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Web Page Title or Product/Service Name: HudBay Minerals Inc. Company: HudBay Minerals Inc. ; 201 Portage Ave. Suite 1906 ; Ph: (204) 949-4267 HudBay Minerals Inc.: Strength to Build the Future HudBay Minerals Inc. (TSX: HBM) is a Canadian integrated mining company with assets in North and Central America principally focused on the discovery, production and marketing of base metals. The company’s objective is to increase shareholder value through efficient operations, organic growth and accretive acquisitions, all while maintaining its financial strength. A member of the S&P/TSX Composite Index and the S&P/TSX Global Mining Index, HudBay Minerals is committed to high standards of corporate governance and sustainability. HudBay’s main production platform is located in northern Manitoba and includes the 777 mine, the Trout Lake mine, a concentrator, copper smelter and zinc plant at Flin Flon Manitoba. Near Snow Lake Manitoba, the Company operates the Chisel North mine and a concentrator. The Manitoba operations have benefited from a $435 million capital expenditure completed in early 2005 to bring the 777 and Chisel North mines into operation and expand and modernize the metallurgical plants. The Company also operates the Balmat zinc mine and concentrator in New York state. In addition HudBay produces zinc oxide at its +Zochem facility in Brampton Ontario and produces copper cathode at its White Pine refinery in Michigan. The company markets its metals and zinc oxide through an agency agreement with Considar Metal Marketing which is based in Toronto and is 50% owned by HudBay. Competitive StrengthsOur team -- providing depth of expertise and experience in exploration, engineering, operations and management Our properties -- access to some of the best mining exploration properties in the world for zinc and copper Our operations -- a profitable and efficient integrated mining company, capable of producing strong cash flows Our finances -- balance sheet strength and flexibility to fund future growth opportunities for increasing shareholder value Our StrategyWe are employing a disciplined growth strategy to leverage our strengths as a base metal mining company to produce long-term value for all our stakeholders – our people, our investors, our customers and the communities where we operate. Our strategy highlights: People -- fostering a culture of success grounded in a commitment to protecting the safety, health and welfare of our people Exploration -- driving forward with activities to develop the growth potential within the Flin Flon Greenstone Belt and within our current operating mines Business Development -- opportunistically pursuing investments to expand the scale and capabilities of our business Optimization -- maximizing productivity and efficiency at all operations through innovation and continuous improvement Responsibility – operating with best practices in environment, health and safety and by positively contributing to the economic and social well-being in communities where we operate |
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