HudBay Minerals to Present at the Bank of America Merrill Lynch 16th Annual Canada Mining Conference

TORONTO, ONTARIO -- (Marketwire) -- 09/07/10 -- HudBay Minerals Inc. ('HudBay', 'the company') (TSX: HBM) announced today that David Garofalo, President and Chief Executive Officer, will be speaking on Friday, September 10, 2010, from 9:55 a.m. to 10:20 a.m. Eastern Time at the Bank of America Merrill Lynch 16th Annual Canada Mining Conference held in Toronto, Ontario at the Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel. Slides of the presentation will be available on HudBay's website prior to the presentation. A webcast of the presentation will be available at https://www.veracast.com/webcasts/bas/mining2010/id26917410.cfm beginning on September 13, 2010.

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 metals with its corporate offices at 1 Adelaide Street East, Suite 2500, Toronto, Ontario. The company's objective is to maximize shareholder value through efficient operations, organic growth and accretive acquisitions, while maintaining its financial strength. A member of the S&P/TSX Composite Index and the S&P/TSX Global Mining Index, HudBay is committed to high standards of corporate governance and sustainability.

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HudBay Minerals Inc.

John Vincic, Vice President,

Investor Relations and Corporate Communications

(416) 362 0615
john.vincic@hudbayminerals.com
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