |||||||||||
Year Ended | |||||||||||||||||
Dec. 31, 2024 | Dec. 31, 2023 | ||||||||||||||||
Cash cost per ounce of gold produced | $ millions | $/oz | $ millions | $/oz | |||||||||||||
Mining | 169.4 | 791 | 161.1 | 860 | |||||||||||||
Milling | 65.2 | 304 | 62.3 | 333 | |||||||||||||
G&A | 47.7 | 223 | 34.7 | 185 | |||||||||||||
Onsite costs | 282.3 | 1,318 | 258.1 | 1,378 | |||||||||||||
Treatment & refining | 29.5 | 137 | 37.5 | 200 | |||||||||||||
Freight & other | 25.4 | 119 | 23.6 | 126 | |||||||||||||
Cash cost, before by-product credits | 337.2 | 1,574 | 319.2 | 1,704 | |||||||||||||
By-product credits | (207.3) | (968) | (183.1) | (977) | |||||||||||||
Gold cash cost, net of by-product credits | 129.9 | 606 | 136.1 | 727 | |||||||||||||
Manitoba | Three Months Ended | ||||||||||||
Dec. 31, 2024 | Sep. 30, 2024 | Dec. 31, 2023 | |||||||||||
Supplementary cash cost information | $ millions | $/oz1 | $ millions | $/oz1 | $ millions | $/oz1 | |||||||
By-product credits2: | |||||||||||||
Copper | 28.5 | 554 | 28.2 | 451 | 31.4 | 526 | |||||||
Zinc | 16.1 | 313 | 24.3 | 389 | 18.6 | 308 | |||||||
Silver | 8.5 | 165 | 7.5 | 120 | 6.0 | 100 | |||||||
Other | 1.2 | 23 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
Total by-product credits | 54.3 | 1,055 | 60.0 | 960 | 56.0 | 934 | |||||||
Reconciliation to IFRS: | |||||||||||||
Cash cost, net of by-product credits | 31.2 | 23.2 | 25.9 | ||||||||||
By-product credits | 54.3 | 60.0 | 56.0 | ||||||||||
Treatment and refining charges | (6.5) | (6.5) | (11.1) | ||||||||||
Inventory adjustments | 0.3 | 2.8 | 1.4 | ||||||||||
Share-based compensation expenses | 0.2 | 1.4 | 0.2 | ||||||||||
Past service cost | 1.5 | 0.2 | — | ||||||||||
Change in product inventory | (0.3) | 1.2 | 12.8 | ||||||||||
Royalties | — | — | — | ||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization3 | 27.2 | 27.7 | 30.6 | ||||||||||
Cost of sales4 | 107.9 | 110.0 | 115.8 | ||||||||||
Year Ended | |||||||||
Dec. 31, 2024 | Dec. 31, 2023 | ||||||||
Supplementary cash cost information | $millions | $/oz1 | $millions | $/oz1 | |||||
By-product credits2: | |||||||||
Copper | 108.2 | 505 | 91.1 | 487 | |||||
Zinc | 69.9 | 326 | 74.9 | 399 | |||||
Silver | 27.5 | 128 | 16.9 | 90 | |||||
Other | 1.7 | 9 | 0.2 | 1 | |||||
Total by-product credits | 207.3 | 968 | 183.1 | 977 | |||||
Reconciliation to IFRS: | |||||||||
Cash cost, net of by-product credits | 129.9 | 136.1 | |||||||
By-product credits | 207.3 | 183.1 | |||||||
Treatment and refining charges | (29.5) | (37.5) | |||||||
Inventory adjustments | 1.7 | 2.3 | |||||||
Share-based compensation expenses | 1.0 | 0.5 | |||||||
Past service cost | 4.3 | — | |||||||
Change in product inventory | (2.0) | 1.8 | |||||||
Royalties | — | 0.1 | |||||||
Depreciation and amortization3 | 106.2 | 104.3 | |||||||
Cost of sales4 | 418.9 | 390.7 | |||||||
1 Per ounce of gold produced. | |||||||||
2 By-product credits are computed as revenue per consolidated financial statements, amortization of deferred revenue, pricing and volume adjustments. | |||||||||
3 Depreciation is based on concentrate sold. | |||||||||
4 As per consolidated financial statements. | |||||||||
Manitoba | Three Months Ended | Year Ended | ||||||||||
Dec. 31, 2024 | Sep. 30, 2024 | Dec. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2024 | Dec. 31, 2023 | ||||||||
Sustaining cash cost per ounce of gold produced | $ millions | $/oz | $ millions | $/oz | $ millions | $/oz | $ millions | $/oz | $ millions | $/oz | ||
Gold cash cost, net of by-product credits | 31.2 | 607 | 23.2 | 372 | 25.9 | 434 | 129.9 | 606 | 136.1 | 727 | ||
Cash sustaining capital expenditures | 15.5 | 301 | 11.3 | 181 | 21.2 | 354 | 56.1 | 262 | 65.4 | 349 | ||
Royalties | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 1 | ||
Sustaining cash cost per ounce of gold produced | 46.7 | 908 | 34.5 | 553 | 47.1 | 788 | 186.0 | 868 | 201.6 | 1,077 | ||
Combined Unit Cost Reconciliation
Peru | Three Months Ended | Year Ended | ||||||||||
(in millions except ore tonnes milled and unit cost per tonne) | | |||||||||||
Combined unit cost per tonne processed | Dec. 31, 2024 | Sep. 30, 2024 | Dec. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2024 | Dec. 31, 2023 | |||||||
Mining | 47.3 | 37.6 | 30.4 | 145.5 | 122.6 | |||||||
Milling | 53.6 | 48.5 | 50.2 | 197.1 | 198.1 | |||||||
G&A1 | 33.2 | 19.9 | 24.8 | 95.5 | 77.2 | |||||||
Other G&A2 | (12.1) | (2.0) | (8.2) | (25.9) | (14.9) | |||||||
Unit cost | 122.0 | 104.0 | 97.2 | 412.2 | 383.0 | |||||||
Tonnes ore milled | 7,999 | 8,137 | 7,939 | 31,934 | 30,721 | |||||||
Combined unit cost per tonne | 15.25 | 12.78 | 12.24 | 12.91 | 12.47 | |||||||
Reconciliation to IFRS | ||||||||||||
Unit cost | 122.0 | 104.0 | 97.2 | 412.2 | 383.0 | |||||||
Freight & other | 19.2 | 14.1 | 20.8 | 62.5 | 62.7 | |||||||
Inventory adjustments | (0.2) | 0.2 | — | — | — | |||||||
Other G&A | 12.1 | 2.1 | 8.2 | 25.9 | 14.9 | |||||||
Share-based compensation expenses | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.1 | |||||||
Change in product inventory | (6.7) | 1.1 | 8.0 | 9.6 | 28.1 | |||||||
Royalties | 1.5 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 6.7 | 5.6 | |||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 83.2 | 57.2 | 85.7 | 270.3 | 275.7 | |||||||
Cost of sales3 | 231.2 | 180.9 | 221.5 | 787.7 | 770.1 | |||||||
1 G&A as per cash cost reconciliation above. | ||||||||||||
2 Other G&A primarily includes profit sharing costs. | ||||||||||||
3 As per consolidated financial statements. | ||||||||||||
British Columbia | Three Months Ended | Year Ended | |||||||||||
(in millions except unit cost per tonne) | | ||||||||||||
Combined unit cost per tonne processed | Dec. 31, 2024 | Sep. 30, 2024 | Dec. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2024 | Dec. 31, 2023 | ||||||||
Mining | 18.2 | 12.9 | 19.0 | 79.1 | 48.3 | ||||||||
Milling | 25.2 | 19.7 | 25.2 | 89.8 | 49.3 | ||||||||
G&A1 | 4.6 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 19.6 | 10.7 | ||||||||
Unit cost | 48.0 | 38.4 | 49.8 | 188.5 | 108.3 | ||||||||
USD/CAD implicit exchange rate | 1.38 | 1.35 | 1.37 | 1.37 | 1.36 | ||||||||
Unit cost - C$ | 66.9 | 52.4 | 68.2 | 258.1 | 146.7 | ||||||||
Tonnes ore milled | 2,881 | 3,363 | 3,262 | 12,657 | 6,862 | ||||||||
Combined unit cost per tonne - C$ | 23.22 | 15.58 | 20.90 | 20.39 | 21.38 | ||||||||
Reconciliation to IFRS: | |||||||||||||
Unit cost | 48.0 | 38.4 | 49.8 | 188.5 | 108.3 | ||||||||
Freight & other | 2.4 | 3.0 | 4.7 | 13.2 | 8.4 | ||||||||
Share-based compensation expenses | 0.4 | — | — | 0.4 | — | ||||||||
Change in product inventory | (3.0 | ) | (0.5 | ) | 8.5 | 3.8 | 8.5 | ||||||
Inventory adjustments | 1.2 | — | — | 1.2 | — | ||||||||
Royalties | 0.6 | 1.6 | (0.4 | ) | 3.6 | (0.2 | ) | ||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 11.8 | 12.5 | 5.5 | 50.1 | 11.7 | ||||||||
Cost of sales2 | 61.4 | 55.0 | 68.1 | 260.8 | 136.7 | ||||||||
1 G&A as per cash cost reconciliation above | |||||||||||||
2 As per consolidated financial statements. | |||||||||||||
Manitoba | Three Months Ended | Year Ended | |||||||||||
(in millions except tonnes ore milled and unit cost per tonne) | |||||||||||||
Combined unit cost per tonne processed | Dec. 31, 2024 | Sep. 30, 2024 | Dec. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2024 | Dec. 31, 2023 | ||||||||
Mining | 42.6 | 40.1 | 40.3 | 169.4 | 161.1 | ||||||||
Milling | 16.6 | 16.9 | 15.3 | 65.2 | 62.3 | ||||||||
G&A1 | 12.8 | 12.4 | 8.4 | 47.7 | 34.7 | ||||||||
Less: Other G&A related to profit sharing costs | (4.0 | ) | (5.4 | ) | (1.5 | ) | (17.0 | ) | (6.7 | ) | |||
Unit cost | 68.0 | 64.0 | 62.5 | 265.3 | 251.4 | ||||||||
USD/CAD implicit exchange rate | 1.39 | 1.36 | 1.36 | 1.37 | 1.35 | ||||||||
Unit cost - C$ | 95.0 | 87.4 | 85.0 | 363.5 | 339.2 | ||||||||
Tonnes ore milled | 407,596 | 413,919 | 393,837 | 1,608,708 | 1,562,479 | ||||||||
Combined unit cost per tonne - C$ | 233 | 211 | 216 | 226 | 217 | ||||||||
Reconciliation to IFRS: | |||||||||||||
Unit cost | 68.0 | 64.0 | 62.5 | 265.3 | 251.4 | ||||||||
Freight & other | 7.0 | 7.3 | 6.8 | 25.4 | 23.6 | ||||||||
Other G&A related to profit sharing | 4.0 | 5.4 | 1.5 | 17.0 | 6.7 | ||||||||
Share-based compensation expenses | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 0.5 | ||||||||
Inventory adjustments | 0.3 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 2.3 | ||||||||
Past service cost | 1.5 | 2.8 | — | 4.3 | — | ||||||||
Change in product inventory | (0.3 | ) | 1.2 | 12.8 | (2.0 | ) | 1.8 | ||||||
Royalties | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | ||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 27.2 | 27.7 | 30.6 | 106.2 | 104.3 | ||||||||
Cost of sales2 | 107.9 | 110.0 | 115.8 | 418.9 | 390.7 | ||||||||
1 G&A as per cash cost reconciliation above. | |||||||||||||
2 As per consolidated financial statements. | |||||||||||||
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, statements with respect to the company’s production, cost and capital and exploration expenditure guidance, expectations regarding reductions in discretionary spending and capital expenditures, the ability of the company to stabilize and optimize the Copper Mountain mine operation, the implementation of stripping strategies and the expected benefits therefrom, the estimated timelines and pre-requisites for sanctioning the Copper World project and the pursuit of a potential minority joint venture partner, the possibility of and expectations regarding the results of any challenges to the permits for the Copper World project, the expected benefits of the sanctioning of the Copper World project, the expected benefits of Manitoba growth initiatives, including the use of the exploration drift at the 1901 deposit, the potential utilization of excess capacity at the Stall mill, and the advancement of the company’s exploration partnership with Marubeni, the anticipated use of proceeds from the flow-through financing completed during the fourth quarter of 2024, the company’s future deleveraging strategies and the company’s ability to deleverage and repay debt as needed, expectations regarding the company’s cash balance and liquidity, expectations regarding the ability to conduct exploration work and execute on exploration programs on its properties and to advance related drill plans, including the advancement of the exploration program at Maria Reyna and Caballito and the status of the related drill permit application process, the ability to continue mining higher-grade ore in the Pampacancha pit and the company’s expectations resulting therefrom, expectations regarding the ability for the company to further reduce greenhouse gas emissions, the company’s evaluation and assessment of opportunities to reprocess tailings using various metallurgical technologies, expectations regarding the prospective nature of the Maria Reyna and Caballito properties, the anticipated impact of brownfield and greenfield growth projects on the company’s performance, anticipated expansion opportunities and extension of mine life in Snow Lake and the ability for Hudbay to find a new anchor deposit near the company’s Snow Lake operations, anticipated future drill programs and exploration activities and any results expected therefrom, 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 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 has identified and were applied in drawing conclusions or making forecasts or projections set out in the forward-looking information include, but are not limited to:
- the ability to achieve production, cost and capital and exploration expenditure guidance;
- no significant interruptions to operations due to social or political unrest in the regions Hudbay operates, including the navigation of the complex political and social environment in Peru;
- no interruptions to the company’s plans for advancing the Copper World project, including those that may be caused by any successful challenges to the Copper World permits and/or the pursuit of a potential minority joint venture partner;
- the ability for the company to successfully complete the stabilization and optimization of the Copper Mountain operations, obtain required permits and develop and maintain good relations with key stakeholders;
- the ability to execute on its exploration plans and to advance related drill plans;
- the ability to advance the exploration program at the Maria Reyna and Caballito properties;
- 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 the company 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 company’s ability to deleverage and repay debt as needed;
- the ability to complete project targets on time and on budget and other events that may affect the company’s ability to develop its projects;
- the timing and receipt of various regulatory and governmental approvals;
- the availability of personnel for the company’s exploration, development and operational projects and ongoing employee relations;
- maintaining good relations with the employees at the company’s operations;
- 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 the company’s properties, including as a result of rights or claimed rights of Indigenous peoples or challenges to the validity of the company’s 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, changes in taxation policies 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 related to the failure to effectively complete the stabilization, optimization and expansion of the Copper Mountain mine operations, political and social risks in the regions Hudbay operates, including the navigation of the complex political and social environment in Peru, risks generally associated with the mining industry and the current geopolitical environment, including future commodity prices, the potential implementation or expansion of tariffs, currency and interest rate fluctuations, energy and consumable prices, supply chain constraints and general cost escalation in the current inflationary environment, uncertainties related to the development and operation of the company’s projects, the risk of an indicator of impairment or impairment reversal relating to a material mineral property, risks related to the Copper World project, including in relation to project delivery and financing risks, risks related to the Lalor mine plan, including the ability to convert inferred mineral resource estimates to higher confidence categories, dependence on key personnel and employee and union relations, risks related to political or social instability, 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 and interest rates that may affect the company’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 most recent Annual Information Form and under the heading “Financial Risk Management” in the company’s most recent management’s discussion and analysis, each of which is available on the company’s SEDAR+ profile at www.sedarplus.ca and the company’s EDGAR profile at www.sec.gov.
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.
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 may differ materially from the requirements of United States securities laws applicable to U.S. issuers.
About Hudbay
Hudbay (TSX, NYSE: HBM) is a copper-focused critical minerals company with three long-life operations and a world-class pipeline of copper growth projects in tier-one mining jurisdictions of Canada, Peru and the United States.
Hudbay’s operating portfolio includes the Constancia mine in Cusco (Peru), the Snow Lake operations in Manitoba (Canada) and the Copper Mountain mine in British Columbia (Canada). Copper is the primary metal produced by the company, which is complemented by meaningful gold production and by-product zinc, silver and molybdenum. Hudbay’s growth pipeline includes the Copper World project in Arizona (United States), the Mason project in Nevada (United States), the Llaguen project in La Libertad (Peru) and several expansion and exploration opportunities near its existing operations.
The value Hudbay creates and the impact it has is embodied in its purpose statement: “We care about our people, our communities and our planet. Hudbay provides the metals the world needs. We work sustainably, transform lives and create better futures for communities.” Hudbay’s mission is to create sustainable value and strong returns by leveraging its core strengths in community relations, focused exploration, mine development and efficient operations.
For further information, please contact:
Candace Brûlé
Vice President, Investor Relations, Financial Analysis and External Communications
(416) 814-4387
investor.relations@hudbay.com
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i Adjusted net earnings (loss) - attributable to owners and adjusted net earnings (loss) per share - attributable to owners, adjusted EBITDA, cash cost, sustaining cash cost, all-in sustaining cash cost per pound of copper produced, net of by-product credits, cash cost, sustaining cash cost per ounce of gold produced, net of by-product credits, combined unit cost, net debt and net debt to adjusted EBITDA ratio are non-GAAP financial performance measures with no standardized definition under IFRS. For further information and a detailed reconciliation, please see the discussion under the “Non-GAAP Financial Performance Measures” section of this news release. |
ii Calculated using the midpoint of the guidance range. |

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