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TSX, NYSE – HBM 2022 No. 3 Hudbay Provides Annual Reserve and Resource Update

Resource Estimates

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2022 No. 3

Hudbay Provides Annual Reserve and Resource Update

• Mineral reserve growth replaces close to 100% of 2021 mining depletion and extends the mine life at

each of Constancia and Snow Lake by one year to 2038

• Annual copper production from Constancia is expected to average approximately 105,000 tonnes

over the next seven years, a 35% increase from 2021 levels

• Annual gold production from Snow Lake is expected to average over 180,000 ounces over the next

six years, a more than 55% increase from 2021 levels

• Positive scoping study on underground mining potential at Constancia Norte results in an initial

inferred mineral resource estimate of 6.5 million tonnes at 1.2% copper , adding potential to increase

copper production at Constancia after 2028

• Successful exploration at Lalor and the 1901 deposit in Snow Lake further increases the size of the

base metal and gold zones at these deposits ; contained gold in Snow Lake’s mineral reserve

estimates increases by 218,000 ounces to 2.4 million ounces

• Ongoing exploration drilling at Copper World in Arizona has the potential to extend known

mineralization on private mining claims ; preliminary economic assessment remains on track for

completion in the first half of 2022

Toronto, Ontario, March 28, 20 22 – Hudbay Minerals Inc. (“Hudbay” or the “ company”) (TSX, NYSE:HBM)

today released its annual mineral reserve and resource update . All amounts are in U.S. dollars, unless otherwise

noted.

“We have continued to grow our copper and gold mineral reserves and resources through successful exploration in

Peru, Snow Lake and Arizona ,” said Peter Kukielski, Hudbay’s President and Chief Executive Officer. “ While we

already have a solid production growth profile for many years to come, our exploration efforts over the past year have

been successful in replacing what we have mined, adding reserves to our life of mine plans and expanding our

resource base to position us for additional long-term reserves growth. This is another example of our proven track

record of delivering value through exploration, and we look forward to continuing to advance our leading organic

pipeline of copper exploration and development assets for the next stage of growth at Hudbay.”

Constancia Operations

Mine planning gains and economic re -evaluations have resulted in additional mineral reserves at Constancia which

have largely offset 2021 mining depletion. Current mineral reserve estimates at Constancia total 521 million tonnes at

0.31% copper with over 1.6 million tonnes in contained copper. As a result, Constancia’s expected mine life has been

extended one year to 2038. The copper contained in inferred mineral resources has also increased in 2022 due to the

inclusion of the Constancia Norte underground mineral resource estimates.

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In 2021, Hudbay completed a positive scoping study which resulted in an inferred mineral res ource estimate of 6.5

million tonnes at 1.2% copper in two high grade skarn lenses located below the open pit in the Constancia Norte

area. The study concluded these two lenses could be mined by underground methods starting in 2029 to supplement

the open p it production. Please refer to Figure 1 for a cross -section of the conceptual underground mine design at

Constancia Norte. The company intends to conduct infill drilling and an internal pre -feasibility study in hopes of

converting the underground mineral r esources to mineral reserve s for inclusion in the mine plan for the Constancia

operations.

Hudbay released an updated mine plan for Constancia in 2021 that reflect ed an increase in copper and gold

production from 2022 to 2025 as the higher grades from the Pampacancha deposit enter the mine plan. The updated

mine plan incorporates higher -grade reserves including the Constancia Norte pit extension. With the incorporatio n of

Pampacancha and the Constancia Norte pit extension , annual production at Constancia is expected to average

approximately 10 5,000 tonnes of copper and 60,000 ounces of gold over the next seven years, an increase of

approximately 35% and 20%, respectively, from 2021 levels.

Current mineral reserves and resources (exclusive of reserves) for Constancia and Pampacancha as of January 1,

2022 are summarized below.

Constancia Operations

Mineral Reserve and Resource Estimates1,2,3,4,5 Tonnes Cu Grade

(%)

Mo Grade

(g/t)

Au Grade

(g/t)

Ag Grade

(g/t)

Constancia Reserves

Proven 426,200,000 0.29 82 0.042 2.90

Probable 56,800,000 0.24 69 0.043 3.06

Total Proven and Probable - Constancia 483,000,000 0.28 80 0.042 2.92

Pampacancha Reserves

Proven 36,400,000 0.65 177 0.368 5.26

Probable 1,600,000 0.52 234 0.259 6.33

Total Proven and Probable - Pampacancha 38,000,000 0.65 179 0.364 5.30

Total Proven and Probable 521,000,000 0.31 87 0.065 3.09

Constancia Resources

Measured 123,800,000 0.22 64 0.038 2.07

Indicated 118,200,000 0.22 65 0.037 2.08

Inferred – Open Pit 51,000,000 0.30 77 0.054 2.69

Inferred – Underground 6,490,000 1.20 69 0.137 8.62

Pampacancha Resources

Measured 9,200,000 0.37 63 0.293 5.71

Indicated 1,500,000 0.39 152 0.223 6.63

Inferred 6,800,000 0.33 102 0.286 5.01

Total Measured and Indicated 252,700,000 0.23 65 0.048 2.23

Total Inferred 64,300,000 0.40 79 0.087 3.53

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

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

2 Mineral resources do not include factors for mining recovery or dilution.

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3 The open pit mineral reserves and resources are estimated using a minimum NSR cut-off of $6.40 per tonne and assuming

metallurgical recoveries (applied by ore type) of 86% for copper on average for the life of mine, while the underground inferred

resources at Constancia Norte are based on a 0.65% copper cut-off grade.

4 Long-term metal prices of $3.45 per pound copper, $11.00 per pound molybdenum, $1,500 per ounce gold, and $20.00 per ounce

silver were used to estimate mineral reserves and resources.

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

Peru Regional Exploration

Hudbay controls a large, contiguous block of mineral rights with the potential to hold mineable deposits within trucking

distance of the Constancia processing facility, including the past producing Caballito property and the highly

prospective Maria Reyna and Kusiorcco properties. Exploration agreement discussions with the communities of

Uchucarcco and Anahuichi on the Maria Reyna, Kusiorcco and Caballito properties are in progress.

Drilling continues at the Llaguen copper porphyry target in northern Peru with a total of 9,250 metres in 21 holes

completed to-date. Assays have been received f or eight holes and all holes have intersected mineralization. Based

on the positive results from the initial drilling, a second phase of drilling has been initiated aimed at defining an initial

inferred mineral resource estimate for Llaguen in the third quarter of 2022.

Other Constancia Updates

In March 2022, Hudbay obtained approval from Peru’s National Environmental Certification Service for Sustainable

Investments (SENACE) of a third amendment to the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (“ESIA MOD III”)

for Constancia. The ESIA MOD III will allow for the optimization of the water balance and management plan, an

alternate road for concentrate transportation, improvements to the tailings management facility dam design criteria

and other operational benefits. This approval was obtained with technical input from the National Water Authority, the

Ministry of Agrarian Development and Irrigation, and the Ministry of Culture.

The company also signed an addendum to its framework agreeme nt with the province of Chumbivilcas in March

2022. Under the agreement, Hudbay will contribute to the district municipalities, assist with the return to classes in the

education sector and continue to provide employment opportunities within the province.

Snow Lake Operations

As a result of exploration success in 2021, additional mineral reserves were identified at Lalor and the 1901 deposit ,

which are expected to extend the mine life of the Snow Lake operations by one year until 2038 , maintaining the 17 -

year mine life. Resource to reserve conversion has more than offset 2021 mining depletion with a net gain for all

metals, including an additional 218,000 ounces of gold contained in reserves after adjusting for 2021 mining

depletion.

Refurbishment and commissioning activities at the New Britannia gold mill were completed in July 2021 and the

construction of the new copper flotation facility at New Britannia was completed in October 2021, ahead of the

original schedule. The copper facil ity consists of an innovative and first -of-its-kind flotation circuit based entirely on

Jameson cells, a modern pneumatic flotation design that offers a compact layout, low -cost process and flexible

flowsheet. Following a brief commissioning period, the Ne w Britannia mill achieved commercial production on

November 30, 2021. Full design throughput rates and recoveries are expected to be achieved in the second quarter

of 2022, a mere six months after commissioning.

Hudbay released an updated mine plan for the Snow Lake operations in 2021 that reflected an increase in a nnual

gold production to over 180,000 ounces on average during the next six years due to the incorporation of the New

Britannia mill, which represents an increase of more than 55 % from 2021 levels. The updated mine plan reflects the

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third phase of the company’s Snow Lake gold strategy focused on expanding and further optimizing operations.

These expansion and optimization initiatives includ e increasing the production rate at Lalor to 5,300 tonnes per day

by the end of 2022 following the closure of the 777 mine , increasing the throughput rate at the Stall mill to 3,800

tonnes per day , incorporating mineral reserves from the 1901 deposit into t he mine plan , and implementing a

recovery improvement project at the Stall mill to increase copper and precious metal recoveries. There also remains

potential to further enhance the Snow Lake operations through exploration opportunities and additional mill

processing projects.

Current mineral reserves and resources (exclusive of reserves) for Lalor , 1901 and other Snow Lake satellite

deposits as of January 1, 2022 are summarized below.

Lalor Mine and 1901 Deposit

Mineral Reserve and Resource

Estimates1,2,3,4,5,6,7

Tonnes

Zn Grade

(%)

Au Grade

(g/t)

Cu Grade

(%)

Ag Grade

(g/t)

Base Metal Zone Reserves

Proven – Lalor 6,420,000 5.57 2.6 0.47 29.5

Proven – 1901 1,260,000 8.00 2.2 0.32 24.7

Probable – Lalor 1,300,000 4.02 3.2 0.50 32.4

Probable – 1901 380,000 10.01 0.7 0.29 31.0

Total Proven and Probable - Base Metal 9,360,000 5.86 2.6 0.45 29.3

Gold Zone Reserves

Proven – Lalor 3,590,000 0.82 5.9 0.62 28.5

Proven – 1901 50,000 1.22 3.8 0.78 18.7

Probable – Lalor 4,190,000 0.53 5.1 1.05 27.9

Probable – 1901 20,000 0.51 1.6 1.89 5.3

Total Proven and Probable - Gold 7,850,000 0.67 5.4 0.85 28.1

Total Proven and Probable (Base Metal and

Gold) 17,200,000 3.50 3.9 0.64 28.7

Base Metal Zone Resources

Inferred – Lalor 1,960,000 5.72 1.5 0.31 30.4

Inferred – 1901 670,000 6.04 1.4 0.22 27.8

Total Inferred - Base Metal 2,630,000 5.80 1.5 0.29 29.7

Gold Zone Resources

Inferred – Lalor 4,170,000 0.28 5.1 1.56 29.0

Inferred – 1901 1,260,000 0.39 4.9 1.49 20.8

Total Inferred - Gold 5,430,000 0.31 5.1 1.54 27.1

Total Inferred (Base Metal and Gold) 8,060,000 2.10 3.9 1.13 28.0

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

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

2 Mineral resources do not include factors for mining recovery or dilution.

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

gold mineral resources are estimated based on the assumption that they would be processed at the New Britannia concentrator.

4 Long-term metal prices of $1.15 per pound zinc, $1,500 per ounce gold, $3.45 per pound copper, and $20.00 per ounce silver with

an exchange rate of 1.30 C$/US$ were used to estimate mineral reserves and resources.

5 Lalor mineral reserves and resources are estimated using a minimum NSR cut-off of C$117 per tonne for waste filled mining areas

and a minimum of C$127 per tonne for paste filled mining areas.

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6 Individual stope gold grades at Lalor were capped at 10 grams per tonne as a prudent estimate until reserves-to-mill reconciliations

can be developed to support the recovery of higher-grade gold. This capping method resulted in an approximate 3% reduction in the

overall gold reserve grade at Lalor.

7 1901 mineral reserves and resources are estimated using a minimum NSR cut-off of C$110 per tonne.

Snow Lake Regional Deposits - Gold

Mineral Reserve and Resource

Estimates1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8

Tonnes

Zn Grade

(%)

Au Grade

(g/t)

Cu Grade

(%)

Ag Grade

(g/t)

Probable Reserves

WIM 2,450,000 0.25 1.6 1.63 6.3

3 Zone 660,000 - 4.2 - -

Total Probable (Gold) 3,110,000 0.20 2.2 1.28 5.0

Inferred Resources

Birch 570,000 - 4.4 - -

New Britannia 2,750,000 - 4.5 - -

Total Inferred (Gold) 3,320,000 - 4.5 - -

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

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

2 Mineral resources do not include factors for mining recovery or dilution.

3 Gold mineral resources are estimated based on the assumption that they would be processed at the New Britannia concentrator.

4 Long-term metal prices of $1.15 per pound zinc, $1,500 per ounce gold, $3.45 per pound copper, and $20.00 per ounce silver with

an exchange rate of 1.30 C$/US$ were used to confirm the economic viability of the mineral reserve estimates.

5 WIM mineral reserves are estimated using a minimum NSR cut-off of C$150 per tonne, assuming processing recoveries of 98% for

copper, 88% for gold and 70% for silver based on processing through New Britannia mill's flotation and tails leach circuits.

6 3 Zone mineral reserves are estimated using a minimum NSR cut-off of C$150 per tonne, assuming processing recoveries of 85%

for gold based on processing through New Britannia mill's leach circuit.

7 New Britannia mineral resource estimates have been reported at a minimum true width of 1.5 metres and with a cut-off grade

varying from 2 grams per tonne (at the lower part of New Britannia) to 3.5 grams per tonne (at the upper part of New Britannia).

8 Mineral reserves and resources were initially estimated using metal price assumptions that vary marginally over the assumptions

used to estimate mineral reserves at Lalor. In the Qualified Person’s opinion, the combined impact of these small variations does not

have any impact on the mineral reserve and resource estimates.

Snow Lake Regional Deposits – Base Metal

Mineral Reserve and Resource

Estimates1,2,3,4,5,6,7

Tonnes

Zn Grade

(%)

Au Grade

(g/t)

Cu Grade

(%)

Ag Grade

(g/t)

Indicated Resources

Pen II 470,000 8.89 0.3 0.49 7

Talbot 2,190,000 1.79 2.1 2.33 36

Total Indicated (Base Metals) 2,660,000 3.04 1.8 2.01 31

Inferred Resources

Watts 3,150,000 2.58 1.0 2.34 31

Pen II 130,000 9.81 0.3 0.37 7

Talbot 2,450,000 1.74 1.9 1.13 26

Total Inferred (Base Metals) 5,730,000 2.39 1.3 1.78 28

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

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

2 Mineral resources do not include factors for mining recovery or dilution.

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

4 Watts mineral resources are estimated using a minimum NSR cut-off of C$150 per tonne, assuming processing recoveries of 90%

for copper, 80% for zinc, 70% for gold and 70% for silver.

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

6 Watts and Pen II mineral resources were initially estimated using metal price assumptions that vary marginally over the

assumptions used to estimate mineral resources at Lalor. In the Qualified Person’s opinion, the combined impact of these small

variations does not have any impact on the mineral resource estimates.

7 Includes 100% of the Talbot mineral resources reported by Rockcliff Metals Corp. in its 2020 NI 43-101 technical report published

on SEDAR. Hudbay currently owns a 51% interest in the Talbot project.

Snow Lake Regional Exploration

Exploration efforts in 2021 increased inferred mineral resources at Lalor and 1901 by 1.1 million tonnes despite

delays in underground drill programs caused by COVID -19 related restrictions . This increases the total inferred

mineral resources at Lalor and 1901 to 8.1 million tonnes, which have the potential to maintain the 5,300 tonnes per

day production level beyond 2028 and further extend the mine life.

Hudbay is actively conducting surface and underground winter drilling activities in the Snow Lake area, primarily

focused on the copper-gold rich feeder zone at the 1901 deposit, the d rilling gap between 1901 and lens 17 at Lalor,

and a high -priority geophysical target located immediately north of Lalor. In addition, the company continues to

compile results from ongoing infill drilling programs at Lalor and 1901.

Rosemont and Copper World Projects

The Rosemont and Copper World deposits are 100% owned by Hudbay and are located predominantly on wholly

owned private land in Pima County, Arizona.

Current mineral reserves and resources (exclusive of reserves) for Rosemont as of January 1, 2022 are summarized

below.

Rosemont Project

Mineral Reserve and Resource

Estimates1,2,3,4,5

Tonnes

Cu Grade

(%)

Mo Grade

(g/t)

Ag Grade

(g/t)

Proven 426,100,000 0.48 120 4.96

Probable 111,000,000 0.31 100 3.09

Total Proven and Probable 537,100,000 0.44 116 4.57

Measured 161,300,000 0.38 90 2.72

Indicated 374,900,000 0.25 110 2.60

Total Measured and Indicated 536,200,000 0.29 104 2.64

Inferred 62,300,000 0.30 100 1.58

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

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

2 Mineral resources do not include factors for mining recovery or dilution.

3 Blocks were classified as Proven or Probable in accordance with CIM Definition Standards 2014.

4 Mineral reserves were estimated using metal prices of $3.15 per pound copper, $11.00 per pound molybdenum and $18.00 per

ounce silver. Metallurgical recoveries of 90% copper, 63% molybdenum and 75.5% silver were applied. No metallurgical recovery of

molybdenum and silver from oxide ore is projected. An NSR cut-off value of $6.60 per tonne was assumed, based on process

recoveries and total processing and general and administrative operating costs.

5 Mineral resources are constrained within a computer generated pit using the Lerchs-Grossman algorithm and were estimated

based on the following long-term metals prices: $3.15 per pound of copper; $11.00 per pound of molybdenum; and $18.00 per

ounce of silver. Metallurgical recoveries of 85% copper, 60% molybdenum and 75% silver were applied to sulfide material.

Metallurgical recoveries of 40% copper, 30% molybdenum and 40% silver were applied to mixed material. A metallurgical recovery

of 65% for copper was applied to oxide material. NSR was calculated for every model block and is an estimate of recovered

economic value of copper, molybdenum, and silver combined. Cut-off grades were set in terms of NSR based on current estimates

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of process recoveries and total processing and general and administrative operating costs of $6.10 per tonne for oxide, mixed and

sulfide material.

The Copper World project consists of seven deposits extending over seven kilometres, including Bolsa, Broad Top

Butte, Copper World, Peach, Elgin, South Limb and Nort h Limb, with mineralization closer to surface than at

Rosemont.

Current mineral resources for the Copper World project as of January 1, 2022 are summarized below.

Copper World Project

Mineral Resource Estimates1,2,3,4,5,6 Tonnes Cu Grade

(%)

CuSS

Grade (%)

Mo Grade

(g/t)

Ag Grade

(g/t)

Potential Flotation Processing Method

Indicated 180,000,000 0.37 0.07 136 2.7

Inferred 91,000,000 0.36 0.05 129 3.8

Potential Leach Processing Method

Indicated 92,000,000 0.34 0.27 - -

Inferred 51,000,000 0.35 0.27 - -

Total Resources

Indicated 272,000,000 0.36 0.14 90 1.8

Inferred 142,000,000 0.36 0.13 83 2.4

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

1 CIM definitions were followed for the estimation of mineral resources. Mineral resources that are not mineral reserves do not

have demonstrated economic viability.

2 Mineral resources are reported within an economic envelope defined by a pit shell optimization algorithm and assuming a

selective mining unit of 50x50x50 feet. This pit shell is defined by a revenue factor of 1.0 assuming operating costs adjuste d and

updated from the 2017 Rosemont Feasibility Study.

3 Mineral resource estimates were rep orted using a cut -off of 0.1% Cu and were separated by potential processing method into

flotation and leach if they respectively had a CuSS/Cu ratio below or above a threshold of 50%.

4 Metal recovery estimates assume that this mineralization would be proc essed at a combination of facilities, including copper and

molybdenum flotation and heap and/or run-of-mine leach pads followed by solvent extraction and electrowinning.

5 CuSS represents the copper grade in oxides.

6 Specific gravity measurements were estimated from core box weights validated by industry standard laboratory measurements.

The global resource estimate for Copper World includes near surface, higher grade indicated mineral resources of 96

million tonnes at 0.57% copper, including 0.27% copper in oxides, and inferred mineral resources of 31 million tonnes

at 0.71% copper, including 0.27% copper in oxides. The higher grade resource has the potential to be mined earlier

in the mine life. Resources comprise both sulphide and oxide mineralogy that are potentially amenable to flotation

and heap leach processing methods, respectively.

Potential Synergies Between Copper World and Rosemont

Approximately 33 million tonnes of inferred mineral resources at the Bolsa deposit were considered to be waste in the

resource pit shell used for the NI 43 -101 Technical Report Feasibility Study for Rosemont dated March 30, 2017

(“2017 Rosemont Feasibility Study”). For that study, these tonnes were accounted for as pre -stripping since there

were no mineralized intersections available at the time. Any ability to convert Bolsa mineral resources to reserves

would be expected to result in less waste being mined at Rosemont, thereby reducing costs and energy consumption

per tonne of ore mined.

The Rosemont deposit also contains oxide mineralization that was previously classified as waste, which may be able

to be processed with the oxide mineralization at Copper World. This would increase metal production while further

reducing costs and energy consumption per tonne mined at Rosemont.

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It is expected that additional synergies will be identified as Hudbay continues to close the drilling gap between Bolsa

and Rosemont.

Continued Regional Exploration Success

The company has increased the number of drill rigs at Copper World to seven to conduct infill drilling and to support

future economic studies. There remain several opportunities to further extend economic mineralization within the

private land limits at Copper World and Rosemont. As shown in Figure 2, there is opportunity to extend the

mineralization north and south of Bolsa through infill drilling to bridge the gaps. There are also potential marginal

extensions to the south of the Copper World deposit and to the east of the North Limb and South Limb deposits.

Preliminary Economic Assessment Progressing Well

The technical studies for Copper World are well -advanced and the results will be incorporated into a Preliminary

Economic Assessment (“PEA”) contemplating the development of the Copper World deposits in conjunction with the

Rosemont deposit. The PEA is also expected to reflect preliminary expectations of potential synergies bet ween

Copper World and Rosemont. Hudbay is on track to publish the PEA results in a NI 43 -101 Technical Report in the

first half of 2022.

Mason Project

The Mason project is a large greenfield copper deposit located in the historic Yerington District of Nevada and is one

of the largest undeveloped copper porphyry deposits in North America. Mason ’s measured and indicated mineral

resources are comparable in size to Constancia and Rosemont. Hudbay views the Mason project as a long -term

option for future development and a strong component of its pipeline of long -term growth opportunities. Since

acquiring Mason, Hudbay has consolidated a prospective package of patented and unpatented mining claims

contiguous to the Mason project and has advanced a n umber of technical studies including a revised resource model

and PEA.

The Mason PEA was completed in April 2021 and contemplates a 27 -year mine life with average annual copper

production of approximately 140,000 tonnes over the first ten years of full p roduction. At a copper price of $3.25 per

pound, the after-tax net present value using a 10% discount rate is $773 million and the internal rate of return is 15%.

There is opportunity to further enhance the project economics through exploration for highe r grade satellite deposits

on Hudbay’s prospective land package in Nevada, including Mason Valley. The Mason Valley property hosts several

historical underground copper mines that were in production in the early 1900s. Much of the Mason Valley property is

located on Hudbay’s wholly owned private lands and contains highly prospective skarn mineralization. An initial drill

program to test the Mason Valley skarn properties is planned for late 2022.

Current mineral resource estimates for Mason as of January 1, 2022 are summarized below.

Mason Project

Mineral Resource Estimates1,2,3,4,5 Tonnes Cu Grade

(%)

Mo Grade

(g/t)

Au Grade

(g/t)

Ag Grade

(g/t)

Measured 1,417,000,000 0.29 59 0.031 0.66

Indicated 801,000,000 0.30 80 0.025 0.57

Total Measured and Indicated 2,219,000,000 0.29 67 0.029 0.63

Inferred 237,000,000 0.24 78 0.033 0.73

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

1 Mineral resource estimates that are not mineral reserves do not have demonstrated economic viability.