Hudbay Minerals Stock Price, News & Analysis

Hudbay Minerals (NYSE:HBM) has scheduled a conference call for Wednesday, August 13, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. ET to discuss its second quarter 2025 financial results. The company will release its Q2 2025 results before the market opens on the same day.

Investors can access the conference call via webcast at www.hudbay.com or by dialing 1-833-752-3516 or 647-846-8185. An archived recording of the webcast will be available on the company's website after the call.

Hudbay Minerals (TSX, NYSE: HBM) has announced a temporary suspension of operations at its Snow Lake facility in Manitoba due to mandatory wildfire evacuation orders. The company has implemented emergency preparedness procedures, securing assets and maintaining a limited workforce for monitoring and emergency activities.

Despite the challenging situation, Hudbay believes its infrastructure faces low risk of damage from the wildfires. Operations in Flin Flon remain unaffected, though some exploration activities near Snow Lake have been paused. The company maintains confidence in achieving its 2025 annual guidance metrics for Manitoba despite these temporary disruptions.

Hudbay Minerals (TSX, NYSE: HBM) has resumed operations at its Snow Lake facilities following the lifting of evacuation orders on June 14, 2025. The company's infrastructure and facilities in Snow Lake and Flin Flon emerged unscathed from the wildfires. Mining activities at the Lalor mine have restarted, prioritizing gold zones. The New Britannia gold mill is expected to reach full production this week, while the Stall base metal concentrator will ramp up next week due to ongoing Flin Flon evacuations. Despite the disruption, Hudbay maintains its 2025 Manitoba guidance. The company has committed over $2 million in support, including $1.6 million for evacuated employees and $500,000 to the Canadian Red Cross. Additional measures include establishing a Community Relief Donations Fund with 2:1 matching, securing accommodations for evacuees, and deploying firefighters to assist in emergency response efforts.

Hudbay Minerals has selected key firms to advance the feasibility study of its Copper World project in Arizona. The project team includes local companies Sundt Construction and M3 Engineering & Technology, along with Ames Construction, DRA Global, Knight Piésold, Mipac, and Stantec. Located 28 miles southeast of Tucson, this fully permitted mine is expected to operate for 20 years, generating over $850 million in U.S. taxes, including $420 million in state and local taxes. The project will create 400 direct jobs and up to 3,000 indirect jobs in Arizona. Notably, Copper World plans to build a concentrate leach processing facility in its fourth year, enabling local production of copper cathode and reducing carbon footprint. The project will be executed under an integrated project delivery model, with Hudbay also committing to provide significant opportunities to union contractors for construction.

Hudbay Minerals (TSX, NYSE: HBM) has temporarily suspended operations in Snow Lake, Manitoba due to advancing wildfires and evacuation orders affecting Snow Lake, Flin Flon, and surrounding areas. The company has implemented emergency preparedness procedures, maintaining only essential personnel authorized by emergency services. Hudbay believes its infrastructure and facilities in both locations have a low risk of fire damage. The company has committed $1 million in direct financial support for evacuated employees and established a Community Relief Donations Fund with employee donation matching. Despite the temporary suspension, Hudbay expects to achieve its 2025 annual guidance metrics for Manitoba operations due to strong year-to-date performance. The company is actively supporting firefighting efforts with external firefighters, equipment, and resources while maintaining close communication with local authorities.

Hudbay Minerals (TSX, NYSE: HBM) is responding to wildfires near Flin Flon, Manitoba, leading to a regional evacuation order. While the company no longer has active mining in Flin Flon since 2022, it maintains care and maintenance activities and services supporting Snow Lake operations. Snow Lake operations, located 200km east of Flin Flon, continue but with temporarily reduced production as many workers reside in Flin Flon. Despite this, Hudbay remains confident in meeting its 2025 guidance due to strong year-to-date performance. The company has paused exploration activities in both regions and is taking supportive actions including: securing accommodation for evacuated employees, deploying emergency personnel, providing resources for firefighting efforts, and maintaining communication with local authorities.

Hudbay Minerals (TSX, NYSE: HBM) has received approval from the Toronto Stock Exchange to initiate a Normal Course Issuer Bid (NCIB) for its common shares. The company is authorized to purchase up to 19,751,983 shares, representing 5% of its outstanding shares, for cancellation over a 12-month period from May 30, 2025 to May 29, 2026.

Daily purchases will be limited to 425,832 shares, with the possibility of one block purchase per week exceeding this limit. The share repurchases will be made through the TSX, NYSE, and other Canadian trading systems at market prices. Hudbay will fund the purchases using cash, cash equivalents, and operational cash flow. The company believes the market price may not fully reflect its underlying value and future prospects.

Hudbay Minerals (TSX, NYSE: HBM) announced the successful election of all nine nominated directors at its Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders on May 20, 2025. The election results showed strong shareholder support, with all directors receiving over 98% approval. Peter Kukielski and John E.F. Armstrong received the highest approval rates at 99.83%, while Colin Osborne received 98.54%, the lowest but still overwhelmingly positive approval rate among the elected directors.

Hudbay Minerals (TSX, NYSE: HBM) reported strong Q1 2025 financial results with record quarterly adjusted EBITDA of $287.2 million and revenue of $594.9 million. The company achieved consolidated copper production of 30,958 tonnes and gold production of 73,784 ounces, with record low consolidated cash cost of $(0.45) per pound of copper. Net earnings were $100.4 million ($0.25 per share). The company maintains strong liquidity of $1,008.5 million with $582.6 million in cash and investments. Hudbay reaffirmed its 2025 guidance of 117,000-149,000 tonnes of copper and 247,500-308,000 ounces of gold production. The company completed consolidation of 100% ownership of Copper Mountain mine and continues to advance its Copper World project, which is expected to increase long-term copper production by over 50%.