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Hudbay Announces Preliminary 2025 Production Results and Achieves 2025 Consolidated Copper and Gold Production Guidance
TORONTO, Jan. 16, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Hudbay Minerals Inc. (“Hudbay” or the &...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Hudbay Announces Preliminary 2025 Production Results and Achieves 2025 Consolidated Copper and Gold Production Guidance\nTORONTO, Jan. 16, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Hudbay Minerals Inc. (“Hudbay” or the “Company”) (TSX, NYSE: HBM) today announced preliminary production results for the three months and year ended December 31, 2025. All amounts are in US dollars, unless otherwise noted. Highlights: Achieved 2025 consolidated copper and gold production guidance, despite the mandatory wildfire evacuation shutdowns and temporary operational interruptions resulting in production deferrals during the year.2025 represents the 11th consecutive year in which Hudbay achieved its annual consolidated copper production guidance, since Constancia declared commercial production, and 5th consecutive year achieving its annual consolidated gold production guidance, since establishing standalone gold production guidancei.Strong operational performance in the fourth quarter with approximately 33,069 tonnes of copper produced and 84,298 ounces of gold produced, resulting in full year 2025 consolidated production of approximately 118,188 tonnes of copper and 267,934 ounces of goldii.Pro-forma year-end cash and cash equivalents of approximately $992 millioniii, after giving effect to the recent closing of the Copper World joint venture transaction. “We are proud to have achieved full year production guidance for our two primary metals, copper and gold, after overcoming several temporary operational interruptions in 2025, which demonstrates the resilience and strength of our diversified operating platform,” said Peter Kukielski, Hudbay’s President and Chief Executive Officer. “Our operations delivered steady production performance in the fourth quarter and maintained a rigorous focus on operational efficiencies and stabilization, resulting in a strong finish to the year. Notably, we achieved a standout fourth quarter in Peru with the efficient mining of the high-grade Pampacancha satellite deposit, allowing us to far exceed the top end of the 2025 gold production guidance range in Peru.” Fourth Quarter 2025 Preliminary Production Resultsii During the fourth quarter of 2025, Hudbay had consolidated production of approximately 33,069 tonnes of copper, 84,298 ounces of gold, 1,002,985 ounces of ...