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2014 ANNUAL AND CSR REPORT

MEASURED APPROACH
MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS

Our Company

Hudbay is an integrated mining company that produces copper concentrate (containing copper,

gold and silver) and zinc metal. We are headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and listed on

the Toronto, New York and Lima stock exchanges under the symbol “HBM”.

Note: Hudbay also owns the Balmat zinc mine and concentrator in New York, USA, which are currently on care and maintenance. On January 17, 2014, the Company sold its
51% interest in the Back Forty project in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula to its joint venture partner Aquila Resources Inc. Hudbay also owns mineral rights to the Tom and Jason
exploration properties in the Yukon. In addition, exploration work was carried out on mineral claims for which the Company holds rights (directly or through joint venture
agreements) in Chile and Colombia. Performance data from all of these properties is included in this report.

* Our ownership in Rosemont is subject to an Earn-In Agreement with United Copper and Moly LLC (UCM) pursuant to which UCM has earned 7.95% interest in the project and
may earn up to a 20% interest.

MANITOBA

777

•

•

•

•

100% ownership

Underground

copper/zinc/gold/silver mine

Flin Flon concentrator

Zinc plant

Reed

•

•

•

70% ownership

Underground copper mine

Commercial production achieved

in 2014

Lalor

•

•

100% ownership

Long-life, underground

copper/zinc/gold/silver mine

•

Commercial production achieved

in 2014

•

Snow Lake concentrator

processes Lalor ore

ARIZONA

Rosemont

•

•

92.05% ownership*

Open pit copper project

PERU

Constancia

•

•

100% ownership

Low-cost, long-life open pit

copper mine and concentrator

•

Commercial production expected

in 2015

CEO Message

Hudbay’s strong commitment to shareholder value and corporate social responsibility is integral

to our achievements in 2014 and will be key to sustaining our long-term growth and pro!tability.

2014 was a pivotal year for Hudbay. Five years earlier, we outlined a growth plan for creating long-term value

that was put into action across the Company. By the end of 2014, our plan had delivered major achievements:

the Reed and Lalor mines both achieved steady-state commercial production and Constancia achieved

commercial production by the middle of 2015 on schedule. Our new mines joined the 777 mine, a reliable

producer for many years.

At the beginning of 2014, Hudbay had one mine operating at steady state. By year’s end, we had three. With

Constancia now on stream, we are a multi-jurisdictional operating company with production from four

operating mines.

Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is an integral component of our recent achievements. Our commitment

to CSR makes us better planners and operators, supports transparency and strong governance, contributes to

improved safety and environmental performance, and strengthens our connection with stakeholders.

Managing the economic, environmental and social impacts of our activities also plays a key role in securing
the social and legal licences to operate that are essential to our future growth.  

The growth plan we adopted in 2010 re"ects our experience: namely, the best way to deliver sustainable

value in mining is by !nding and building new mines and then operating them in an environmentally and

socially responsible way. Our plan was built on three pillars that leverage our strengths in exploration,

development and operations:

•

Acquire volcanogenic massive sulphide (VMS) and porphyry exploration and development properties that
are located in mining-friendly jurisdictions in the Americas with exploration upside potential;

•

Find and expand mineral deposits through exploration and bring them into production; and

•

Optimize the value of producing assets through safe and e#cient operations.

Since 2010, we have added to those strengths, particularly with respect to large-scale, open pit

developments. Our capabilities and our record of bringing three mines into production while maintaining

high standards of CSR performance all played a part in our successful acquisition of the Rosemont project in

July 2014. Situated in a historic copper mining area in Arizona, Rosemont is perfectly aligned with our growth

strategy in terms of geography, geology, jurisdiction and long-term potential.

DELIVERING SUSTAINABLE GROWTH

With physical construction completed at Constancia, and with our new Lalor and Reed mines at steady state,

our assets are positioned to contribute to signi!cant and sustainable growth in production across the board.

We expect an approximate 300% increase in copper production in 2015 from our current production base.

This increased production will lead to economies of scale that should drive unit operating costs down

considerably this year.

Our capital budget will also decrease in 2015 to $425 million, or by 60% compared to 2014. This decrease,

coupled with increased production and lower operating costs, will improve revenues and cash "ow. We

expect to be in a strong position to fund a signi!cant portion of Rosemont’s construction through funds from

operations. 

MAKING A POSITIVE DIFFERENCE

CSR is a core part of Hudbay’s culture and success. We have put in place policies, management systems and

processes to codify our commitments to our stakeholders and help manage risk. These include the OHSAS

18001 health and safety management standard and the ISO 14001 environmental management standard,

which all of our operating sites are expected to meet within two years of start-up or acquisition. We have also

adopted the Mining Association of Canada’s Towards Sustainable Mining initiative, the Voluntary Principles on

Security and Human Rights, and other international best practice standards that help guide our actions and

evaluate our performance.

We expect an approximate 300% increase in copper
production in 2015 from our current production base.

Our commitment does not eliminate CSR challenges. Because stakeholders are engaged on issues they care

about, disagreement about goals, approaches and outcomes is always possible. This is often the case with

issues that touch communities. While we always work to be a good neighbour and to understand and

consider community views and expectations, we are in negotiations with some of our communities regarding

what is fair and feasible for Hudbay to provide. By being open and "exible, and striving for peaceful processes

to resolve con"ict, our record shows that we manage to work through the challenges.

Our operations make a positive contribution to neighbouring communities. We strive to provide local

residents with access to the opportunities presented by our activities. We prioritize hiring people from nearby

communities, and, when necessary, help them gain the skills they need to qualify for jobs at Hudbay and in

the larger employment market. In Manitoba, we are partnering with several organizations to recruit and train

local Aboriginal candidates for jobs at our new mines. At Constancia, our workforce needs have declined since

completion of the labour-intensive construction phase, and we are now helping people to manage the

change. This includes providing training to local residents for operations and logistics roles at the mine. We

are helping others make the transition back to farming and ranching, by providing access to expert guidance

on crop management and cattle breeding.

In 2014, our e$orts to mitigate impacts and sustain natural environments near Constancia included a

program to show farmers, who need water for their crops and animals, the bene!ts of the sustainable

management of local bogs and wetlands, which are an essential part of the region’s ecosystem. We also

supported a variety of environmental monitoring studies near Constancia and established a nursery to grow

protected and native "ora for revegetation programs.

In addition to being a good neighbour, Hudbay is dedicated to being a top employer, with a total focus on

safety. Since 2010, we have built three mines with a remarkable safety record. Reed was completed with no

lost time accidents (LTAs); Lalor had two LTAs during construction; and Constancia, with over 7,000 people

on-site during peak construction, reported close to 21 million hours worked in 2014 with only a single LTA.

Key personnel who worked on Lalor and Constancia are now bringing their experience and Hudbay’s strong

safety culture to Rosemont.

In Arizona, Rosemont is in the permitting process. We are working with local stakeholders and all levels of

government to establish strong relationships and help move the process forward responsibly. We !rmly

believe that thorough permitting processes produce better mines. During development, and as an operating

mine, the plans for Rosemont will demonstrate leadership in environmental practice. They include a program

to control light emissions and sky glows, reducing light by approximately 70% compared to conventional

lighting technology and design, and a proposed dry-stack tailings plan that will help cut our water use by

approximately 50%, when compared to traditional approaches in the southwest.

BUILDING ON OUR ACHIEVEMENTS

After four years of mine building, we expect to deliver substantial growth in operating cash "ow in 2015,

better positioning us to return capital to shareholders. With Constancia poised to join our producing assets,

Hudbay will deliver signi!cantly increased production, decreased capital expenditures and improved

economies of scale.

This does not mean an end to hard work, just a change in emphasis. In the year ahead, we will continue to
concentrate on improving e#ciency and cost management at all operations. We will also keep exploring in

order to increase reserves at our operating mines. The November 2014 agreement we reached with Callinan

Royalties Corporation gives us access to the War Baby claim, which is adjacent to 777, where we will use our

technical expertise to determine if there is opportunity to extend the mine’s life.

The successful implementation of our growth strategy strengthened our capabilities as an explorer,

developer and operator, and captured the attention of the global mining industry. Hudbay is recognized as a

valuable potential partner for joint ventures and other cooperative undertakings that will help to populate

our growth pipeline.

2015 will see the 100th anniversary of the discovery of the Flin Flon deposit. This VMS deposit is literally the

foundation for everything that Hudbay has achieved, from northern Manitoba to Peru. In celebrating this

event, we will be celebrating our relationship with the community of Flin Flon, a model that has also served us

well over the course of 88 years.

As the !ve-year plan we launched in 2010 comes to an end, we look forward to a new phase of sustainable,

responsible growth that will position Hudbay to enter the top 20 of global copper producers. I thank our

Board of Directors for their guidance and support, and our shareholders for their patience and con!dence.

Two of our directors, Wes Voorheis and John Knowles, will not stand for re-election at our upcoming annual

meeting of shareholders. Six years ago, Wes assumed the role of Chairman and helped transform Hudbay

from a one-mine regional company with limited mineral reserves to a major international copper producer

with four low-cost operating mines and our !fth in development. As a former Chief Financial O#cer of

Hudbay, John Knowles brought insight, industry expertise and valuable institutional memory to our Board.

On behalf of all my board colleagues, I would like to thank Wes and John for their valuable contributions to

Hudbay’s success.

Finally, I wish to thank all of our employees and contractors – their initiative, hard work and commitment

made the major achievements of 2014 possible and provided Hudbay with a remarkable foundation for

growth.

I encourage you to look through our report to learn more about our priorities, initiatives, challenges and

achievements.

Sincerely,

David Garofalo

President and Chief Executive O#cer

Corporate
Governance

Good, strong governance is critical to Hudbay’s success as a publicly traded company and to

securing the con!dence and trust of our many stakeholders. Our corporate governance practices

are in place to drive ethical behaviour and high performance standards throughout the

organization.

Hudbay’s Board of Directors oversees the business of the Company and provides guidance to management to

help meet corporate objectives and maximize shareholder value. The Board ful!lls its responsibilities directly

and through !ve committees:

•

Audit Committee (http://www.hudbayminerals.com/!les/doc_downloads/Reports

/May%202012%20Audit%20Committee%20Charter%20-%20IA%20update%202012-07-20_v001_n55m59.pdf)

•

Compensation Committee (http://www.hudbayminerals.com/!les/doc_downloads/Reports

/May%202012%20Compensation%20Committee%20Charter%20(Proposed%202013%20Amendments%20MDH)_v001

_m7l9il.pdf)

•

Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee (http://www.hudbayminerals.com/!les/doc_downloads

/governance_documents/Corporate%20Governance%20and%20Nominating%20Committee%20Charter.pdf)

•

Environmental, Health, Safety and Sustainability Committee (http://www.hudbayminerals.com/!les

/doc_downloads/governance_documents/7a.%20May%202012%20EHSS%20Charter_v001_w1lmz4.pdf)

•

Technical Committee (http://www.hudbayminerals.com/!les/doc_downloads/governance_documents

/Technical%20Committee%20Charter.pdf)

Board members are selected based on criteria that include: judgment, character, expertise, skills and
knowledge useful to the oversight of the Company’s business; diversity of viewpoints, backgrounds,
experiences and other demographics including gender; business or other relevant experience; and the overall
composition of the Board**.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

W. Warren Holmes*
Interim Chairman
Compensation Committee (Chair),
Corporate Governance and
Nominating Committee (Interim
Chair), Environmental, Health,
Safety and Sustainability
Committee, Technical Committee

David A. Garofalo
President and Chief Executive
O!cer

Igor Gonzales*
Technical Committee,
Environmental, Health, Safety and
Sustainability Committee

Tom A. Goodman
Environmental, Health, Safety and
Sustainability Committee (Chair),
Technical Committee

Alan R. Hibben*
Compensation Committee,
Corporate Governance and
Nominating Committee

Sarah B. Kavanagh*
Audit Committee (Chair),
Compensation Committee

Alan J. Lenczner*
Audit Committee, Compensation
Committee

Kenneth G. Stowe*
Technical Committee (Chair),
Corporate Governance and
Nominating Committee

Michael T. Waites*
Audit Committee

Carin S. Knickle*
New director nominee***

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INFORMATION ON
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* Independent

** After serving six years as Chairman, G. Wesley Voorheis will not stand for re-election at our upcoming annual shareholders meeting, scheduled to be held on May 22, 2015;
John Knowles also will not stand for re-election. If elected, the current intention of the Board is to have Mr. Holmes serve as our Chairman going forward.

*** Carin Knickle was not a member of the Board in 2014, but is in the Management Information Circular as a management nominee to sit on the Board in 2015, pending board
approval at the board meeting in May.

Business Conduct

Hudbay employees and contractors are expected to conduct themselves and do business to the

highest standard of honesty and integrity. Our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics

(http://www.hudbayminerals.com/!les/doc_downloads/governance_documents

/CodeofConductApr2013_v001_e86p67.pdf) and related policies set out principles for directors,

o"cers and employees on matters like compliance with law, con#icts of interest, con!dential

information, protection and proper use of Hudbay assets, fair dealing, rules and regulations and

the reporting of illegal and unethical behaviour.

On joining Hudbay, all board members and employees must sign a declaration con!rming that they

understand and will observe the Code. The Board requires every director and executive o"cer to disclose any

direct or indirect con#ict of interest, and to con!rm compliance with the Code annually. Formal, annual

con!rmation of compliance is also required from all employees above the manager level and those whose

duties include the transfer of funds. The compliance process was expanded in 2015 to include an online

training component.

Employees and contractors working at Constancia are also expected to abide by a Code of Conduct and Social

Protocol based on the corporate Code and local community commitments. A plain language booklet and a

video inform all workers at the site about the obligations under the Constancia Code.

Because fraud and corruption are potential risks in our industry, we conduct compliance training on the Code

of Business Conduct and Ethics and related policies, and on the Canadian Corruption of Foreign Public

O"cials Act (CFPOA) and the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). Hudbay’s Legal department is

responsible for providing training to speci!c groups or more broadly across the organization as it deems
appropriate. Failure to sign annual con!rmations or take the required training is taken into account in
performance appraisals and pay decisions.

We insist that personnel bring to the attention of their supervisor or department head any knowledge of a

potential con#ict with, or departure from, the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics. A multilingual toll-free

hotline (http://www.clearviewconnects.com) is in place to allow for anonymous reporting of suspected violations.

2014 PERFORMANCE

•

57% of our employees received anti-corruption training in 2014, either in the form

of a quiz, classroom training or a formal review and sign-o$. Included in this 57%

are 100% of new hires and those required to have training by our internal policy. 

Additionally, 100% of our Board has received anti-corruption training at some

point, and 80% received an update to that training in 2014.

•

The majority of complaints received through our third-party whistleblower

reporting service involve operational matters and employee relations. None of

these incidents involved signi!cant allegations of fraud or violations of our Code of

Business Conduct and Ethics. Three incidents were reported in 2014, all of which

were investigated and resolved with corrective action where necessary.

•

An employee in Peru violated Hudbay’s Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, and

Timely Disclosure, Con!dentiality and Insider Trading Policy, and was dismissed.

To report an issue

There are a number of avenues available to people who wish to make inquiries on

ethical and lawful behaviour, and on matters related to organizational integrity, as

well as to register a concern about Hudbay’s activities:

•

Contact our Board of Directors through our website (http://www.hudbayminerals.com

/English/Utilities/Contact-Us/default.aspx#director).

•

To make a con!dential report to the Chair of Hudbay’s Audit Committee about a

perceived violation of the Company’s internal and accounting controls, auditing

matters or violations of the Company’s Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, call 1

877 457-7318 or visit www.clearviewconnects.com

(http://www.clearviewconnects.com). Reports are handled under our Whistleblower

Policy and the Chair of the Audit Committee is responsible for ensuring that they

are appropriately investigated.

•

The O"ce of the Extractive Sector Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Counsellor

is a resource available for constructively resolving con#ict between project-

a$ected communities and Canadian extractive sector companies outside of

Canada. The CSR Counsellor can be reached by email at

csr-counsellor@international.gc.ca or by telephone at 416 973-2064.

•

Canada’s National Contact Point (NCP) for the Organisation for Economic

Co-operation and Development (OECD) provides a forum where multinational

enterprises, Canadian business, non-governmental organizations and labour

organizations can voice their views and concerns. Canada’s NCP can be reached by

email at ncp.pcn@international.gc.ca or by telephone at 343 203-2341.

We also have grievance processes set up at our projects and operating sites to

address community concerns. See Community Relations for details.

Management
Team

Our experienced management team is responsible for establishing and implementing the

Company’s long-range goals, strategies, plans and policies, subject to the Board’s direction and

oversight.

David A. Garofalo
President and Chief Executive
O!cer

David S. Bryson
Senior Vice President and Chief
Financial O!cer

Alan T. C. Hair
Senior Vice President and Chief
Operating O!cer

David Clarry
Vice President, Corporate Social
Responsibility

Patrick Donnelly
Vice President and General Counsel

Jon Douglas
Vice President and Treasurer
(joined in 2015)

Elizabeth Gitajn
Vice President, Risk Management
(joined in 2015)

Brad W. Lantz
Vice President, Business
Development and Technical
Services

Eugene Lei
Vice President, Corporate
Development

Cashel Meagher
Vice President, South America
Business Unit

Patrick Merrin
Vice President, Arizona Business
Unit

Mary-Lynn Oke
Vice President, Finance

Robert Winton
Vice President, Manitoba Business
Unit

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Business and
Financial Review

By the end of 2014, we had four producing mines, transforming Hudbay into a multinational

company with unrivalled production growth, following several years of signi!cant capital

expenditure.

FOUR PRODUCING MINES

EXPECTED NEAR-TERM PRODUCTION GROWTH1

Lalor
Reed
777
Constancia*

* On schedule to achieve commercial production during second quarter of 2015.

Table View

Table View

HUDBAY RESERVES*

Table View

* Hudbay reserves as of January 1, 2015, which include the contained metal values of
Constancia, 777, Lalor and Reed. For the purposes of this exercise, metal prices of
$3.15/lb Cu, $1.00/lb Zn, US$1,260/oz Au, US$25.00/oz Ag and US$11.50/lb Mo were
used.

1. 

Represents production growth from 2014 actual production to 2016 anticipated production levels.

2. 

2015 estimated production levels based on midpoint of 2015 production guidance released on January 15, 2015.

3. 

Reed’s anticipated production for 2016 is based on contained metal in concentrate as disclosed in “Pre-Feasibility Study Technical Report on the Reed Copper Deposit” dated
April 2, 2012 and re"ects 100% attributable production to Hudbay.

4. 

Constancia’s anticipated production for 2016 is based on contained metal in concentrate as disclosed in “The Constancia Project, National Instrument 43-101 Technical
Report” !led on November 6, 2012.

5. 

Lalor’s anticipated production for 2016 is based on contained metal in concentrate as disclosed in “Pre-Feasibility Study Technical Report, on the Lalor Deposit” dated March
29, 2012.

6. 

777’s anticipated production for 2016 is based on contained metal in concentrate as disclosed in “Technical Report 777 Mine, Flin Flon, Manitoba, Canada” dated October 15,
2012.

7. 

Au-Eq. production includes production subject to streaming transactions. Silver converted to gold at a ratio of 60:1 for 2015 guidance. For 2014 production, silver converted
to gold at 60.5:1, based on estimated 2014 realized sales prices.

OPERATIONS SUMMARY

For the years ended December 31

Production (contained metal in concentrate)*

Copper (000 tonnes)

Zinc (000 tonnes)

Gold (000 troy ounces)

Silver (000 troy ounces)

* Metal reported in concentrate is prior to re!ning losses or deductions associated with smelter contract terms.

2014

37.6

 82.5

 73.4

 745.9

2013

29.9

86.5

79.2

772.5

FINANCIAL SUMMARY

($ millions)
For the years ended December 31

Revenue

Copper

Zinc

Gold

Silver

Other

Less: Treatment and re!ning charges

Less: Pre-production revenue

Revenue

Pro!t (loss) before tax

Total assets

Equity attributable to owners of the Company

Cash and cash equivalents

Dividend paid per share

2014

234.2

267.1

87.5

14.2

5.0

(29.2)

(18.8)

560.0

11.5

5,627.5

2,446.7

207.3

0.02

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

2013

210.4

219.1

99.5

14.4

5.8

(19.9)

(12.5)

516.8

(56.0)

3,844.0

1,635.6

631.4

0.11

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

Strategy

In 2010, Hudbay set two clear goals: to grow our company and to create long-term value for our

shareholders. We laid out an equally clear strategy for achieving those goals. Experience, gained

over nearly nine decades of operation, has taught us that the best way to create sustainable

value in mining is to !nd and build new mines, and then to operate them in an environmentally

and socially responsible way.

With this understanding, we introduced a !ve-year plan designed to make the best use of our proven

capabilities in exploration, mine development and operation, while leveraging our particular expertise in

volcanogenic massive sulphide (VMS) and porphyry deposits. The plan has three main pillars:

•

Acquire VMS and porphyry exploration and development properties that are located in mining-friendly

jurisdictions in the Americas and have exploration upside potential;

•

Find and expand mineral deposits through exploration and bring them into production; and

•

Optimize the value of producing assets through safe and e"cient operations.

Guided by these pillars, we moved to develop the Lalor and Reed projects in northern Manitoba, and went on

to acquire and develop the Constancia project in Peru. The strategic value of Hudbay’s development

capabilities was reinforced when, in mid-2014, we acquired Augusta Resource Corporation and its Rosemont

property, an asset that aligns perfectly with Hudbay’s acquisition criteria (geographically and geologically).

Bringing projects into production also requires the approval of regulators and acceptance by local

communities. Wherever we are, we have worked to be responsible builders and operators, to be respectful of

communities, and to ensure that we provide opportunities for local people to join in the substantial economic
activity associated with our operations. We believe this work is an investment that provides returns for our
shareholders and our other stakeholders.

Going forward, we will focus on bringing Constancia into full production, moving ahead with Rosemont

permitting and engineering, optimizing the value of our producing assets, and generating strong returns

from the over $2 billion of capital invested in our three new mines.

Successfully building Lalor, Reed and Constancia has elevated Hudbay’s performance and its pro!le. We are

proven as capable developers, !nanciers and operators in multiple jurisdictions. Now, leading !rms in the

mining sector are approaching Hudbay with opportunities to expand our growth pipeline, and we are

evaluating them – always in keeping with our commitment to create sustainable value for stakeholders.

Exploration

Hudbay’s expert knowledge of VMS and porphyry deposits and our ability to develop and apply

innovative geophysical approaches led to the 2007 discovery of the Lalor deposit, believed to be

the second largest mineral deposit ever found in the Flin Flon Greenstone Belt. Responsible and

respectful performance is also a necessary competency in exploration, and our exploration teams

work closely with our environment, community and health and safety experts to ensure our

standards are maintained.

Exploration remains an essential and evolving part of Hudbay’s growth strategy. Beginning in mid-2013, our

focus shifted from grassroots exploration – discovering new deposits in new geographies – to brown!eld

exploration, primarily in Manitoba, looking for opportunities near our mining camps. This proven approach is

intended to leverage our existing infrastructure and extend the operating lives of our mines. With mine

construction completed and cash "ow from our new mines ramping up, we intend to return to allocating a

portion of exploration funding to new green!eld opportunities.

2014 PERFORMANCE

•

At Lalor, the !rst phase of the exploration drift development was completed to the

1,025-metre level as planned, and underground drilling in the copper-gold zone

commenced.  The exploration program aims to test the down plunge extension of

the copper-gold zone and upgrade inferred resources to a higher resource
category.

•

At 777, Hudbay entered into an option agreement with Callinan Royalties

Corporation that provides access, for further exploration, to the adjacent War Baby

claim.

•

At Rosemont, we completed a 43-hole con!rmatory drill program in December

with approximately 30,000 metres drilled.

2015 EXPLORATION PROGRAM

•

We have budgeted $55 million for exploration expenditure in 2015.

•

In Manitoba, our focus will be on brown!eld exploration in and around Flin Flon

and Snow Lake:

•

We plan to leverage our exploration and geophysics expertise in underground

drilling of the War Baby claim, with the objective of extending the mine life of

777 beyond 2020.

•

Drilling at Lalor has three objectives: test the down plunge extension of the

copper-gold zone; determine the optimal location to advance the exploration

ramp; and upgrade the inferred resource to a higher resource category.

•

At Constancia, we will undertake mapping and geochemical sampling on recently

staked claims near the existing mine, and conduct drilling on green!eld targets in

Peru in the second half of 2015.

•

At Rosemont, we plan to conduct plant site geotechnical work along with

additional drilling to further improve our understanding of the initial years of

mining.

•

Approximately $20 million has been reserved for follow-up on potential

exploration successes at our in-mine drilling programs and other strategic

opportunities.

Development

Our expertise in !nding mineral deposits is matched by our experience in bringing them into

production. With the Lalor and Reed mines achieving commercial production in 2014, we have

now developed and operated 28 mines in Manitoba since 1927. In Peru, that experience served

us well, as Constancia, our !rst major development project outside of Manitoba, was completed

on time and began producing copper concentrate in the fourth quarter of 2014.

The development phase provides a strong foundation for our relationships with regulators and local

communities. We believe that regulatory approvals are a broad process of collaborating with regulators to

establish con!dence that regulatory requirements are being, and will continue to be, met. Our track record of

responsible operations has helped reinforce that con!dence.  The development phase is also a time of

signi!cant change and opportunity for communities and we believe our approach to corporate responsibility

is critical in the implementation of our projects.

With construction e"ectively completed by the end of 2014, Constancia is on track for commercial

production in the second quarter of 2015. The mine is expected to average 82,000 tonnes of annual copper

production over a 22-year mine life. Initial production will be mining softer, supergene ore from the main

Constancia pit, which is projected to average copper grades 30% above the overall reserve grade in the !rst
!ve years.

Key personnel from Constancia and Lalor will bring their project expertise to our Rosemont project in Arizona.

Situated in an area with a number of large porphyry-type producing copper mines, Rosemont is a

copper/molybdenum/silver porphyry/skarn deposit and, like Constancia, is planned as an open pit mine. The

project was added to our development portfolio in July 2014, when Hudbay acquired Augusta Resource
Corporation.

2014 PERFORMANCE

•

Lalor (http://www.hudbayminerals.com/English/Our-Business/Operations/Lalor

/default.aspx) – We received the Environment Act licence for the Lalor mine in March

2014, enabling the start of operations of a major underground mine, with an

anticipated 15-year mine life. Commercial production from the production shaft

was achieved in the third quarter of 2014, on time and under budget.

Commissioning of the upgraded Snow Lake concentrator to process the Lalor ore

was also completed.

Lalor project snapshot

Ownership

Daily ore throughput

Average annual zinc production2

Average annual gold equivalent production2

Average annual copper production2

Cash cost per pound of zinc3

Mine and mill unit cost4

Average annual sustaining capital

Mine life

Life of mine1

100%

3,300 tonnes per day

59,000 tonnes

43,000 ounces

5,000 tonnes

$(0.07)/pound

$58/tonne

$23 million

15 years

Source: Hudbay company disclosure, Wood Mackenzie

1. 

Life of mine (LOM) as per NI 43-101 “Pre-Feasibility Study Technical Report on Lalor Deposit” dated March 29, 2012, with the
exception of cash costs (see note 4).

2. 

Production represents contained metal in concentrate; silver converted to gold at a rate of 50:1.

3. 

Wood Mackenzie LOM average from 2015 to 2027; cash costs per pound of zinc, net of byproduct credits.

4. 

Combined mine and mill unit operating costs per tonne of ore processed. 2014 combined mine and mill unit operating cost at Lalor
was C$121/tonne of ore. 2015 combined mine and mill unit operating cost guidance for the entire Manitoba Business Unit is
forecasted to be C$73–$88/tonne ore.

•

Reed (http://www.hudbayminerals.com/English/Our-Business/Operations

/Reed/default.aspx) – The Reed mine achieved commercial production at the end of

the !rst quarter of 2014, ahead of guidance and under budget. It is a small,

high-grade copper deposit close to Flin Flon, with an anticipated mine life of four

years. The two-year construction program was completed with no lost time

accidents.

Reed project snapshot

Ownership

Daily ore throughput

Average annual copper production2

Cash cost per pound of copper3

Mine and mill unit cost4

Average annual sustaining capital

Mine life

Life of mine1

70%

1,300 tonnes per day

15,000 tonnes

$1.64/pound

$90/tonne

$10 million

4 years

Source: Hudbay and VMS Venture Inc. company disclosure

1. 

LOM as per NI 43-101 “Pre-Feasibility Study Technical Report on the Reed Copper Deposit” dated April 2, 2012 as !led by VMS
Ventures Inc., shown on a 100% basis.

2. 

Production represents contained metal in concentrate.

3. 

Cash costs per pound calculated using the life of mine model supporting the NI 43-101 report.

4. 

Combined mine and mill unit operating costs per tonne of ore processed.

•

Constancia (http://www.hudbayminerals.com/English/Our-Business/Development

/Constancia/default.aspx) – Physical construction of the Constancia project was

e"ectively completed and the !rst copper concentrate was produced in the fourth

quarter of 2014. Commissioning activities are ongoing and the project is expected

to achieve commercial production during the second quarter of 2015 and full

production in the second half of the year.

Constancia project snapshot

Ownership

Daily ore throughput

Average annual copper production2

Cash cost per pound of copper3

Mine and mill unit cost4

Average annual sustaining capital

Mine life

Source: Hudbay company disclosure

Life of mine1

100%

80,000 tonnes per day

82,000 tonnes

US$1.25/pound

US$7.48/tonne

US$47 million

22 years

1. 

LOM as per NI 43-101 “Technical Report on the Constancia Project” dated October 15, 2012 and subsequent updates to project
estimates in public disclosure.

2. 

Production is contained metal in concentrate.

3. 

Net of byproducts. Includes impact of silver and gold streams. Assumed metal prices per the Silver Wheaton stream agreement are as
follows: gold US$400/oz, silver US$5.90/oz. Other metal price assumptions include: molybdenum 2014 – US$12/lb, 2015 – US$13/lb,
2016 – US$13/lb, long-term – US$13.50/lb; gold 2014 – US$1,350/oz, 2015 – US$1,325/oz, 2016 – US$1,300/oz, 2017 – US$1,275/oz,
long-term – US$1,250/oz. Excludes pro!t sharing.

4. 

Combined mine and mill unit operating costs per tonne of ore processed. 2015 combined mine, mill and G&A operating cost
guidance is US$9.0 – $10.9/tonne of ore.

First shipment of concentrate

from Constancia’s commercial

production in early 2015. 

•

Rosemont (http://www.hudbayminerals.com/English/Our-Business/Development

/Rosemont/default.aspx) – Permitting was a major focus at Rosemont in 2014 and

into 2015. Required key permits still to be obtained include the !nal Record of

Decision from the US Forest Service and the Clean Water Act Section 404 Permit

from the US Army Corps of Engineers. Hudbay supports rigorous permitting

processes, which demonstrate that public policy priorities are considered and

addressed when a permit is granted.  In the meantime, the Company has

undertaken a detailed engineering program to put us in a position to start

construction once the regulatory process is successfully completed. 

Operations

In 2014, Hudbay evolved into a low-cost, high-quality copper and zinc producer with four

operating mines. That the impact of this transition, in terms of increased productivity, reduced

capital expenditures and improved bottom-line performance is hard to overstate. 

2014 PERFORMANCE

•

Despite an unscheduled two-week shutdown at our 777 mine in October 2014, we

met our guidance with respect to copper production but fell short of expectations

for zinc and precious metals.

•

777 (http://www.hudbayminerals.com/English/Our-Business/Operations/777-Mine

/default.aspx) – Commercial production at 777 began in 2004, and after a decade of

solid performance, we are now experiencing challenges related to diminishing

operational !exibility and increased ground support requirements. We are taking

steps to address these challenges, such as mobile !eet renewal, that should

contribute to improved reliability and cost performance.

Ore production in 2014 was 11% lower than in 2013 due in part to the unscheduled

two-week shutdown of the 777 shaft. Zinc, gold and silver grades were lower by

20%, 15% and 7%, respectively, compared to 2013, as a result of lower grade areas

being mined as well as a zinc concentrate inventory adjustment. Annual operating

costs in 2014 were 10% higher than in 2013 as a result of lower production
volumes.

777 snapshot

Ownership

Life of mine1

100%

Daily ore throughput

4,500 tonnes per day

Average annual zinc production2

Average annual copper production2

Cash cost per pound of copper3

Mine and mill unit cost4

Average annual sustaining capital

Mine life

51,000 tonnes

25,000 tonnes

$(0.52)/pound

$53/tonne

$18 million

6 years

Source: Hudbay company disclosure, Wood Mackenzie

1. 

LOM as per NI 43-101 “Technical Report on 777 Mine” dated October 15, 2012, with the exception of cash costs (see note 3).

2. 

Production represents contained metal in concentrate.

3. 

Wood Mackenzie LOM average from 2015 to 2020; cash costs per pound of copper, net of byproduct credits, adjusted for precious
metals stream.

4. 

Combined mine and mill unit operating costs per tonne of ore processed. Includes mill costs for Flin Flon concentrator. 2015
combined mine and mill unit operating cost guidance for the entire Manitoba Business Unit is C$73–$88/tonne of ore.

•

Lalor (http://www.hudbayminerals.com/English/Our-Business/Operations/Lalor

/default.aspx) – Ore production was 38% higher than in 2013 due to increased access

to additional mining areas and the commissioning of the production shaft. Copper,

gold and silver grades were higher by 5%, 89% and 23%, respectively, and zinc

grades were lower by 10% compared to 2013, due to the sequencing of the mine

plan and transitioning from development mining to longhole mining. Operating

costs in 2014 were 21% lower, compared to the same period in 2013, primarily due

to increased production volumes. In May 2014, our Snow Lake/Lalor mine rescue

team won the Manitoba mine rescue competition held in Thompson, Manitoba.

•

Reed (http://www.hudbayminerals.com/English/Our-Business/Operations

/Reed/default.aspx) – The Reed mine commenced production in September 2013 and

achieved commercial production on March 31, 2014. Ore production in 2014

re!ects Reed achieving full production capacity when compared to 2013. Mine

production began in 2013 from lens 30 with higher zinc and lower copper grades

and was exhausted in the "rst half of 2014. Production in the second half of 2014

was from lens 20, which had signi"cantly higher copper grades and lower zinc

grades as compared to lens 30. Unit costs at Reed in 2014 were in line with our

expectations.

•

Flin Flon concentrator (http://www.hudbayminerals.com/English/Our-Business/Operations

/Flin-Flon-Processing/default.aspx) – Ore processed in 2014 was 12% higher than in

2013 due to commercial production and ramp-up success at Reed, o#set in part by

reduced 777 production. Copper concentrate production was 23% higher than in

2013 as a result of Reed production. Zinc concentrate was 21% lower than in 2013

as a result of reduced zinc head grades from both 777 and Reed. Recoveries of

copper and zinc in 2014 remained fairly consistent compared to 2013. Recoveries

of gold and silver in 2014 were 7% and 10% lower, respectively, than in 2013 as a

result of the lower precious metal grades from 777. Operating costs per tonne of

ore processed for the full 2014 year were 5% lower than in 2013 due to increased

production. Copper production in 2014 at the Flin Flon concentrator was within

guidance, while zinc and precious metals production was lower than expected,

primarily as a result of lower grades at the 777 mine due to the sequencing of

stopes, along with the impact of an unscheduled two-week shutdown of the 777

shaft in October 2014. Combined unit costs for Flin Flon operations were within

guidance range.

•

Snow Lake concentrator (http://www.hudbayminerals.com/English/Our-Business

/Operations/Snow-Lake/default.aspx) – Ore processed in 2014 was 25% higher than in

2013, as a result of increased availability of ore from Lalor as the production shaft

was brought into operation in the third quarter of 2014. Copper and zinc

concentrate produced were 69% and 22% higher, respectively, compared to 2013,

as a result of increased production from Lalor and improved copper grades as

compared to 2013. Recoveries of copper, gold and silver in 2014 were 8%, 11% and

10% lower, respectively, than in 2013, as a result of commissioning activities at the

expanded concentrator. Unit operating costs per tonne of ore processed in 2014

were 4% lower than in 2013 as a result of higher production in 2014, which was

partially o#set by increased costs of supplies of the expanded concentrator.

Copper and zinc production in 2014 at the Snow Lake concentrator was within

guidance, while precious metals production was lower than expected, primarily as a

result of lower than expected recoveries as optimization work continued on the

expanded concentrator. The Snow Lake operations unit costs were slightly higher

than 2014 guidance, mainly due to lower than expected ore production.

•

Zinc plant (http://www.hudbayminerals.com/English/Our-Business/Operations/Flin-

Flon-Processing/default.aspx) – Production of cast zinc was 9% higher than in 2013 as

a result of concentrate availability, both domestic and purchased. Operating cost

per pound of zinc metal produced in 2014 was relatively consistent period over

period as a result of higher energy costs for heating experienced in the "rst quarter

of 2014 o#set by higher levels of production. Zinc plant production and unit costs

were within guidance ranges.

Financials

Building three mines on two continents in less than four years highlights Hudbay’s capabilities in developing

and operating mines. Equally important was Hudbay’s ability to strategically manage the challenge of

!nancing over $2 billion in development, while still meeting the day-to-day !nancial requirements of a large,

publicly traded company. Our Finance team did both with dexterity and diligence. Their work underpinned

the implementation of our growth strategy.

Consolidated Financial Statements

PDF (http://www.hudbayminerals.com/!les/doc_!nancials
/ANNUALFIN14_v001_v5v8d5.pdf) (1.4 mb)

Q4 Management’s Discussion and
Analysis

PDF (http://www.hudbayminerals.com/!les/doc_!nancials/ANNUALMDA14-
(1)_v001_x4wlfk.pdf) (0.8 mb)

CSR Approach

Hudbay’s success is tied directly to our ability to operate in a safe, socially and environmentally

responsible manner and deliver sustainable bene!ts to stakeholders. Our corporate social

responsibility (CSR) policies, systems, plans and practices are designed to drive ethical and

responsible behaviour, manage risks e"ectively, and deliver shared value to our stakeholders.

They are also aligned with our core values – we are responsible, proud, skillful and dynamic.

Our performance earned us accolades in 2014 and we are very proud of it. That’s not to say that there were

no issues. Our challenges included our safety performance in Manitoba, developing a local workforce for the

Lalor mine, and managing the evolving expectations of our local communities in Peru. We have sought to

present a balanced view of successes and challenges in this report.

Industry recognition

FUTURE 40 RESPONSIBLE CORPORATE LEADERS IN CANADA
Hudbay was named to the inaugural Future 40 Responsible Corporate
Leaders in Canada by Corporate Knights magazine, as determined
through the examination of the performance and reporting of more
than 200 Canadian companies. The magazine describes the ranking as
“shifting the spotlight to those corporate up-and-comers in Canada that
are top sustainability performers.”

CIM-BEDFORD CANADIAN YOUNG MINING LEADERS AWARD
Eugene Lei, Vice President, Corporate Development, was a recipient of
the 2015 CIM-Bedford Canadian Young Mining Leaders Award, which
highlights the exceptional achievement and potential of young
Canadian mining leaders. Euguene led Hudbay’s acquisition of Augusta
Resource Corporation.

ROBECOSAM INDUSTRY MOVER SUSTAINABILITY AWARD
Hudbay was recognized with the Industry Mover Sustainability Award in
RobecoSAM’s “The Sustainability Yearbook 2015”, one of the world’s
most comprehensive publications on corporate sustainability.

ENTREPRENEURIAL CREATIVITY AWARD

(Concurso Creatividad Empresarial 2014, Categoría Servicios Públicos)
Hudbay Peru was recognized for creating a Technical Assistance O!ce
that helps Chumbivilcas authorities in Peru qualify for public and/or
private funding of public investment projects.

1ST IN MANITOBA MINE RESCUE COMPETITION
The Snow Lake/Lalor mine rescue team won the Manitoba mine rescue
competition held in Thompson, Manitoba in May.

CSR Approach

Hudbay’s success is tied directly to our ability to operate in a safe, socially and environmentally

responsible manner and deliver sustainable bene!ts to stakeholders. Our corporate social

responsibility (CSR) policies, systems, plans and practices are designed to drive ethical and

responsible behaviour, manage risks e"ectively, and deliver shared value to our stakeholders.

They are also aligned with our core values – we are responsible, proud, skillful and dynamic.

Our performance earned us accolades in 2014 and we are very proud of it. That’s not to say that there were

no issues. Our challenges included our safety performance in Manitoba, developing a local workforce for the

Lalor mine, and managing the evolving expectations of our local communities in Peru. We have sought to

present a balanced view of successes and challenges in this report.

Industry recognition

FUTURE 40 RESPONSIBLE CORPORATE LEADERS IN CANADA
Hudbay was named to the inaugural Future 40 Responsible Corporate
Leaders in Canada by Corporate Knights magazine, as determined
through the examination of the performance and reporting of more
than 200 Canadian companies. The magazine describes the ranking as
“shifting the spotlight to those corporate up-and-comers in Canada that
are top sustainability performers.”

CIM-BEDFORD CANADIAN YOUNG MINING LEADERS AWARD
Eugene Lei, Vice President, Corporate Development, was a recipient of
the 2015 CIM-Bedford Canadian Young Mining Leaders Award, which
highlights the exceptional achievement and potential of young
Canadian mining leaders. Euguene led Hudbay’s acquisition of Augusta
Resource Corporation.

ROBECOSAM INDUSTRY MOVER SUSTAINABILITY AWARD
Hudbay was recognized with the Industry Mover Sustainability Award in
RobecoSAM’s “The Sustainability Yearbook 2015”, one of the world’s
most comprehensive publications on corporate sustainability.

ENTREPRENEURIAL CREATIVITY AWARD

(Concurso Creatividad Empresarial 2014, Categoría Servicios Públicos)
Hudbay Peru was recognized for creating a Technical Assistance O!ce
that helps Chumbivilcas authorities in Peru qualify for public and/or
private funding of public investment projects.

1ST IN MANITOBA MINE RESCUE COMPETITION
The Snow Lake/Lalor mine rescue team won the Manitoba mine rescue
competition held in Thompson, Manitoba in May.

Human Rights
and Security

Upholding human rights is fundamental to sustainable development, and it is essential to the

success of our business. Our Human Rights Policy (http://www.hudbayminerals.com/!les

/doc_downloads/Human%20Rights%20Policy%20HudBay.pdf) articulates our commitment to human

rights, setting internationally accepted standards for business and labour practices, community

participation and security measures. 

Hudbay is committed to providing a secure environment for our employees and contractors, and to

maintaining security practices that are mindful of the security and safety of our neighbouring community

members. As core guidance on achieving these commitments, within our Human Rights Policy, Hudbay

commits to the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights (Voluntary Principles

(http://www.voluntaryprinciples.org/)). A fundamental premise within this framework is that security of our

personnel and property begins with our relationships with neighbouring communities and the professional

conduct of employees and security personnel.

Our business units regularly train security personnel (company employees, contractors and public security

who are on-site at our request) on aspects such as the United Nations (UN) Code of Conduct for Law

Enforcement O"cials and the UN Basic Principles on the Use of Force and Firearms by Law Enforcement

O"cials. Company security supervisors and the majority of contracted security sta# are unarmed except for

government-mandated armed security guards at the two explosive storage areas in Peru.

In Peru, we regularly audit security policies and practices, and conduct gap analyses against the Voluntary

Principles. Security personnel have !ve-minute huddles on policy and practice before each shift, and are given

weekly refreshers on topics such as our Code of Conduct and general safety. They also attend monthly
training programs on a list of 20 priority topics including the Voluntary Principles and the use of force.
Security personnel work closely with Constancia’s community relations team to maintain open lines of
communication with local communities and mitigate potential issues.

Hudbay is named in three civil lawsuits relating to events prior to 2010 in Guatemala, where the Company

once owned a controlling interest in Compañía Guatemalteca de Níquel (CGN) and its Fenix ferro-nickel

project. Based on investigations, eyewitness reports and other information, we are con!dent that the

allegations are untrue and the cases will fail on their merits at trial. As such, we feel we have a responsibility

to defend against these allegations. While we are empathetic to the circumstances that others may !nd

themselves in, we believe the seriousness of this matter deserves full consideration of the facts available.

These will further come to light as the legal proceedings unfold. To that end, we posted more information

about the litigation (http://www.hudbayminerals.com/English/Responsibility/CSR-Issues/The-facts-Hudbays-former-

operations-in-Guatemala/default.aspx) to our website in 2014.

2014 PERFORMANCE

•

There were no reports of alleged human rights violations or violations involving

rights of indigenous peoples in 2014.

•

We advanced the corporate Human Rights Policy implementation, including

establishing corporate stakeholder engagement and community response

standards.

•

A threat and risk assessment of our Manitoba sites was performed by a third-party

security consultant to help us understand our security risk exposure and develop

appropriate mitigation strategies.

•

At the Rosemont site, which is within 50 kilometres of the Mexican border, we are

building relations with border patrol, county sheri#s and the local FBI to monitor

any illegal activity in the area and ensure adequate protection for Hudbay workers

and assets.

•

At Constancia, more than 170 Hudbay and contract security personnel (over 95% of

our security force) received training related to respecting human rights. We also

implemented our crisis management plans and trained all crisis action team

members.

•

In November 2014, the Hudbay crisis management plans were put into action when

the Constancia property was occupied by members of a neighbouring community in

an attempt to re-open discussions on the community agreement that had been in

place for the past two years. Through a multi-party e#ort with community

members and government o"cials, the situation was resolved safely and lawfully

within two weeks. While the police were called to the site to maintain order, the

situation was resolved without use of force and talks continue between Hudbay
Peru and community representatives to avoid similar situations in the future.

•

The next step in the process of expanding implementation of our Human Rights

Policy is to develop an online training program for all employees and contractors.

The training will provide an overview of human rights issues and their relevance to

mining, and contribute to a company-wide understanding of Hudbay’s expectations

and requirements when it comes to human rights management. We expect the

training to support our business units in identifying and addressing site-level

training needs and improve their mechanisms to mitigate and prevent impacts.

Stakeholder
Engagement

Stakeholder dialogue is an essential element of our CSR approach. We identify stakeholders as

individuals or organizations that are signi!cantly a"ected by, or involved in, our operations and

activities.  Each business unit is expected to put in place stakeholder engagement practices that

are consistent with Hudbay’s objectives while re#ecting the speci!c context of its location.

In 2014, we introduced stakeholder engagement and community response standards and guidance

documents as part of our human rights implementation plan. The standards are designed to:

•

Provide clear corporate direction on expectations;

•

Enable corporate oversight by senior management and the Board;

•

Ensure adherence to public commitments; and

•

Re#ect good practice and emerging expectations.

By implementing these standards, we aim to build trust, strengthen relationships, reduce social risk and

improve opportunities to create value for the Company and stakeholders.

In simple terms, stakeholder engagement is about connecting with people and organizations that can impact

or be impacted by our business (such as investors, employees, communities and government). The objective is

to listen, communicate and integrate their voices into our plans, keeping in mind that we are also part of

these communities. Our engagement takes many forms, including: formal community meetings with

community members and community governance bodies, participating in community activities, assessments

and interviews, site visits, workshops, joint committees and more, so that there is a mutual appreciation of

plans, priorities and concerns.

It takes a lot of planning and organization to accomplish successful stakeholder engagement. We also need to
be disciplined about documenting our processes and communications to ensure that we are being proactive,

engaging appropriately, and following up on our commitments and what we learn. Typical site processes and

activities are as follows:

Step

Typical community engagement activities

In practical terms

Identify
stakeholders

•

Site map

•

Stakeholder register

•

Getting to know our neighbours and allowing them

to know us

Understand

•

Stakeholder map and pro!les

•

Understanding the culture, concerns and aspirations

•

Socio-economic pro!le

•

Risk management framework

as well as infrastructure (e.g., locations of nearby

schools or hospitals)

Plan

•

Stakeholder engagement plan

•

Making decisions together on the future and the

best ways to co-exist

Engage

•

Communication materials

•

Workshops, meetings, joint committees, visits

•

Meeting notes

Respond

•

Stakeholder engagement logbook

•

Recording the progress of engagement for future

•

Commitments register

reference

IDENTIFYING STAKEHOLDER INTERESTS

The top stakeholder priorities and concerns identi!ed in 2014 are listed below. 

Additional information on many of the topics can be accessed by clicking on the

relevant links.

Stakeholder group

How we engaged in 2014

Priorities and concerns

Shareholders, investors
and analysts

•

Conferences (11 events)

•

Investor meetings and conference

•

Completion of Constancia
project

calls (over 300 events)  where

•

Achieving commercial

issues such as CSR were discussed

production at Reed mine

AGM•

and from Lalor main shaft

•

Completion of Augusta

acquisition (Rosemont

project)

•

Financial strength

•

Shareholder returns

•

Permitting and community

relations

Stakeholder group

How we engaged in 2014

Priorities and concerns

Employees and
contractors

•

Quarterly companywide “town hall”

•

Health and safety

meetings via video conference

•

Orientation and training programs

•

Work processes

•

Business performance

•

One-on-one and small group

meetings – manager/sta"

discussions

•

Engagement events (potlucks,

holiday parties, o"-site sta"

luncheons)

•

Wellness activities and committee

meetings

•

Preventative health events and #u

•

Understanding of

compensation and bene!ts

•

Opportunities for personal

development

•

Environmental

requirements

•

Training for policies,

permits or other

requirements

shot clinics

•

Intranet

Unions

•

Meetings with union leaders on

•

Renegotiate collective

outstanding issues (monthly)

bargaining agreements with

•

Frequent meetings in the last

unions

quarter to renegotiate collective

•

Grievances and grievance

bargaining agreements

processes

Local communities and
Aboriginal/indigenous
groups/Native Americans

•

Community information and

•

Development project

consultation meetings

updates

•

Community partnerships

•

Community investment

•

Mine tours and open houses

•

Safety and environmental

•

Site grievance/community

response processes

concerns

•

Land use

•

Community Relations o$ces

•

Water use and quality

•

Cultural awareness workshops

•

Cultural sensitivity

•

Internet

•

Dialogue roundtables and

agreements

•

Cultural protection,

awareness and

dissemination

•

Local employment and

procurement

•

Training programs for

community members

Stakeholder group

How we engaged in 2014

Priorities and concerns

Government

•

Meetings and agreements with

•

Permitting

local, regional, provincial and

federal government o$cials and

•

Environmental

compliance/mitigation

regulators

•

Joint initiatives with government

for social investments

Customers

•

Direct contact

•

Industry and business forums

•

Aboriginal/indigenous/tribal

relations (where applicable)

•

Economic contributions

•

Community and workforce

development

•

Achieving agreed terms of

delivery for products

•

Compliance with

environmentally and

socially responsible

performance and risk

management

Suppliers

•

Request for proposal processes

•

Business opportunities

•

Delivery of services

•

Hudbay standards and

•

Quoting

•

Contract modi!cations

•

Vendor letters

•

Showcase events

expectations

•

Expense and payment

processes (Local Suppliers

in Peru)

•

Fair process and inclusion

•

Competitive and best value

Industry associations

•

Association meetings

•

Industry environmental,

•

Participation in committees

•

Joint initiatives

•

Presentations and letters

health, safety and
community standards

•

Legislation

•

Education

•

Best practices

Stakeholder group

How we engaged in 2014

Priorities and concerns

NGOs

•

Meetings and written

•

Community development

communications

and support

•

Participating in multi-stakeholder

•

Education

groups (e.g., Devonshire Initiative,

Grupo Dialogo Minero)

•

Respecting community and

human rights

•

Multi-stakeholder partnerships

(e.g., STEM Network [Arizona] –

Science Foundation, Asociación

Vida Perú [manage donations of

medicines and medical equipment])

Media

•

One-on-one interactions with

•

Transparency and

journalists, press releases

accountability on social and

•

Meetings with editors and directors

environmental issues

from key relevant media

•

Presentations showing

community and social

investments and

development

Other interest groups

•

Online communities

•

Hudbay’s management

•

Business peers (engagement

through business bodies and

initiatives)

•

Universities

standards/performance in

environmental and social

management/economic

contributions

•

Litigation regarding former

operations in Guatemala

•

Collective business interest

•

Sharing knowledge and

approaches to sustainability
matters

Materiality

In 2014, we undertook a combined materiality, hazard and aspect assessment to guide both our

CSR reporting and our management priorities. This assessment considered the environment,

health, safety and community (EHSC) issues (or aspects) that are most signi!cant to Hudbay in

terms of business impact and the degree of stakeholder interest.

Facilitated by a third party, and using our 2011 materiality review and the new GRI G4 guidelines as a starting

point, the assessment involved:

•

Internal and external research to identify and characterize EHSC aspects and stakeholder groups. This

included:

•

Consolidating lists of stakeholder groups identi!ed by each Hudbay location;

•

Reviewing the prioritization assigned to each stakeholder group to arrive at a consolidated prioritization

of stakeholder groups, based on Hudbay’s impact on them and their impact on us;

•

Reviewing the hazards and aspects registers from the Manitoba and Peru management systems and

consolidating them with the G4 aspects list;

•

Reviewing complaints and grievances received at our operating and project locations; and

•

Reviewing industry guidance, particularly components of the Mining Association of Canada’s (MAC)

Toward Sustainable Mining protocols, which are shaped by a community of interest panel organized by

MAC.

•

Identifying stakeholder interests and potential business impacts of the identi!ed hazards and aspects. This

included:

•

Reviewing Hudbay and public materials identifying topics and interests raised by di"erent stakeholder
groups;

•

Surveying a cross-section of Hudbay personnel who work with di"erent stakeholder groups to gather

input on stakeholder rankings of topics based on their contacts; and

•

Two half-day workshops with a cross-section of Hudbay personnel (from diverse functional areas,

locations and levels) to review the survey data and agree on a consolidated ranking of stakeholder

interests and priority business risk areas.

•

Summarizing the workshop outputs into a materiality matrix identifying priority issues from both

stakeholder and business perspectives, as well as other issues that will continue to be tracked and managed.

•

Review of the process and conclusions with senior management.

MATERIALITY MATRIX

Eleven priority issues were identi!ed through the materiality assessment. The aspect boundaries apply to all

Hudbay operations globally. Click on the issue in the diagram below for details on how it is being managed

and 2014 performance.

MATERIALITY

This table indicates how material topics align with G4 aspects, which are reported in the GRI index:

Material topics

Ethics

GRI (G4) aspects

•

Ethics and integrity

•

Anti-corruption

Human rights

•

Security practices

•

Human rights grievance mechanism

Stakeholder engagement

•

Stakeholder engagement

•

Environmental grievance mechanisms

•

Grievance mechanisms for impacts on society

Aboriginal/indigenous relations

•

Indigenous rights

Health and safety

•

Occupational health and safety

Employee relations

•

Labour/management relations

Economic performance

Local market presence

•

Economic performance

•

Indirect economic impacts

•

Procurement practices

•

Employment

•

Closure planning

•

Resettlement

Land and biodiversity

•

Biodiversity

Water

Tailings

•

Water

•

E#uents and waste

ADDITIONAL MANAGED ASPECTS

Additional issues were identi!ed as relevant to Hudbay and important within Hudbay’s management

framework, but not as high priorities in terms of broad stakeholder interest or speci!c business risk. These

topics included corporate governance, energy and climate change, air emissions, and ethics and business

practices. Supply chain sustainability was identi!ed as relevant with respect to local suppliers and on-site

contractors, but of lower priority with respect to major international suppliers. These issues are all included in

Hudbay’s management processes, but are not emphasized in this report and, in accordance with GRI

guidance, are not identi!ed in the GRI index of this report.

BOUNDARIES

The materiality review was conducted on the initial boundary assumption of activities and facilities within

Hudbay’s management control (as described in the Our Company section of this report). Participants in the

review process were then asked for cases in which boundary limits should be adjusted for speci!c aspects.

The exceptions that were agreed to be appropriate based on stakeholder expectations and business risk are

as follows:

•

Safety statistics are tracked and reported for all contractor activities that are under Hudbay contracts and

supervision;

•

Environmental incidents related to transportation between Hudbay locations and local supplier activities are

generally tracked and reviewed by Hudbay, but are not included in performance reporting in this report;

•

Grievances are accepted and investigated with respect to local contractors, and are included in grievance

numbers and characterization in this report; and

•

Scope 2 greenhouse gas emissions are calculated and reported.

Supply Chain
Stewardship

Mining is the !rst stage of a vast supply chain that transforms the Earth’s mineral resources into

products that meet vital needs in every aspect of life. We focus our supply chain stewardship

e"orts on the activities where we can have the greatest in#uence – namely, our own operations,

contractors working at our sites, local suppliers and Hudbay products up to the point at which

they have been delivered to customers.

SIMPLIFIED SUPPLY CHAIN

Hudbay products are
considered to be
con!ict-free minerals
under applicable
regulatory
requirements,
meaning that they
are not produced in
regions of armed
con!ict or human
rights abuses.

OPERATIONS

All employees and contractors working at our sites are expected to meet the

Company’s environmental, health and safety, and human rights standards, as

described throughout this report.

SUPPLIERS

The direct supply chain for our copper concentrate and zinc metal products originates

in Hudbay’s own mines in northern Manitoba, with the exception of some purchased

zinc concentrate that augments Hudbay’s production as feed to our zinc metallurgical

facility. The purchased concentrate represents 24% of the feed to the zinc

metallurgical plant and is primarily sourced from NAFTA and European Union

countries (19% of feed), with some sourced from Africa (5% of feed). Concentrate

supplied from Africa does not originate from the Democratic Republic of the Congo

(DRC) or from countries neighbouring DRC. Purchased zinc concentrate is processed

into zinc metal, representing approximately 12% of Hudbay revenue.

The indirect supply chain for energy, goods and services used in the transformation of

ore and concentrate into products includes thousands of suppliers. This supply chain

includes operating supplies, maintenance supplies, energy and fuels as well as capital

goods:

•

In Peru, our supply chain in 2014 was all related to the capital investment in our

Constancia project, ranging from engineering and construction services to mine

haulage equipment and the grinding mills installed in the process plant. Our top 50

suppliers accounted for 94% of our spending, and 93% of our spending in 2014 was

with suppliers based in Peru.

•

In Manitoba, our supplier base is wider and relates to production operations and

capital projects. Our top 50 suppliers represented 76% of our spending in 2014, and

90% of spending was with suppliers based in Canada, with another 9% of spending

with suppliers based in other Organisation for Economic Co-operation and

Development (OECD) countries. These suppliers provided goods and services

including engineering services, electricity, spare parts for equipment, and capital

equipment such as new underground haul trucks.

The top 10 suppliers and service providers to Hudbay in 2014 were:

Ausenco Peru S.A.C.

Cosapi S.A.

Ocean Partners USA Inc.

CN (Cad)

Manitoba Hydro

Primax S.A.

San Martin Contratistas Generales

Serpetbol Peru S.A.C.

Siemens S.A.C.

Stracon GyM S.A.

We believe that our greater stewardship responsibility is at the local supply level,

because our in#uence is much greater with small local suppliers. Our major

international suppliers have their own internal requirements and government

regulations to comply with, and much of our procurement is in countries with robust

environment, health and safety, and human rights regulation.

We therefore focus our supply chain sustainability e"orts on encouraging and

supporting local suppliers in ful!lling their social responsibilities, often working with

them to establish appropriate health and safety, environmental or quality systems and

processes.

PRODUCTS

Our two main products, copper concentrate and zinc metal, come from our own mines

in Canada and Peru, and from purchased zinc concentrate:

•

80% of copper concentrate is sold to smelters in North America and Europe, and

20% to smelters in Asia. From there, several stages of melting and purifying the

copper content ultimately result in 99.99% pure copper, which provides the building

block for many of life’s essentials.

•

We ship cast zinc metal produced at our Flin Flon zinc plant by rail and truck to

industrial customers (primarily galvanizers who use it to protect steel from corrosion)

throughout North America.

Copper and zinc products are accompanied by material safety data sheets that

provide details on product composition, toxicology, handling, storage and exposure

issues. We also meet our product stewardship commitments by collaborating with

governments and industry associations such as the International Zinc Association.

Our People

Approaching 90 years of continuous operation, Hudbay is as much a mining culture as it is a

mining company. Like all cultures, we remain strong by building on our traditions and knowledge,

and we remain current by ongoing learning, adapting to new in!uences and embracing new

opportunities.

Hudbay knows that taking the right steps – committing to safety, embracing diversity, sharing

skills and knowledge, and rewarding performance – can help our people and our company take

giant strides.

Constancia puts safety on the “line”: 21 million hours and
only one lost time accident in 2014

Building a large open pit mine is a complex undertaking that can require thousands

of employees working “round-the-clock” shifts and using a vast array of heavy-duty

construction vehicles and equipment, as well as explosives. With that understanding,

Hudbay’s achievement in developing its Constancia mine in Peru is truly remarkable –

during peak construction, the teams working on the Constancia project logged

approximately 21 million hours with just one lost time accident (LTA).

With over 7,000 workers, including contractors, on-site at any given time, there were

only 14 lost time accidents in 38.6 million hours worked throughout the entire

construction phase. The strong safety performance continued as the site moved into

production. Constancia recorded a 0.1 LTA frequency in 2014.

The exceptional performance of the Constancia team starts with Hudbay’s

organization-wide commitment to safety. From the onset, safety was designated as

the number one priority, and steps were taken to ensure that this commitment was

re!ected in action.

While the project management and safety teams played critical oversight roles,

accountability for safety belonged with the line organizations. Ausenco, the

engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) "rm that Hudbay

engaged for the project, led the charge. As the administrators of construction

contracts and contractors, Ausenco’s engineering and construction management

teams delivered Hudbay’s safety message to the project’s various contractors and

from there to individual work teams and employees, both craft and unskilled labour.

During the project, Hudbay hired workers from nearby communities, many of whom

had never worked in a construction environment. Special communication materials

about safety were developed for this group. Along with daily brie"ngs and other

more informal channels, these communications helped local workers develop a

positive and proactive approach to safety-related issues. Later in the project, one of

the tools Ausenco employed was the Positive Attitude Safety System (PASS). Already

used at Hudbay’s mines and projects in Manitoba, PASS is based on facilitated

discussions at every level of an organization to increase individual involvement in

recognizing and managing workplace risks.

Hudbay built a culture at Constancia where safety is a core value, and this was the

key to 21 million hours with only one LTA in 2014.

A strong mining culture. A strong mining company:
Building on shared knowledge.

Before acquiring Constancia, Hudbay had built more than 25 mines in the Flin Flon

Greenstone Belt and developed a unique level of in-house expertise in VMS and

porphyry deposits in the process. We also learned how important it was for Hudbay’s

leaders to be on the ground, to build ties to local communities and to make sure

those communities bene"ted from our activities.

We were able to take all of these lessons with us to Constancia, our "rst open pit

project in a very long time and our "rst major development outside Canada. Our VP

of Exploration relocated to Peru as Hudbay’s Vice President, South America Business

Unit. Key personnel from other Hudbay locations also joined our Constancia team,

applying their skills as required for assignments of varying durations. At the same

time, we drew on the depth of mining experience in Peru by recruiting most of our

project team locally, adding their knowledge to ours.

At Rosemont in Arizona, Hudbay is now drawing on the skills, insights and systems

we developed in Constancia, with respect to engineering, "nancing, safety,

environmental management and community relations, to guide our e#orts.

As with Constancia, people are the key to leveraging this body of knowledge. We are

building on the local Rosemont project team with some key members of the team

that led the construction phases of Lalor and Constancia as well as experts from our

Toronto o$ce. Some will be full-time, others will divide their time between

Rosemont and their responsibilities elsewhere, and some will work on short-term

assignments.

The immediate impact of these moves will be to help advance project permitting and

engineering at Rosemont. The long-term bene"ts of exposing our people to a wide

range of challenges and opportunities are equally valuable: enabling employees to

ful"ll their career aspirations, broadening our base of shared knowledge and

strengthening the shared values and culture that de"ne the way we do business.

Health and Safety

A culture of zero harm is our !rst priority. In an industry such as ours, where the consequences of

safety incidents can be serious, we must ensure that our systems and processes equip employees

with the knowledge, skills, equipment and support needed to perform their jobs safely. We also

work closely with contractors to ensure that they maintain or exceed the same high standards at

our sites.

Eleven people at our
Manitoba operations
were presented
35-year safety awards
in 2014. Another 22
people received
25-year awards and 10
received 30-year
awards.

Within two years of start-up, operations are required to be certi!ed to the OHSAS

18001 health and safety management standard. In Manitoba, external evaluators

perform semi-annual audits to con!rm ongoing compliance. We also follow the

Mining Association of Canada’s Towards Sustainable Mining (TSM) health and safety

protocols at operating sites within and outside of Canada. Internal assessments

against the TSM protocols are performed annually and third-party veri!cation takes

place once every three years.

In 2014, we implemented a new integrated management software system across the

Company to support the process of recording, investigating and tracking all types of

incidents and non-conformances. This system is now in use at all Hudbay locations.

The Positive Attitude Safety System (PASS) is another important program for driving

performance. The system has been in use for many years in Manitoba and was

implemented by our EPCM contractor at Constancia. PASS is based on facilitated

discussions at all levels of the organization, to increase each person’s involvement in

recognizing and managing workplace risks.

At operating sites, we maintain health stations for administering programs aimed at
promoting and maintaining employee health and wellness. For example, in Manitoba,

the programs include:

•

Fibrogenic dust screening conducted at least twice a year;

•

Hearing surveillance tested at least annually; and

•

Biological monitoring for workers who may be exposed to lead, cadmium or arsenic

as part of their work. At the time of obtaining biological monitoring samples,

employees are also counselled on proper respirator !t and use, personal hygiene,

working and eating habits, smoking, alcohol and drug intake, and potential sources

of metals exposures outside of the workplace.

Wellness programs have been launched at each location. They include lunch ’n learns,

walking competitions, newsletter articles and targeted campaigns like the cold and "u

campaign at the corporate o#ce, where hand sanitizer, tissues and health tips were

distributed to each employee. Your Health Matters Here is a place on the corporate

intranet for employees to share information and experiences about health and

wellness. The site invites them to propose corporate donations to charities and

programs supporting health and wellness that re"ect their personal interests.

2014 PERFORMANCE

•

Across the Company, the lost time accident (LTA) frequency was 0.1 per 200,000

hours worked, compared to 0.4 in the previous year. Lost time accident severity,

which re"ects the number of days missed, was 4.7 versus 11 in 2013. These

improvements were largely achieved through the outstanding performance of the

Constancia project.

LOST TIME ACCIDENT FREQUENCY

LOST TIME ACCIDENT SEVERITY

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•

Constancia maintained exceptional health and safety rigour throughout the entire

development phase (see Constancia safety case study). The challenge will be to

maintain the same level of safety awareness going forward.

•

Constancia ran a health and wellness campaign that included 56 activities focused

on physical !tness, mental health, social events and promoting a culture of

environmental respect and safety at work.

•

At Rosemont, a con!rmation drilling program was completed with no signi!cant

safety incidents. Our health and safety team provided orientation and hazard

awareness to all contractors on-site. We also maintained a strong safety and

security presence during the program to ensure emergency protocols and Mine

Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) standards were being met.

•

The new Reed mine was brought online with zero LTAs throughout construction,

and Lalor had just two, with none in 2014. These are both underground mines that

presented unique safety challenges. With both mines coming into full production

and requiring more workers underground, we expanded our Manitoba mine rescue

teams to ensure adequate protection in the event of an emergency. After 40 hours

of training, 15 new mine rescue aces were certi!ed at Flin Flon and Snow Lake.

•

The Manitoba Business Unit registered a 1.0 LTA frequency in 2014. We were not

satis!ed with this LTA performance and will place renewed emphasis on PASS

implementation in every part of the operations in 2015. With the company-wide

information management system installation now complete and all supervisors

trained in its use, we plan to increase rigour around root cause investigations for all

incidents.

•

The Manitoba zinc plant recorded zero LTAs for the second straight year and had

only one restricted work case in 2014.

•

The 777 mine was shut down for eight days due to an equipment malfunction that

saw the ore conveyance become lodged in the mine’s main production shaft. Teams

from 777 and Lalor worked closely with the provincial mines branch to safely
complete complex repairs within the mine shaft. The internal investigation of this

incident resulted in new procedures to prevent any future occurrences, as well as

the design of novel load-sensing technology in the headframe that will both reduce

the risk of reoccurrence and provide additional operational bene!ts. We are now

investigating installing this technology at our Lalor mine as well.

Our Workplace

Skilled, engaged and conscientious employees are the kind of people we want at Hudbay.  Our

human resource policies and processes are designed to attract, retain and engage them.

13% of Hudbay
Manitoba’s workforce
self-identi!es as
Aboriginal, compared
to 4.3% of the total
Canadian population
(source: Statistics
Canada, National
Household Survey,
2011). The Mining
Association of Canada
reported in 2012 that
7.5% of the Canadian
mining workforce was
Aboriginal.

Attract – We recruit quali!ed and exceptional people based on business needs. Our

processes prioritize hiring locally, ensuring job candidates represent diverse

backgrounds, and planning for succession to top roles.

Retain – In accordance with our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics

(http://www.hudbayminerals.com/!les/doc_downloads/governance_documents

/CodeofConductApr2013_v001_e86p67.pdf), all individuals are to be treated with respect

and dignity. We do not tolerate discrimination on the basis of race, colour, religion,

gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation or disability or any other category

protected by applicable laws. There is also zero tolerance for fraud or corruption.

Violations of the Code are subject to prompt and consistent action, which may include

termination. Employees are encouraged to report issues of this nature to a supervisor

or department head, or to the con!dential whistleblower hotline.

We respect the rights of workers to join unions and engage in collective bargaining

without interference or fear of retaliation, and we work to build productive

relationships with these unions in order to collaborate on key matters. Approximately

65% of our workforce (1,091 employees) is represented by a union.

Engage – Hudbay o"ers safe and meaningful work and competitive pay and bene!ts

wherever we operate. Programs like the Continuous Improvement Process
Optimization (CIPO) initiative in Manitoba promote employee involvement.
Information sharing and knowledge transfer across our operations is encouraged

through short- and long-term international assignments, a vibrant intranet and online

tools, and frequent senior management visits and communications (see knowledge

transfer case study).

To promote diversity and inclusion, we have held Aboriginal cultural awareness

workshops for Hudbay employees in Canada for the past three years, with more than

200 participants. Approximately 13% of our Manitoba workforce self-identi!es as

Aboriginal. We want to make sure that our people respect and understand one

another.

2014 PERFORMANCE

•

Hudbay welcomed 28 new employees with the acquisition of Augusta Resource.

Senior managers and Human Resources representatives met with each person

individually to !nd out more about his or her role, career aspirations and

impressions of the project. The Vice President of Business Development and

Technical Services from our Toronto o#ce was appointed Vice President of our

new Arizona Business Unit and moved to Tucson. He set up transition teams and

met weekly with employees throughout the integration process. He also issued ad

hoc email updates to address new developments and employee questions.  A

dedicated section of the Company intranet was created to support and inform the

Rosemont integration. Several Hudbay project managers from Lalor and Constancia

are moving to Rosemont on three-year assignments to ensure that the knowledge

gained from these projects is transferred to this latest project (see knowledge

transfer case study).

•

In Peru, our workforce numbers declined dramatically – from over 7,000 workers to

a few hundred, with the wind-down of construction activities as Constancia moved

to operation. Going forward, we expect to employ 313 people directly, and our

mining contractor, Stracon GyM, will have about 400 people on-site. Our human

resources and community relations teams worked closely together to help people

return to their previous livelihoods or train for other work (see Local Hiring and

Skills Development). Seventeen new full-time employees were hired from the local

area in 2014 for operations and logistics roles. They spent the !rst two weeks in an

onboarding program, learning about company values and general information,

health and safety, and Constancia policies, procedures and bene!ts.

•

In addition to transferring existing Manitoba employees to the Snow Lake and Reed

operations, we hired 153 new employees in Manitoba, representing a wide range of

mining occupations including miners, mechanical and electrical trades, technical
support sta", and management. Most were experienced people from northern
Manitoba who had previously worked as contractors to Hudbay. All newly hired

employees participated in the Hudbay Manitoba orientation program to review

employee policies and procedures, and explain our safety practices and OneHudbay

culture.

•

We continue to face a challenge in !nding employees who want to live full time in

Snow Lake. We have had to maintain an accommodation camp for workers

commuting from Flin Flon and more distant communities in order to meet the

workforce requirements of the Lalor mine and Snow Lake concentrator. We

continue to evaluate options and work with the community to develop a viable

model that builds a stable, skilled workforce while optimizing the proportion of

employees living in the local area.

•

In 2014, we started negotiations for the renewal of collective agreements with our

unions in Manitoba. In keeping with the business unit’s commitment to

communicating openly and often, weekly negotiation updates were issued to all

sta" employees.

•

The CIPO program in Manitoba continued its goal of engaging all employees in

identifying projects to improve e#ciency and create value and !nancial bene!t.

Projects in 2014 ranged from increasing copper recovery in the Flin Flon

concentrator to extending the life of paddle wheels at the zinc plant through

management support and employee involvement. The results were a !nancial

bene!t in 2014 of $7.01 million versus a CIPO program target of $5 million.

•

We conducted seven Aboriginal cultural awareness workshops in 2014, with 85

participants in Flin Flon, Snow Lake and Toronto. The two-day workshop covers

historical and contemporary issues that Aboriginal people experience in Canada.

Going forward, it will be expanded to include land-based teachings, current social

media issues, protocols and ceremonies.

Training and
Development

Hudbay’s training and development programs are designed to ensure that our people have the

skills, knowledge and opportunities needed to work safely and responsibly, deliver our business

strategy, and achieve their career aspirations. There are programs for every stage of a person’s

career. Here are some examples:

•

Many of our people are hired from local communities. We o!er a variety of training programs to help them

qualify for work at Hudbay and to advance their careers within the Company. See Local Hiring and Skills

Development for current programs.

•

As our global footprint expands, international assignments are an attractive option for professionals looking

to gain experience and hone their skills in new environments. We encourage high-potential employees to

participate in short- or long-term assignments at di!erent locations. Those who take on expatriate roles are

expected to transfer knowledge and skills to the local workforce.

•

We provide English and Spanish language training to support communications between individuals across

Hudbay.

•

Apprenticeship programs cover a wide range of trades including electrical, boilermaker/welder, mechanic,

machinist, pipe"tting and carpentry. Apprentices follow a prescribed program that includes working with a
journeyman and attending school at the Company’s expense. We also support apprenticeship programs of

the Northern Manitoba Sector Council by providing job placements.

Social Impact

When Hudbay was founded in northern Manitoba, the beginning of a town was created too. The

Company and the town of Flin Flon have both grown over many decades. We understand the

impact mining has on people and communities – and we take care to build long-term

relationships, create partnerships and develop programs to ensure a lasting, positive impact.

Same-day opening of Lalor and Reed strengthens Hudbay’s
connection to northern Manitoba

Both Lalor and Reed are in the same region of northern Manitoba that CEO David

Garofalo described as the “foundation of Hudbay’s success”. The two mines are

projected to create more than 370 full-time jobs and to generate millions for the

local economy. Although we are currently encountering recruiting challenges as we

sta! up at Snow Lake, the impact of Lalor, which is expected to operate for at least

15 years, will be particularly signi"cant.

“Mining has been an important part of Manitoba’s economy for decades and these

new mines will produce real bene"ts for local communities, including employment,”

said Dave Chomiak, Manitoba’s Mineral Resources Minister. Chomiak also observed

that Hudbay would be one of the few companies worldwide to open three mines in

2014. The Minister’s remarks were echoed by Snow Lake Mayor Clarence Fisher, who

said “economic development is about both pro"ts and people” and further noted

that the Lalor mine would help provide a generation of stability for the area.

The e#cient execution of every aspect of these projects – from exploration,

permitting, project management and construction – is a testament to the skills and

dedication of our employees and partners and to the strong relationships we have

built with local communities and all levels of government.

Lalor met all of its key production milestones and was completed on time and on

budget. Reed, built inside the Grass River Provincial Park and developed with

innovative solutions to minimize its environmental footprint, achieved commercial

production ahead of schedule and under budget. Both projects were also notable

for their remarkable safety records. During construction, Lalor reported more than

1,000 days without a lost time accident (LTA) and Reed was completed, over the

course of two years, without one LTA.

Supporting long-term self-su!ciency: Community
investment in Chilloroya and Uchucarco

Local voices must be heard so local ambitions are realized. This means doing more

than creating jobs – it means collaborating to improve local health care and

infrastructure, or even providing Internet access in Peru.

Hudbay’s Constancia project in Peru is located in a region of extreme poverty, with

two communities, Chilloroya and Uchucarco, in what we de"ne as our area of direct

in$uence.* Working with the leadership in both communities, and o#cials in the

regional government and NGOs, we negotiated long-term agreements that provide

land to each community in compensation for community land used by the mine and

assure payments of 160 million Peruvian Soles (approximately $60 million).

Approximately $20 million of this amount was paid directly to community members

in 2012, and the balance is paid in annual installments over a 15-year period. The

agreements clearly de"ne commitments to use these annual installments to invest in

health, education and social development in Chilloroya and Uchucarco.

To ensure these investments have the positive impact that all parties to the

agreements intended, the land sale agreements established multi-sectorial

committees for development (CMD) with each community. Each CMD is made up of

representatives from Hudbay and the local community, and it is charged with

evaluating needs, setting priorities and monitoring implementation of the

development plans. This approach was recognized with the 2013 Sustainable

Development Prize, awarded by the Peru National Society of Mining, Petroleum and

Energy.

Hudbay has met all of its obligations under both agreements, and invested in a wide

range of initiatives, including an electrical power distribution system, providing

410 families in Chilloroya with better electrical service; improvements in the local

health centre at Uchucarco, which included enabling the centre to hire a doctor, an

obstetrician and a nurse; and the “Learn and Begin” program, aimed at helping

students throughout Chumbivilcas province improve their reading and math skills.

We continue to work closely with the CMDs and the communities. In 2014, some
members of the Uchucarco community sought to re-open discussions on their

community agreement. Through a multi-party e!ort with community members and

government o#cials, we were able to work through the challenge.

* Source: National Institute of Statistics and Informatics (INEI) in Peru

Having a positive impact: Managing change in Constancia

During the height of the construction phase of our Constancia project in Peru, there

were more than 7,000 people on-site, working in round-the-clock shifts. Of these,

over 1,000 were local workers, surpassing our commitments with the communities.

In fact, during the peak of construction, we employed an average of 32% more locals

than the number committed to in our community agreements. In addition to

providing jobs and on-the-job skills training, we signed agreements for scholarships

with Peruvian universities to develop mining education and training programs and

worked with technical institutes to provide semi-skilled trades and heavy equipment

training.

We also engaged local businesses to provide us with a variety of goods and services,

ranging from packaged meals and laundry services for our work crews to heavy

equipment rental and maintenance.

However, it takes many more people to build a mine than it does to operate one. So

as the development phase of Constancia wound down, the need for people and

supplies declined correspondingly. From the day the "rst shovel went into the

ground, we made it a priority to be sure that everyone involved in the project knew

when construction would end and what our requirements would be going forward

for employees and service.

We held several meetings with our main contractors well in advance of the

transition. Our community relations group helped create community employment

committees, and together with our local employment and procurement teams, they

organized meetings to agree on a structured format for demobilizing the workforce

and the heavy equipment that had been leased from local community pools. The

goals were to minimize, as much as possible, the impact of the change and to "nd

other sources to substitute or complement the income generated by the

construction. As part of the awareness campaign, letters and posters were

distributed throughout the communities.

As Constancia moves toward becoming an operating mine, we expect to employ

313 sta! on a full-time basis, while our contractor, Stracon GyM, will have on-site

jobs for approximately 400 people. Most of these positions will be in logistics or

operations and open to local workers. We are supporting a number of skills

development programs designed to help them qualify, and we were able to hire

17 people from local communities in the crusher area in December 2014 as a result

of their technical training.

The region is home to several mining operations in di!erent stages of development.

For both employees and suppliers, the experience and skills gained at Constancia will

make them attractive to other employers. We are also helping many local workers

make a successful transition back to their traditional roles in farming and ranching

through training in new technologies and evolving best practices in farming and

cattle breeding.

Economic
Contributions

Hudbay strives to create sustainable value for our shareholders while simultaneously contributing

to social and economic progress in the regions where we operate.

In 2014, Hudbay contributed:

•

1,668 permanent jobs, 9,894 contractor jobs (full-time equivalent positions based on hours worked) and 49

summer student jobs

•

$200.9 million in wages and bene!ts

•

$9.2 million in municipal taxes and grants

•

$13.5 million in funding to local communities through land use payments (including lump-sum life of mine

land acquisition payments), new housing and infrastructure related to resettlements, and voluntary

community investments

•

$0.9 million in charitable donations

In 2014, our net payment to governments related to our projects and mining operations, other than

municipal taxes and grants, was a net credit of $16.8 million. This represents payments to governments in
Peru and the US of $6.5 million, less a net credit in Canada of $23.3 million related to re-!ling prior-year tax

returns to re"ect the New Mine status of the Lalor project.  

PAYMENTS TO GOVERNMENTS

Hudbay is a supporting company of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) in its e#orts to

establish a global standard for transparency regarding the host country governance of natural resources and
full disclosure of government revenues from its extractive sector. Our Peruvian subsidiary, Hudbay Peru SAC,
as a member of the Peruvian Mining Society, is supporting the EITI process in Peru.

In Canada, we were actively involved in an initiative undertaken by the Resource Revenue Transparency

Working Group, a collaboration of Canadian exploration and mining associations and civil society

organizations, to provide Canadian federal and provincial governments with a blueprint for a government

payment reporting framework for all publicly traded mining companies.

The timing of payments and level of tax-deductible expenditures on Hudbay’s growth projects result in

signi!cant variances in period-to-period comparisons of taxes paid. We expect taxes paid in 2013 to 2015 to

be relatively low as a result of the tax-deductible !nance expenses and mining expenditures to develop our

growth projects along with the available tax credits associated with these expenditures. The tax treatment of

these items is important because mining is highly capital intensive and requires substantial early-stage

expenditures. After our projects commence commercial production and the early-stage expenditures

associated with our growth projects are deducted for tax purposes, a higher level of taxes is expected to be

paid in future periods.

In anticipation of the reporting requirements under Section 1504 of the Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and

Consumer Protection Act, and the new Extractive Sector Transparency Measures Act in Canada, Hudbay has

worked to expand our internal reporting process to more fully identify payments to government. This report

includes data collected based on the original regulators that were proposed under the Dodd–Frank Act (which

have since been struck down).

Community
Development

Mining can play an important role in sustainable development by acting as a catalyst for positive

change. We recognize the importance of contributing to an environment in which both the

community and our business can #ourish.

Hudbay’s community development e!orts focus on:

•

Helping communities build capacity to ensure sustained prosperity;

•

Supporting community e!orts to improve the quality of the natural environment;

and

•

Contributing to social cohesion and community spirit.

When we enter a region, we engage with the communities to understand their social

and economic development needs and priorities. From there, we create programs

focused on delivering lasting bene"ts, in strong collaboration with the community.

In Peru, we made speci"c commitments to invest in health, education and social

development as part of the land use agreements with the communities of Uchucarco
and Chilloroya. Multi-sectorial committees for development (CMD) comprising Hudbay

and community representatives approve and oversee the projects being carried out

using the proceeds of the agreements (see community investment case study).

Hudbay Peru
published and
distributed a stunning
photo book in English
and Spanish, to
increase
understanding of the
rich culture and
history in the province
of Chumbivilcas and to
promote tourism
there. The Spanish
version
(http://lazosdeoro.pe) is
also available online.

In addition, we signed co-operation agreements with communities in our indirect

areas of in#uence, which spell out social development projects that we will work on
together within a speci"ed voluntary budget provided by Hudbay. We also engage
with di!erent levels of government and prioritize development projects that can be
implemented as public-private partnerships.

In Canada, Hudbay’s "rst mine gave rise to the towns of Flin Flon and Creighton, and

we remain an integral part of the social and economic fabric of the region almost 90

years later. From 2008 to 2012, the Hudbay 80th Anniversary Project supported 28

projects from a $1 million capital pool established to bene"t community initiatives.

Today, we place heavy emphasis on educational support and training, as a means of

strengthening community capacity and building a local talent pool available to Hudbay

and other employers. We are a primary supporter of the Northern Manitoba Mining

Academy and we have strong a$liations with local universities, colleges and high

schools.

We are in the process of "nalizing a corporate community investment policy that will

articulate our standards for donations, sponsorships, funding to community programs

and funding that #ows through community agreements.

2014 PERFORMANCE

•

Hudbay is re-establishing its presence in the town of Snow Lake where the new

Lalor mine is located. In 2014, we helped fund construction of the Golden Vista

housing development. Fourteen of the 18 suites will be used as bridge housing for

Hudbay employees moving to Snow Lake with their families.

•

We donated $410,000 to community initiatives and university research bene"ting

the Flin Flon/Snow Lake area, primarily in the areas of health, education,

environment, culture and sports. Major contributions ($10,000 or more) included:

•

The Green Project – multi-year project aimed at accelerating restoration of

forest land around Flin Flon and Creighton

•

Woodland caribou research and management

•

SAFE Workers of Tomorrow conference

•

United Way of Winnipeg

•

Flin Flon Junior Bombers hockey team

•

University of British Columbia Industrial Research Chair in Hydrometallurgy

•

Indspire’s Soaring: Indigenous Youth Career Conference at the University of

Manitoba – Hudbay contributed more than $25,000 to enable students from

communities near our Manitoba operations to attend the conference

•

Indspire’s scholarship program: Hudbay made a $25,000 donation as the "rst of

a three-year commitment to support university and college scholarships for
Aboriginal youth in our area of northern Manitoba. These funds are matched
through a federal government program, providing a total of $50,000 per year
of new scholarship funding.

•

In Arizona, we are moving to assess local needs and priorities, and develop

community investment plans. Contributions in 2014 included: the "rst of a

three-year, US$10,000 per year commitment to the National Math and Science

Initiative earmarked for the Sahuarita School District in Sahuarita, Arizona; more

than 20 college scholarships of $1,000 to $2,000 each; sponsorship of the El Tour

de Tucson cycling event; a partnership with the University of Arizona for student

athletes as well as an ongoing partnership with the Department of Natural

Resources to support graduate student research; and donations to local 4H clubs

for STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) scholarships.

•

Hudbay Peru won the Entrepreneurial Creativity Award in the public service

category (Concurso Creatividad Empresarial 2014, Categoría Servicios Públicos) for

creating a Technical Assistance O$ce that helps Chumbivilcas authorities set up

the structures and processes needed to qualify for public and/or private funding of

public investment projects. In a one-year period, the number of approved projects

increased threefold and the municipalities in the province were slated to receive

more than US$18 million in funding.

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After three years in Peru, we have built a strong track record of investment through

community agreements. Here are some examples:

Project

Impact

Electric power distribution
system

Reliable electricity supply for
410 families

Community/
Province

Chilloroya

Basic sanitation system

Better health conditions for
428 families (2,140 people)

Chilloroya

School facilities, including
buildings, virtual classrooms,
sports facilities and a computer
centre

Farm machinery purchase

Bene"ting more than 1,600
students and teachers

Chilloroya, Uchucarco,
Casa Blanca, Merques,
Huaylia, Collana Alta

Bene"ting 71 people who
formed a company and are
expanding their business

Casa Blanca

Home gardens training

113 families trained in vegetable
crop production

Uchurcarco, Merques,
Collana Alta

Learn and Begin program

Milk production improvement

Meat and wool productivity
improvement

80% of students improved their
reading comprehension and
mathematical reasoning

Chumbivilcas

75% increase in milk production
bene"ting 200 farmers

Uchucarco

75% increase in sheep meat and
wool production bene"ting 100
farmers

Chilloroya

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We have also partnered with various levels of government, universities and other

organizations in Peru over the course of the last three years to provide essential

services:

Institution

Project/Objective

Velille District Municipality

Support “Sierra Productiva” project to help agricultural
entrepreneurs

Livitaca District Municipality

Co-"nancing for improvement and expansion of basic
sanitation system and Technical Institute equipment

Cusco Regional Government
and Chumbivilcas Province
Municipality

Financing pre-investment studies for Chumbivilcas hospital

Development and Social
Inclusion Ministry and Cusco
Regional Government

100% "nancing of capabilities development for Chumbivilcas
Young People Pilot Project, which helps young people make
the transition from school to work

Agriculture and Irrigation
Ministry

Boosting agricultural and livestock development program in
Chumbivilcas, through Agroideas Program, improving family
income of Velille residents, using modern irrigation systems,
pasture cultivation, livestock breeding, and construction and
implementation of a dairy factory at Cullahuata, among others

Labour and Employment
Promotion Ministry

Collaborate in training, networking and employment of
vulnerable populations near Constancia

Energy and Mines Ministry

Universidad Nacional de San
Antonio Abad del Cusco
(UNSAAC) and the Universidad
Nacional San Agustin de
Arequipa (UNSA)

Asociacion Vida Peru

Support “Cocina Perú” national program through delivery of
gas stoves to residents in Chumbivilcas and support the
distribution and installation of solar panels in local facilities

Scholarship funds (including the Hudbay Grant and the
Hudbay Classroom) to jointly develop education and training
projects and improve infrastructure

Agreement to manage donations of medicines, medical
equipment, educational materials and other goods from
abroad, and to fund all logistics needed to deliver the goods
to the poorest populations near Constancia

Lead medical and solid waste collection campaigns in local
communities and surrounding districts

Local Hiring
and Skills
Development

We know from experience that local people are more likely to stay with the Company and live in

the community long term – so the bene!ts grow over time, sustaining the community as much as

it serves our company. Hudbay training supports the ability of people to !nd work that helps

families, communities and economies thrive.

In Manitoba, we are a member of the Northern Manitoba Sector Council (NMSC), and we partner with the

NMSC, Workplace Education Manitoba (WEM), University College of the North (UCN), Workplace Essential

Skills Training (WEST) Centre and First Nations communities on training to support !rst steps in mining career

paths. The primary focus is on recruiting local job candidates through community meetings and relationship

building, and on providing basic industry and mining skills training so that candidates can succeed in their

roles once they join Hudbay. Hudbay is also a strong supporter of the Northern Manitoba Mining Academy.

Within the land acquisition agreements with the communities of Uchucarco and Chilloroya, we committed to

employing 800 to 1,100 local people each month during construction. We surpassed our commitment by an

average of 32% during the peak period. We also signed agreements for scholarships to Peruvian universities

to develop education and training programs, and partner with local technical institutes for semi-skilled trades

and heavy equipment training. The intent is to help local people acquire skills through Hudbay-sponsored
training programs and on-the-job experience so that they can apply for future jobs, either with our company

or others in the region. See details below.

In Arizona, there is a wealth of mining skills in the area near the Rosemont project, which we are drawing on

as the project progresses. Interestingly, some of the key members from the Constancia project team who are

now working on the Rosemont project hail from Arizona and are enjoying being “back home”.

2014 PERFORMANCE

•

In Manitoba, we hired 92 people for the Snow Lake and Reed operations, although

we were unable to fully achieve our hiring objective at Snow Lake due to recruiting

challenges. While many of our new hires were experienced operators and miners,

we also hired entry-level employees who are completing a one-year training

program that takes them from orientation and entry-level training to assignments

in various parts of the mine before becoming full-"edged operators.

•

We collaborated with the Northern Manitoba Sector Council (NMSC), Workplace

Education Manitoba (WEM), University College of the North (UCN), Workplace

Essential Skills Training (WEST) Centre and Opaskwayak Cree Nation on the

16-week Introduction to Industry training program and are working on re!nements

to improve its future impact. Thirty-seven students participated in 2014.

•

The NMSC introduced a unique apprenticeship program for northern Manitoba

Aboriginal candidates that will provide them with Red Seal trade certi!cation. Over

the course of four years, apprentices will spend two months of each year in in-class

technical training and 10 months on the job. Hudbay will support the program by

providing 10-month job placements. Of 200 applicants, 35 students began the

program in 2014.

•

With the shift from construction to operations at Constancia, workforce

requirements were reduced. Going forward, we expect to employ 313 people

directly, and our mining contractor, Stracon GyM, will have about 400 people

on-site. Most of the positions are in operations and logistics, and suited to the

capabilities of local community members. We have put in place a number of

programs to help them qualify:

•

An eight-month technical training program delivered by CETEMIN Institute

equips people to work as operators in the crusher, tailings and mechanical

maintenance areas. More than 175 people enrolled and some have since

started to !ll positions at Constancia. Seventeen were hired in the crusher area

in December 2014.

•

We plan to hire 40 employees for housekeeping and kitchen help at the

Constancia camp. Sixty people are participating in a four-month training

program for these positions.

•

Twenty young people, including two women, participated in a three-month

training program at Tescup, the Peruvian technical training organization, to

work as mechanics at Constancia. Eleven passed the course and are doing paid

internships with Stracon.

•

We collaborated with Stracon on a heavy truck training program that will start
in 2015. There are about 20 250-tonne trucks at the site and operating them
requires specialized training.

•

At the completion of Constancia construction, many community members returned

to their traditional livelihoods of farming and ranching. We are providing training to

help them generate stable income and improve long-term productivity. This

included training more than 100 families on how to improve vegetable crop

production so they can sell their fresh produce to our operations and in local

markets. Although temporarily closed due to budget constraints, the Arizona

Experimental Centre is an education and training centre built near the Constancia

site to teach community members new technologies and practices in farming,

pasture management and cattle breeding. The centre includes classrooms,

laboratories and a plot of land for testing alternative crop and growing practices.

•

At Rosemont, we continued to support an internship program with San Miguel High

School. The high school is located in Tucson’s economically depressed south side

where 50% of adult residents do not have a high school education. At San Miguel,

students take a full college preparatory course load while simultaneously holding

internships in corporations and earning nearly 40% of their school tuition. Four of

these students currently work at the Hudbay Arizona Business Unit o#ces.

•

The Arizona Business Unit continued to support the Department of Natural

Resources at the University of Arizona through funding and a !eld laboratory that

gives students an opportunity to perform work at our on-site test plots. The

program has resulted in a number of master’s degrees, theses and papers, helping

equip students with the credentials they need for their future careers.

Local Purchasing

Hudbay makes best e"orts to support local suppliers and purchase goods and services from

quali!ed, cost-competitive vendors and contractors from the surrounding areas. We also help

build the capabilities of local suppliers so they can win business from Hudbay and other

customers.

During construction,
local caterers supplied
20,868 boxed meals
each month to the
Constancia project.

Local procurement can help lower product costs, reduce delivery times and increase

the number of supplier options available to Hudbay. There are generally opportunities

for local businesses in construction, maintenance, transportation and catering.

In Peru, we are honouring commitments to give !rst consideration to local suppliers

for services such as equipment rental and catering, as set out in the life of mine

community agreements. We also help them register their business and formalize

quality standards and procedures so they can qualify for potential business

opportunities with other companies and we work with them on sales and marketing

strategies.

In Manitoba, we have longstanding relationships with local transportation and
construction contractors. We work closely with these suppliers, often helping them

establish systems and processes to ful!ll their social and environmental

responsibilities.

We are currently developing a corporate policy that will record our standards for local

purchasing and employment.  

2014 PERFORMANCE

•

Hudbay had approximately 400 rental agreements with local entrepreneurs, who

supplied equipment during construction at Constancia. Food was also purchased

from 13 local caterers (businesses that the Company helped establish). In 2014,

purchases from local enterprises totaled over $35 million.

•

Seventy-two companies near the Constancia project (mainly focused on heavy

equipment and light vehicle services) can now bid for contracts at other mining

companies, following completion of Hudbay-coordinated training and the

acquisition of documentation demonstrating their capacity to maintain

international health and safety, environmental and quality standards. We are

combining all of the training materials and plan to publish a manual for local

entrepreneurs in 2015.

•

Constancia entered an agreement to purchase 2,500 loaves of bread daily from a

local bakery. We are conducting training at another local bakery so that it can

qualify as a cake and pastry supplier, and we plan to do the same for local

launderers and vegetable farmers.

•

In Manitoba, we attended a Snow Lake chamber of commerce meeting to explain

Hudbay vendor processes and encourage suppliers to bid on our business.

Seventeen Snow Lake !rms were suppliers to the Company in 2014. Payments to

suppliers located in our region of northern Manitoba and northeast Saskatchewan

totaled $55 million in 2014.

Community
Relations

We understand that earning our social licence means e"ectively engaging with people so they

understand how mining will change their community and how mining can strengthen it too. We

must address their concerns about mining and competing land use priorities, and demonstrate

how our operations can provide meaningful, long-term bene#ts. And, above all, we must earn

and maintain respect, trust, understanding and collaboration.  On this foundation, stable

relationships are built.

Each business unit conducts its own stakeholder analysis and implements a

stakeholder engagement plan to build relationships, understand local concerns, and

respond to them. This practice is now documented in our newly adopted Stakeholder

Engagement Standard. We also implemented a company-wide Community Response

Standard (also known as a grievance process) to ensure complaints can be signaled

and then appropriately documented, investigated and addressed.

In Manitoba, we engage regularly with the Flin Flon and Snow Lake communities.

Recent discussions have focused on training and job opportunities for the people of

northern Manitoba (see Local Hiring and Skills Development), the impact of the Lalor

mine on the town of Snow Lake, and engagement with First Nations communities.

We place particular emphasis on engagement with First Nations communities locally.

Through meetings, school presentations, mine tours, open houses and working

together on joint initiatives (usually related to employment), we seek to improve

understanding of one another and build constructive relationships. Hudbay’s full-time
Aboriginal liaison o!cer coordinates our e"orts and facilitates dialogue. In addition,
two senior Hudbay representatives participate in the Minister’s Mining Advisory
Council, which brings together First Nations leadership, industry representatives and

the Government of Manitoba to ensure First Nations communities bene#t from the

development of new mines.

The First Nations
communities nearest
Hudbay are
Opaskwayak Cree
Nation, Mosakahiken
Cree Nation and
Mathias Colomb Cree
Nation in Manitoba
and three
communities in
Saskatchewan that are
part of the Peter
Ballantyne Cree
Nation.

Hudbay is also a member of the Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business (CCAB) and

participates in its Progressive Aboriginal Relations (PAR) program. Our objective is to

progress from PAR’s “committed” category to the bronze certi#cation level.

Certi#cation con#rms that we have practices in place to be a good business partner

and great place to work, and demonstrates our commitment to prosperity in

Aboriginal communities.

In Peru, there are two communities within our direct area of in$uence – Uchucarco

and Chilloroya. Both signed life of mine land use agreements with Hudbay in exchange

for portions of their community-owned land. We maintain community relations o!ces

in both communities and engage frequently with residents on a wide range of topics,

most often related to ful#lling commitments under the agreements.

There are six communities within our indirect area of in$uence. By year-end 2014, we

had signed co-operation agreements with four of the communities, in which we

commit to working together on social development projects within a speci#ed budget

provided by Hudbay. We engage with di"erent levels of district, provincial and

regional governments, generally working to facilitate partnerships and agreements

between governments and communities that promote social development.

CIRCLES OF INFLUENCE

In Arizona, we are planting roots in the community and building relationships with regulators as a Hudbay

business unit. We believe that a robust permitting process contributes to the development of world-class

mines and it is in that spirit that we are engaging in the regulatory process to secure the #nal permits needed

to advance the Rosemont project.

2014 PERFORMANCE

•

On September 16, 2014, we held the o!cial openings of the Lalor and Reed mines.

Opaskwayak Cree Nation Elder Nathan McGillivary participated in the proceedings,

with prayers in Cree and English and smudge ceremonies. Company o!cials,

government representatives, invited guests and employees were present at both

locations (see case study). The celebration continued a few days later when Hudbay

sta" organized a pancake breakfast for the Snow Lake community.

•

In Manitoba, we increased our engagement with the Flin Flon Friendship Centre, a

community centre that plays a pivotal role in the delivery of community-focused

programs and services for Aboriginal Canadians. Several employees participated in

National Aboriginal Day cultural activities and served a barbeque lunch to the many

local participants. Hudbay and the Friendship Centre co-hosted a presentation by

the Manitoba Treaty Commissioner on the importance of treaties. We also

collaborated with the Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technologies to deliver

outreach presentations to several First Nations Saskatchewan communities.

•

Hudbay representatives made presentations to the Snow Lake town council and

Chamber of Commerce regarding Lalor procurement practices and the mine camp,

which houses about 70 Hudbay employees. For various reasons, we have found it

challenging to recruit a su!cient workforce in Snow Lake and had to request an

extension of our camp permit, which we recognize is not in keeping with Snow

Lake’s aspirations. Town council voted to extend the permit to the end of 2016.

•

In Arizona, senior company o!cials, including CEO David Garofalo, met with many

community leaders to understand their aspirations and concerns, and discuss how

we can work with them to build a successful and sustainable project that bene#ts

the region. As part of the transition, following Hudbay’s acquisition of Augusta, we

wrote to an extensive list of supporters, introducing Hudbay and expressing our
appreciation for their enthusiasm for the project and its potential to add to the

economy and communities of southern Arizona. Senior leaders also met with local

media to introduce the Company, answer questions, and describe the path forward

for the project as a Hudbay business unit.

•

We continued to support community programs set up by Rosemont such as well

owner protection plans, funding for community pipeline construction, and other
water replacement mitigation plans like the purchase of surface water for recharge
to ensure that all groundwater used by the project is replaced and the project is
neutral for water use.

•

In Peru, we continued our work with the local communities, ful#lling the social

development commitments made under our agreements with them. There was one

community dispute related to the Uchucarco agreement, which was peacefully

resolved. Our community relations team also worked to prepare the community for

the end of project construction through clear, open communications including a

poster campaign.

•

Community responses registered through formal processes:

•

In Manitoba, there were seven complaints registered: two were minor

environmental concerns that were resolved; and four were society concerns,

two of which were resolved and two of which continue to be addressed. One

was found not to be within Hudbay’s responsibility or scope of in$uence, so we

directed the grievant towards more appropriate venues for resolution.

•

At Constancia, there were 74 complaints or concerns registered from local

communities in 2014. Of those, 88% were resolved by year-end, with the

remainder still being processed. See the pie chart for a breakdown of the types

of concerns.

CONSTANCIA COMMUNITY CONCERNS

Local supply chain – mainly related to vehicle maintenance expenses and payments

for services, and food (food quality from local providers and pending payments by

third-party contractors)

Labour practices – mainly related to lack of payment for non-worked days (certain

employees are allowed days o" to attend community meetings)

Other – payments for use of land, procedures, accomplishment of commitments,

environmental questions, resettlement, etc.

Resettlement
and Land Use

Mining activities require land, which sometimes competes with land used for livelihoods,

households and communities. In every region where we wish to mine, we explore alternatives to

minimize disturbances and implement measures to protect human rights and cultural heritage. If

there is no other alternative but resettlement, we work with a!ected households and

communities to address their interests and improve their quality of life.

Resettlement – When it became clear that the development of Constancia would require the displacement of

36 families from Chilloroya, we established a resettlement negotiation process that adhered to international

standards for fairness and transparency (including the IFC performance standards), and committed to

providing equal or better housing with improvements like better access to water and roads. The guiding

principle for the process was collaboration – with community leaders and government authorities as well as

a!ected individuals.

We acquired replacement land su"cient to enable all the a!ected families to continue their ranching

activities as neighbours on individual parcels, and built two large water reservoirs and other infrastructure for

public use. We also o!ered improved housing and replacement infrastructure to each household. As

requested by the community, we negotiated the #nal agreements directly with each household and gave
them special consideration for contracting as workers or as local providers during construction. Agreements

include replacement of houses, farmland and buildings, and other support and compensation.

Cultural heritage sites – Peru is a country rich in archeological heritage. Before construction started, we

conducted a study to #nd any archeological sites on the property and obtained a Certi#cate of Non-Existence

of Archeological Remains. The site has an archeological monitoring plan (AMP) to preserve cultural heritage
and protect any archeological artifacts that may be found. As part of the plan, we have marked protected
areas, erected signage and continue to recover new artifacts. We also hold weekly cultural heritage and
awareness training for project workers and community members. The AMP is regularly audited by the

Ministry of Culture and all of our activities to date have received government approval.

Small-scale mining – Small-scale, informal mining occurs in the Pampacancha area of our Constancia mineral

claims. Hudbay Peru and the community implemented a #ve-year agreement that allows mining by a

community enterprise, provided that it is restricted to the one area and is brought into legal compliance. The

agreement, which helped formalize the activity there and reduce the risk of con$ict, expires in June 2015. In

planning for the development of the Pampacancha deposit, we will be engaging with these miners as well as

the community as we require access to portions of these surface lands to mine the Pampacancha deposit.

2014 PERFORMANCE

•

By mid-2014, all but two Constancia resettlements were completed. As part of the

agreements, we committed to working with the a!ected families for two years to

help them get settled. With the end of Constancia construction, many resumed

their ranching activities and Hudbay helped them with improved pasture

management and animal husbandry techniques.

•

We continued the archeological monitoring plan in areas where construction was

underway. A few isolated artifacts were recovered. In February, the Ministry of

Culture granted Hudbay a Certi#cate of Non-Existence of Archeological Remains

for the released areas in the Constancia project and, in September, the Ministry

approved a renewed archeological monitoring plan for the site and surrounding

areas. More than 6,000 people attended cultural heritage conservation talks.

•

The Ministry of Culture approved our Pampacancha Archeological Project

Evaluation report, which enabled us to start the process of securing a Certi#cate of

Non-Existence of Archeological Remains for the area.

Environmental
Stewardship

Every day, everywhere we operate, Hudbay commits to science-based measures to help us do a

better job of reducing our environmental footprint, and contributing to sustainability and

biodiversity. Our work includes documenting environmental conditions, incorporating

environmental considerations into project design, and e!ectively monitoring and managing

environmental impacts throughout all phases of the mine lifecycle. As a result of our e!orts,

Hudbay had no major environmental compliance issues in 2014.

Cochapampa bog management: A sustainable plan for a vital
resource

The wetlands of the Peruvian Andes are a rich source of biodiversity, are home to

many unique species of plants and animals, and play an essential role in the region’s

ecosystem. They are also an important source of water for local agriculture and

livestock. We have removed some bog areas in the development of our Constancia

pit and tailings management facility, and have worked to preserve and enhance

others.

For generations, Chilloroya and Uchucarco, the two small communities adjacent to

Constancia, have been sourcing water and cattle feed from nearby bogs. Chilloroya

uses the Cochapampa bog, while Uchucarco draws from the Milpo and Pincullune

bogs among others.

As the communities and their needs have grown, so too has the demand placed on

local wetlands. To help ensure that these wetlands remain viable and able to help

support the communities while still playing their vital ecological role, Hudbay

engaged INSIDEO, a sustainability consultancy based in Lima, to work with the local

communities to develop a sustainable plan for the area. 

On April 14, 2014, Chilloroya leaders approved a new bog management and

sustainable use plan for the wetlands. INSIDEO identi"ed the local families that were

using the Cochapampa bog and gained an understanding of their needs. It also

conducted a study of plants, birds and aquatic biology in the Cochapampa bog and

the Milpo and Pincullune bogs. Based on its "ndings, INSIDEO developed a revised

strategy for the Cochapampa bog management plan, one that emphasized the

long-term economic bene"ts of sustainable management. Its approach engaged the

community, and led to a series of initiatives aimed at minimizing activity at the

wetlands and helping land users maximize the bene"ts from the property they held

outside the bog. INSIDEO helped farmers plant oats on dry land plots, rather than

increasing grazing on the wetlands, to improve the supply of non-wetland cattle

feed during the region’s dry season. It also plans to improve water catchment

structures, building in"ltration trenches for better irrigation of grasslands outside

the bog area, and spring water catchment systems for the cattle. In December, an

estimated 3,652 square metres of oats were sown on land belonging to Chilloroya

farmers.

Environmental design features at Rosemont: Dry-stack
tailings, lighting, mitigation for waters and species

At Rosemont, our goal is to develop a mine that, as far as possible, will have the

smallest footprint and use the least water. Since acquiring the project in July 2014,

Hudbay has advanced plans based on sound science, seeking input from the public

and relevant agencies and organizations, and using that information to help guide

detailed project design, monitoring and mitigation e!orts.

Water is a priority in Arizona, and the importance of good water management has

been recognized in the Rosemont project design. We will employ state-of-the-art

techniques and processing technologies, including process water recovery and the

development of  “dry-stack” tailings. With dry-stack tailings, tailings are de-watered

through "ltering, and built into dense, durable, dry stacks that do not require a dam

for retention. Dry-stack tailings is a proven technology that uses approximately 50%

less water than traditional mineral processing practices, allows for better dust

control, is signi"cantly more stable and reduces the potential of environmental

impacts to groundwater by nearly 90% when compared to conventional lined tailings

facilities in the southwestern United States.

To further conserve water resources and biodiversity, we established the Rosemont

Copper Conservation Lands Program. This program includes mitigation proposed in

the permitting process as well as additional areas that Hudbay has set aside for

conservation purposes. Under this initiative, Hudbay Arizona will permanently

conserve more than 4,750 acres of open land and allocate more than 550 million

gallons per year of private surface water rights to the public. Once "nalized, this

program will establish secure, sustainable habitat for bats, birds, "sh, frogs and

other animals, including some endangered species.

Dark skies are very important to many of the people who live in southern Arizona,

and the state has a number of “Dark Skies” ordinances intended to minimize light

pollution. Arizona is home to many prominent research observatories that need full

darkness for their work. Rosemont worked with local lighting contractors to reduce

lighting by nearly 70% over the original standard light packages and incorporated

fully cut-o! LED "xtures for stationary lights in compliance with local ordinances. We

are working with suppliers to develop modi"ed lighting systems and technologies at

our facilities and on our equipment that will reduce potential impacts far below what

the code requires, while meeting the operational safety requirements set by the

Federal Mine Safety and Health Administration. These e!orts will have impacts

beyond Rosemont, as we are also helping revolutionize the evaluation of light

e!ects by funding research into dark skies measurement.

Land and
Biodiversity

Hudbay properties extend across varying ecosystems, ranging from high-altitude wetlands in

Peru, to the boreal forest of northern Manitoba, to the deserts of Arizona. We are committed to

integrating the conservation and protection of biological diversity and ecosystem services in our

areas of operation. To support these e"orts, our sites develop management plans speci!c to

their unique locations. We are also !nalizing a corporate biodiversity standard to guide

sustainable exploration and development e"orts.

In Manitoba, land and biodiversity are managed in line with actual operational

activities. Once the activities and associated risks are de!ned during the year, annual

biodiversity objectives and plans are set and implemented, within the context of

long-term environmental goals.

The Manitoba Business Unit plan includes an ongoing commitment to boreal

woodland caribou conservation, !nancially supporting Manitoba Conservation’s

caribou research and implementing Manitoba Conservation’s postcard system for

caribou sightings to aid in its research. Boreal woodland caribou are currently listed as

threatened under the federal Species at Risk Act and Manitoba’s Endangered Species

Act. We took speci!c measures in the design and construction of the Reed mine to

reduce and mitigate any potential operational impacts on caribou, which are known to

spend most of their time on the west side of Reed Lake, 2.5 kilometres from the mine

site, with a highway and forest in between.

In Peru, we are committed to ensuring there is no net loss of biodiversity as a result of
our activities. We have developed a biodiversity action plan (BAP) in keeping with
international standards (Towards Sustainable Mining and IFC) for protecting and
conserving biodiversity. The BAP was updated in 2014 in accordance with a revised

Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA). To date, the BAP has involved a

series of mitigation plans, including:

Rosemont has
cowboys on its payroll
who tend cattle on the
property. Cattle
ranching is a
traditional land use in
the area, and the
cattle help maintain
ecosystem function
and provide a bu!er
around the proposed
mine. Once mining is
"nished, the area will
revert back to
ranchland.

•

Floral species management plan – Protected plant species are being managed and

monitored. We transplant plants to temporary nursery areas and conduct various

germination, propagation and conditioning tests.

•

Rescue and relocation plan – We are successfully rescuing, captive breeding and

relocating species listed as threatened (including reptiles and aquatic frogs) to

similar areas o"-site. During captivity, the rescued species live in an environment

similar to their natural habitat, and are closely monitored. We are monitoring a new

species of small lizard, in order to gain knowledge of its behaviour, breeding habits

and mortality. Relocation is performed in partnership with neighbouring

communities and has been very successful.

•

Bog management plan – Working with community users, we are undertaking

measures to promote the conservation and/or restoration of wetlands and very wet

grasslands near the site (see Constancia bog management case study).

•

Revegetation programs – We are planting seedlings in degraded areas near the site,

as well as rescuing and relocating trees a"ected by mine construction.

Over the past six years, the Arizona team has carried out extensive environmental

baseline studies and ongoing monitoring in the Rosemont project area. The data

collected has been used, in consultation with stakeholders and regulators, to develop

e"ective management plans and incorporate environmental considerations into

project design, so as to minimize potential impacts on the biodiversity of the area.

2014 PERFORMANCE

•

In Manitoba, the focus was on the completion of the !eld portion of our

environmental e"ects monitoring (EEM) in accordance with Metal Mining E#uent

Regulations (MMER).

•

In Peru, !eld work consisted mainly of the rescue, relocation and monitoring of

$ora and fauna species (propagated $ora species, frogs and lizards). We also

created a native $ora nursery to grow protected and native $ora species to be used

in revegetation programs. The nursery will accommodate up to 80,000 native

species seedlings.

•

The Chilloroya community approved the bog management and sustainable use plan
for nearby wetlands and implementation began during the year. The Uchucarco
community decided not to participate in a similar plan.

•

Because Rosemont is in the permitting phase, land and biodiversity impacts in 2014

were minimal. A small drilling program was conducted on private lands within the

approximate limits of the current open pit design; however, no environmental

issues were identi!ed. The drilling was managed as a land use project, and

expectations to ensure optimal environmental performance were identi!ed in

contracts. They included elements such as lighting technology required, chemical

management, fueling requirements, management of mud pits, surface impacts

associated with archeological sites, and stormwater control requirements. Hudbay

also inspected sites and activities to ensure compliance with the environmental

considerations speci!ed. One minor instance of initial non-compliance, by a drilling

contractor who used non-approved lights during the !rst week of work, was

immediately corrected with no long-term e"ects.

•

Environmental baseline studies and monitoring programs completed at Rosemont

in 2014 included: Yellow-Billed Cuckoo surveys, Chiricahua Leopard Frog surveys,

Bat surveys, Cestus Skipper surveys, Cinch Weed surveys, groundwater level and

quality review, stormwater quality sampling as well as ephemeral system

measurements, meteorological monitoring, groundwater model updates, review

and analysis of possible impacts on surface water and dependent species, and

normalized di"erence vegetation index (NDVI) measurements of riparian areas.

Energy Use and
Greenhouse Gas

As users of fossil fuels to extract and transport ore and electricity to run processing plants,

Hudbay operations track energy consumption and associated greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

We strive to reduce our impact by minimizing energy use and, where possible, reducing the

carbon intensity of our operations.

In Manitoba, we set annual energy and GHG reduction objectives, which we strive to

achieve through energy savings and CIPO projects. We also closely monitor the

regulatory climate to guide our actions.

Although we had intended to establish a GHG baseline for Peru in 2014, we realized

that this was premature and now plan to establish a baseline once the facility reaches

steady-state operation.

Because Rosemont is in the permitting phase, there are no management plans

associated with GHG or fuel use at this time. Most GHG generation is directly

attributable to the drilling program fuel use, with a small portion created by light

vehicles used for site and ranch activities. However, we have a demonstration solar
power site at the !eld o"ce that generates credits under the Tucson Electric Power

program. We are testing various solar technologies to determine their viability for our

future use and to provide feedback to the technology providers.

Hudbay submits an
annual climate change
report to the Carbon
Disclosure Project
(CDP) that can be
accessed from the
CDP website
(https://www.cdp.net
/en-US/Pages
/HomePage.aspx).

2014 PERFORMANCE

•

In Manitoba, unusually cold temperatures increased heating needs, so we did not

achieve our self-identi!ed target of a 1% reduction in GHG emissions from our

2012 base. As a result of climate-related conditions, total energy use rose by 9%

from the base year, with propane use up 18% and electricity up 8%, while diesel

and gas consumption was unchanged. Energy intensity rose by 18% from the 2012

base year due to lower metal production.

•

Constancia energy use and GHG emissions rose signi!cantly in 2014 as a result of

increased use of diesel fuel for construction activities (mobile equipment and

generators) and the start of operations at the Constancia pit and the processing

plant.

DIRECT ENERGY CONSUMPTION

(terajoules)

Heavy oil

Propane

Natural gas

Diesel

Light oil

Gasoline

Total

2014

0

700

0

1,993

4

12

2,708

2013

0

580

0

1,346

6

11

1,943

2012

0

578

0

475

5

9

1,067

TOTAL GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
(kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent and intensity)

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Air

Air quality in and around our sites is important for our employees, communities and the

environment. We monitor and report air emissions to comply with air quality laws and regulations

in the countries where we operate.

Air emissions from our Manitoba operations are minor and related to vent and fugitive dust emissions. We

have a particulate monitoring program in place to ensure that particulates, which may contain metals, remain

below regulatory limits. Readings are reviewed by the government and external compliance auditors.

Each year, a dust management plan is implemented at Flin Flon in line with the annual tailings deposition plan

and weather conditions. Water cover on tailings areas is controlled to reduce the potential for dust

generation. We use a variety of methods for dust control on active tailings dams, such as creating covers of

calcium chloride sand, adding chemical binder on exposed beaches, as well as utilizing a straw covering where

possible. To minimize dust generation from vehicles, we have paved about 50% of the main in-plant roads.

Dust is also the most signi!cant constituent of potential air quality issues at Constancia. We use a dust

suppressor on the main roads to reduce airborne particulates and we regularly monitor air quality in nearby

communities.

2014 PERFORMANCE

•

In Manitoba, negotiations were initiated with the federal government on a new

performance agreement for air emissions from the zinc plant, as required by
Environment Canada for smelters, zinc plants and re!neries.

•

In Peru, quarterly air monitoring was carried out in the Uchucarco, Chilloroya and

Urasana communities, and reports were submitted to regulatory authorities. New

air quality standards came into e"ect in January 2014 that reduced permissible

particulate levels by 50% and, although this has made it challenging for many

mining and extractive companies to comply, Constancia had no material

non-conformances related to its emissions. However, we will need to increase

controls to ensure that we remain in compliance with air quality requirements near

communities when the site is in full operation.

•

There were no appreciable air quality impacts at the Rosemont project site.

Potential dust generation during the drilling program was controlled through

speed management and water on the roads.

Water

Hudbay submits an
annual water report to
the Carbon Disclosure
Project (CDP), which
can be accessed from
the CDP website
(https://www.cdp.net
/en-US/Pages
/HomePage.aspx).

Each of Hudbay’s sites has di!erent water needs and challenges – with

surplus water in Manitoba, limited supply in Arizona and very distinct wet

and dry seasons in Peru. We are committed to using best practices

technology, tailored to local conditions, to reduce our impact on water

resources. Our commitment to ISO 14001 management systems also

requires us to pursue continuous improvement in water management and

periodically update our water-related risk assessments.

At the operational level, our growth strategy is dependent on reliable access to

necessary quantities and quality of water. Prior to developing a project, we assess

water quality and availability as part of our feasibility and environmental impact

studies. These assessments also consider the water needs of local communities.

Hudbay is subject to extensive regulation by federal, state, provincial and local

authorities over a variety of environmental matters, including water-related activities.

We work to comply with all applicable laws and regulations. Overall, the success of our

strategy depends on designing water-e"cient operations and continuously
monitoring our consumption and discharge, while always maintaining our

commitments to local users and regulatory agencies within the jurisdictions where we

operate.

At Constancia, we committed under our ESIA to limit the amount of sediment

discharged to the nearby Huayllachane, Soropata and Chilloroya rivers. We have put in

place a robust sediment management plan and installed structures designed to last
for the life of the mine, to address issues during the rainy season. Controls include
barriers like check dams and silt fences, and structures for diverting water to

collection and sedimentation ponds. As a #nal control, the water is treated before

being released to the water bodies.

In Manitoba, water usage is managed through water rights licences and related

reporting as well as annual objectives to reduce the use of fresh water. Discharge is

managed at speci#ed discharge points using site-speci#c water treatment

technologies and extensive water quality monitoring. The environment department

tracks water quality data and reports to management on an exception basis.

In Arizona, Hudbay plans to implement technologies, such as dry-stack tailings, to

minimize water use. We also plan to replace all groundwater pumped with

replacement surface waters from the Central Arizona Project (CAP). Our team

conducted extensive baseline studies of surface and groundwater conditions in the

project area and has incorporated considerations of these conditions into the

development of the design as well as future management and mitigation plans for

Rosemont.

2014 PERFORMANCE

•

Hudbay had no material non-conformances relating to discharges into water in

2014. None of the e$uents discharged from Hudbay operations have a signi#cant

impact on the receiving streams or water bodies in which they are discharged.

Stringent regulatory requirements must be met at the point of e$uent discharge.

•

Total fresh water consumption in Manitoba declined by 0.4%, versus a proposed 1%

year-over-year reduction target. The reduction in fresh water usage realized at the

metallurgical complex was o!set by the ramp-up in production at the Lalor and

Reed mines and the Snow Lake mill.

•

In Manitoba, our focus was on conducting an environmental e!ects monitoring

(EEM) program in accordance with the Metal Mining E$uent Regulations (MMER).

We also continued to collect and analyze quarterly e$uent characterization data to

maintain water quality and the #sh habitat of water bodies that receive operational

discharges.

•

In Peru, 2014 was an important year for water harvesting/collection for the start-up

of operations. The construction of Constancia was completed in compliance with

the permits and licences for water use, and downstream %ow was not altered. We

also started monitoring mining e$uent three times per month. Discharge quality

was within government limits.

•

At Rosemont, water impacts were minimal and limited to stormwater runo! from
exploration drilling. Water use was primarily associated with providing drinking

water, stock watering, or water for the drilling programs. The drilling program used

a new mud recycling process to minimize the amount of water used at each drill,

which reduced normal water use by an estimated 50%. Stormwater was managed

through controls placed on the disturbed areas. Inspections and samples were

taken as required, and there was only a minimal amount of runo! during the

drilling.

•

Baseline studies and monitoring completed at Rosemont in 2014 included:

rainwater samples for meteoric water baselines, stormwater quality baseline

samples and groundwater quality samples.

MANITOBA WATER WITHDRAWAL

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Waste and
Tailings

All Hudbay operations have waste management plans to reduce, reuse, recycle and dispose

responsibly of the waste they generate. Waste rock from our mines and tailings from processing

plants are a particular priority because of the volume produced and the associated potential risks.

In a recent ISO audit,
our Manitoba
operations were
commended for their
tailings management
practices.

Waste rock is the mined rock that does not have economic value. It is managed on-site

according to strict and detailed environmental regulations and industry standards.

Wherever possible, it is reused as !ll in underground operations and site

rehabilitation.

Tailings are the !nely ground rock, trace metals and process chemicals remaining after

ore has been processed. Hudbay adheres to the Mining Association of Canada’s highly

regarded TSM protocols for managing tailings. Where water is plentiful, tailings have

historically been piped into secure engineered impoundments contained by tailings

dams. TSM guidelines address best practices for the location, design, construction,

operation and closure of tailings facilities so that structures are stable and comply

with industry and government standards, and solids and water are properly managed.

Independent reviews are conducted on our tailings management design and practices
in Saskatchewan and Manitoba and at Constancia, in accordance with the TSM

protocol.

In the Manitoba Business Unit, the Flin Flon Tailings Impoundment System (FFTIS) has

been operating for more than 80 years and covers about 350 hectares. Approximately

1.3 million tonnes of tailings are added annually. Safety measures include the

following:

•

Daily, weekly and monthly inspections by trained Hudbay personnel. For example,

daily water sampling ensures that e"uent quality is achieved 100% of the time.

•

Comprehensive annual inspection of the FFTIS (including assessments of dam

stability) by third-party geotechnical engineering consultants.

•

Deposition plans to manage projected tailings production are produced by

third-party engineering consultants.

•

Detailed geotechnical designs for annual construction on the dams, completed by

third-party consultants, are submitted to both Manitoba and Saskatchewan

regulators prior to construction. Tailings dams usually grow in height and size over

time. They are designed and engineered to be raised in stages to accommodate an

increasing volume of tailings, re$ecting the continued production from the orebody.

•

An independent quality assurance/control monitoring program is in place during

construction of dam raises.

•

Inspection and monitoring of construction activities are performed by independent

geotechnical engineering consultants.

•

Upon completion of construction, detailed as-built engineering drawings are

produced by the geotechnical engineering consultant and provided to the regulators

in an annual report.

Separate from the annual inspections, a dam safety review is conducted every !ve

years as recommended by the Canadian Dam Association.

In consideration of the environmental conditions in Arizona, Rosemont plans to

construct a state-of-the-art, dry-stack tailings facility, which would use signi!cantly

less water than traditional facilities, allow for better dust control, be signi!cantly

more stable and reduce the potential of environmental impacts to groundwater. The

use of dry-stack tailings will also allow more e#ective and earlier rehabilitation of the

tailings area (see Rosemont environmental case study).

2014 PERFORMANCE

•

We received approval in late 2014 for a new land!ll site for the Snow Lake area

operations. Construction will commence once a !nal budget is approved.

•

Dam safety reviews of the Flin Flon and Snow Lake tailings impoundment areas

were conducted in the summer, as recommended by the Canadian Dam

Association. No signi!cant issues were identi!ed.

•

Construction of the Constancia tailings management facility (TMF) advanced

su%ciently to permit storage of required water inventory for commencement of

operations and deposition of tailings in the East TMF impoundment. Construction

of East and West embankments will be a feature of ongoing Constancia operations

during the life of mine operations. Tailings pumping and deposition facilities

performed as designed during early production.

Closure and
Reclamation

All mines have !nite lives, and all Hudbay mines and development projects have closure plans

that are supported by !nancial provisions. Once mining is !nished, we aim to leave behind land

that will support productive uses for future generations.

As a member company of the Mining Association of Canada (MAC), Hudbay has committed its new projects

and operations to management of mine closure in accordance with the TSM framework on mine closure. The

framework consists of eight key elements, ranging from e"ective and sustainable closure planning, to

consultation with communities, continuous improvement, and monitoring of reclamation programs. As part

of this commitment, Hudbay identi!es opportunities to help communities plan for sustaining economic

development and incorporates community issues into long-term closure considerations.

In addition to the TSM framework, Hudbay’s mine closure planning in Peru is guided by IFC performance

standards, as well as by Peruvian mine closure regulations. In all jurisdictions in which Hudbay operates,

mining companies are required to plan for closure before the start of operations and to provide !nancial

assurance to relevant regulatory agencies for proposed mine reclamation activities.

Over the course of our history, we have closed many mine sites, including some in environmentally sensitive
areas. In the process, we have developed core competencies in mine closure and remediation. Our practices

include the following:

Designing for closure from the beginning – By considering closure from the start of new projects, we can

incorporate design features that will minimize both our impact on the environment during and after

operations and our costs of closure. Principles applied at new mine sites include designing buildings to be

easily dismantled, and determining in advance the acid-generating potential of waste rock and then
developing shafts or declines appropriate to rock conditions or segregating waste rock according to acid-base
accounting results in order to manage it from the start.

Progressive rehabilitation – By progressively reclaiming areas once they are no longer needed for mining

activities, operations are able to start reclamation sooner and reduce the work to be done when the mine

closes. We have an ongoing rehabilitation program at Flin Flon, aimed at restoring the environment in and

around the complex and enhancing the visual surroundings. Activities include the removal of old structures

and equipment, the recon!guring and revegetating of tailings sites and the greening of spaces between the

community and the operations.

Closed mines – Hudbay’s closed mine site activities are tailored to the applicable jurisdictional regulatory

requirements and the speci!c and unique characteristics of each site. Closed mine site activities can include

monitoring activities and adaptive management strategies to ensure the e"ectiveness of the reclamation

activities until such time as reclamation objectives are determined, in consultation with regulators, to be

complete.

2014 PERFORMANCE

•

Progressive rehabilitation activities were performed in Flin Flon, including

revegetating approximately two hectares on the non-active area of the tailings

facility. At Constancia, a 3.2-hectare quarry was rehabilitated and revegetated.

•

Revised closure plans were submitted to authorities for both Lalor and Reed,

re#ecting the switch from advanced exploration projects to operating mines. An

update to the Flin Flon metallurgical complex plan was also initiated.

•

Updates were made to Constancia’s closure plan to incorporate recent studies and

technological changes that will reduce costs and !nancial guarantees that Hudbay

must provide annually to the Peruvian government. The updated plan will be

submitted in 2015. As part of the process, we conducted citizen participation

workshops to review parts of the plan.

•

Over the past !ve or more years, Rosemont has supported extensive studies by the

University of Arizona’s Department of Natural Resources on reclamation

techniques, procedures, and the appropriate vegetation to use. These studies were

systematic and sequential, starting with a study of the existing vegetation, moving
into greenhouse studies and continuing on to !eld tests at the Rosemont site. The

results have guided the reclamation techniques that will be used and how plants

will be managed. They have also set expectations for success. Hudbay continues to

support the university research, reviewing the e"ect of grazing on reclamation, the

e"ect of stockpiling soils on soil nutrients, and the techniques that will be most

successful for salvaging agave, an important food source for an endangered bat.

Over the past years, these studies have resulted in a series of graduate student
studies and papers that have advanced the science of mined land reclamation in the
southwest.

•

Current activities at Rosemont require some amount of closure and reclamation.

The rehabilitation work done in this regard can be seen on the various drill sites and

roads throughout the property. Because further mining activities are planned in the

area, the priority of the rehabilitation work was to make the facilities safe and

stable, which is the standard set by the Arizona State Mine Inspector.

CSR Performance

BASIS OF REPORTING

All !nancial information is presented in Canadian dollars. All operating data is reported using the metric

system. Some metrics are reported on both an absolute basis and an intensity basis against kilotonnes of

metal processed. Safety data frequency rates are measured per 200,000 hours worked.

DATA MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES

Data is measured or estimated, and operations are asked to explain signi!cant deviations in year-over-year

trends. The performance data is reported at a mix of operational and corporate levels. Data is checked and

approved at the site level, and also reviewed for consistency by the corporate data collection team.

We provide safety and environmental incident de!nitions so that all operations report incidents consistently.

We calculate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions using published factors for emissions.

Most of the performance data for water and energy is metered. We purchase most of our electricity from

local grids. Utility grid statistics are therefore used to compile purchased electricity-related GHG numbers. We

generate electricity at some of our project sites (such as Constancia and Reed) and this energy is re"ected in

fuel consumption, and GHG numbers are calculated based on conversion factors.

Data for the indicators is collected and compiled using information submitted by each site on a standard

template. We provide instruction and criteria for GRI G4 and Towards Sustainable Mining (TSM), and also

supply a GHG emissions worksheet (developed by the Mining Association of Canada).

KEY PERFORMANCE DATA

ECONOMIC

Direct economic value generated and
distributed (in $ millions) (EC1)

Pro!t before tax

Revenues

Operating costs

Canada

US

Peru

Chile

Colombia

Total

Employee wages and bene!ts

Canada

US

Peru

Chile

Colombia

Total

Payments to government

Taxes paid

Canada

US

Peru

Chile

Colombia

Total

Municipal taxes and grants

Canada

US

2014

2013

2012

2011

$

$

11.5

573.5

$

$

(56.0)

516.8

$

$

48.4

702.6

$

$

209.0

904.7

(574.2)

(11.3)

(9.8)

(2.1)

(0.9)

(408.8)

(493.7)

(2.6)

(10.2)

(2.8)

(3.9)

(10.3)

(13.1)

(7.0)

(4.5)

(543.2)

(18.2)

(9.5)

N/ap

N/ap

$

(598.3)

$

(428.3)

$

(528.6)

$

(574.1)

172.8

165.6

190.5

5.1

22.8

0.0

0.2

1.1

16.2

1.2

1.2

1.9

11.9

1.8

1.3

188.4

2.2

6.6

N/ap

N/ap

$

200.9

$

185.3

$

207.4

$

199.4

(23.3)

0.1

6.4

0.0

0.0

5.8

0.0

1.6

0.0

0.0

59.3

0.7

0.0

0.0

0.2

$

(16.8)

$

7.4

$

60.2

$

90.3

8.6

0.6

7.8

0.7

7.5

0.0

2014

2013

2012

2011

Peru

Chile

Colombia

Total

Penalties and interest paid

Canada

US

Peru

Chile

Colombia

Total

Payments to providers of capital

Dividends paid

Interest payments made to providers of loans

Financing fees paid

Canada

Peru

Total

Other interest paid

Canada

Peru

Total

Capital expenditures – cash "ow basis

Cash and cash equivalents

Payments – Local communities for land use (in
$000s)

Canada

US

Peru

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

$

9.2

$

8.5

$

0.0

0.3

0.2

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

$

$

$

0.5

$

0.0

$

4.3

91.6

$

$

18.9

58.5

$

$

1.0

5.1

2.9

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

7.5

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

34.4

$

0.0

6.0

4.6

$

6.1

$

2.9

$

10.6

$

$

$

$

$

$

0.0

0.0

0.0

982.7

207.3

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

905.0

631.4

0.0

0.0

0.1

0.0

0.1

510.5

1,337.1

$

$

$

$

$

0.0

0.0

1,954.0

11,324.3

24,313.3

Total land use payments

$

1,954.0

$

11,324.3

$

24,313.3

$

34.4

N/av

N/av

N/av

N/av

N/av

N/av

N/av

254.5

899.1

0.0

0.0

73.0

73.0

Public bene!t

Community investment (in $000s)

Canada

US

Peru

Chile

Colombia

2014

2013

2012

2011

0.0

0.0

317.8

49.9

3,711.0

4,204.9

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

431.6

55.7

756.0

0.0

22.4

478.0

0.0

427.0

Subtotal – Community investments

$

3,711.0

$

4,572.6

$

1,265.7

$

1,167.0

Charitable donations (in $000s)

Canada

US

Peru

Chile

Colombia

Total charitable donations

Total community investments and donations

Resettlement investment (Peru) (in $000s)

Production (contained metal in concentrate)

Copper (000 tonnes)

Zinc (000 tonnes)

Gold (000 troy ounces)

Silver (000 troy ounces)

Metal production

Zinc metal (000 tonnes)

665.6

235.1

0.0

0.0

0.0

352.3

627.3

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

5.0

0.0

0.0

1.1

$

$

$

900.7

4,611.7

7,857.0

$

$

$

352.3

4,924.9

16,429.9

$

$

$

$

$

633.4

1,899.1

8,262.4

536.0

1,703.0

N/ap

 37.6

 82.5

 73.4

 745.9

29.9

86.5

79.2

772.5

39.6

80.9

86.6

824.0

54.3

75.8

94.6

875.8

105.1

96.3

100.7

107.7

EMPLOYEES

Total workforce (G4-10)

Number of full-time employees

MBU

Flin Flon, MB

Snow Lake, MB

Winnipeg, MB

Toronto, ON

Gouveneur, NY

Stephenson, MI

Tuscon, AZ

Peru

Colombia

Chile

2014

2013

2012

2011

1,391

61

8

0

34

174

0

0

1,155

210

8

52

8

2

N/ap

157

1

1

1,116

158

7

65

8

2

N/ap

131

15

14

1,179

104

3

53

9

8

N/ap

74

N/ap

N/ap

Total full-time employees

1,668

1,594

1,516

1,430

Employment1

Number of part-time employees

MBU

Toronto, ON

Tuscon, AZ

Gouveneur, NY

Peru

Chile

Total part-time employees

Number of contract (term) employees

MBU

Toronto, ON

Tuscon, AZ

Gouveneur, NY

Peru

Chile

Total contract employees

14

0

2

2

0

0

18

18

1

0

1

138

0

158

N/av – See total below

N/av – See total below

N/av – See total below

N/av – See total below

N/av – See total below

N/av – See total below

52

42

28

N/av – See total below

N/av – See total below

N/av – See total below

N/av – See total below

N/av – See total below

N/av – See total below

23

34

10

Number of co-op and summer students hired

MBU

Toronto, ON

Tuscon, AZ

Gouveneur, NY

Peru

Chile

Total co-op/summer students

Number of contractor full-time equivalent sta#

Flin Flon/Snow Lake

Peru

Other

Number of employees represented by collective
bargaining agreements (LA4)

Percentage of full-time employees represented
by trade unions

Number of strikes or lockouts exceeding one
week (MM4)

Employee turnover2

Age distribution

<30

30–50

>50

Gender

Male

Female

Region

MBU

Corporate

ABU

Balmat

Peru

Chile

2014

2013

2012

2011

41

2

0

0

6

0

49

245

N/av – See total below

N/av – See total below

N/av – See total below

N/av – See total below

N/av – See total below

N/av – See total below

43

316

39

381

9,595

6,438

2,972

54

25

1,091

1,047

6

961

31

1,343

Included
above

Included
above

986

65.4%

65.7%

63.4%

69.0%

0

0

0

0

2.0%

5.4%

3.4%

8.9%

1.9%

7.1%

0.4%

0.1%

0.1%

3.2%

0.0%

N/av – See overall rates below

N/av – See overall rates below

N/av – See overall rates below

N/av – See overall rates below

N/av – See overall rates below

N/av – See overall rates below

N/av – See overall rates below

N/av – See overall rates below

N/av – See overall rates below

N/av – See overall rates below

N/av – See overall rates below

Voluntary turnover rate (Hudbay total)

Involuntary turnover rate (Hudbay total)

New employee hires2, 3

Age distribution

<30

30–50

>50

Gender

Male

Female

Region

MBU

Corporate

ABU

Balmat

Peru

Chile

2014

7.4%

3.4%

5.2%

14.6%

3.1%

18.9%

4.0%

9.3%

0.4%

2.2%

0.1%

11.0%

0.0%

2013

4.3%

4.1%

N/av

N/av

N/av

N/av

N/av

N/av

N/av

N/av

N/av

N/av

N/av

2012

5.0%

N/av

N/av

N/av

N/av

N/av

N/av

N/av

N/av

N/av

N/av

N/av

N/av

2011

5.6%

N/av

N/av

N/av

N/av

N/av

N/av

N/av

N/av

N/av

N/av

N/av

N/av

Person-hours of work (including contractors)

North America

South America

3,359,663

3,245,625

3,329,467

3,540,416

20,458,806

13,781,606

6,459,441

1,322,371

Total person-hours

23,818,469

17,027,231

9,788,908

 5,606,821

Net number of full-time employees added
(decreased)2

Canada

US

Peru

Colombia

Chile

Total

27

32

17

(1)

(1)

74

79

0

26

 (14)

 (13)

78

7

 (7)

57

15

14

86

 (161)

 (10)

 74

 N/ap 

 N/ap 

 (97)

Workforce represented in formal joint
management-worker Health and Safety
Committees (LA5)

Percentage represented

100%

100%

Health and safety performance (per 200,000
hours worked, except where noted) (LA6)

Lost time accident frequency (LTA)

Manitoba

Manitoba contractors

Peru

Peru contractors

North America (not including MBU)

North America contractors (not including MBU)

South America (not including Peru)

South America contractors (not including Peru)

Total

Lost time accident severity (SEV)

Manitoba

Manitoba contractors

Peru

Peru contractors

North America (not including MBU)

North America contractors (not including MBU)

South America (not including Peru)

South America contractors (not including Peru)

Total  

Restricted work case frequency (RWC)

Manitoba

Manitoba contractors

Peru

Peru contractors

North America (not including MBU)

North America contractors (not including MBU)

South America (not including Peru)

South America contractors (not including Peru)

Total 

Medical aid frequency (MA)

2014

2013

2012

2011

1.0

0.8

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.1

36.5

23.2

0.0

0.2

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

4.7

2.2

0.4

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.3

0.7

0.3

0.0

0.2

0.0

0.0

0.0

44.1

0.4

34.4

0.3

0.0

7.1

0.0

0.0

0.0

163.0

11.0

1.6

0.6

0.0

0.4

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.6

0.3

0.3

3.3

7.6

0.8

1.5

Manitoba

Manitoba contractors

Peru

Peru contractors

North America (not including MBU)

North America contractors (not including MBU)

South America (not including Peru)

South America contractors (not including Peru)

Total 

First aid frequency (FA)

Manitoba

Manitoba contractors

Peru

Peru contractors

North America (not including MBU)

North America contractors (not including MBU)

South America (not including Peru)

South America contractors (not including Peru)

Total

Fatality (number)

Absentee rate (as a % of hours scheduled to be
worked)

Reportable occurrences (de!ned as EHS incidents
required by Hudbay policy to be reported to our
Board of Directors)

Employees receiving regular performance and
career development reviews (LA11)

2012

2011

4.7

7.1

2014

12.8

12.9

0.0

0.5

1.2

2.1

0.0

0.0

2.1

2013

12.1

8.8

0.6

0.9

0.0

0.0

0.0

70.5

3.0

28.5

26.0

8.2

0.4

1.3

3.7

8.3

0.0

0.0

4.4

0

3.7

1.8

2.4

0.0

0.0

28.1

136.6

6.2

0

7.6

0

12.7

0

N/av

N/av

N/av

N/av

81

127

 73

33

Percentage reviewed4

22%

26%

Hudbay total workforce age distribution (LA12)

<30

30–50

>50

Composition of governance bodies and
breakdown of employees

Workforce diversity

13.8%

47.8%

36.6%

11.4%

47.4%

41.2%

11.1%

50.0%

38.9%

10.1%

49.0%

40.9%

2014

2013

2012

2011

Female

MBU

Toronto, ON

Tuscon, AZ

Gouveneur, NY

Peru

Chile

Percentage of total workforce that are female

Aboriginal

Disabled

Visible minorities

Composition of executive management and
corporate governance bodies

Board of Directors (ratio male to female)

Age distribution

<30

30–50

>50

Executive management (ratio male to female)6

Age distribution

<30

30–50

>50

Ratio of annual compensation of highest paid
individual to median total compensation (G4-54)

Canada (Manitoba Business Unit, excluding
Corporate o$ce)

Canada (including Corporate o$ce)

Peru

United States (Arizona Business Unit)

182

27

15

0

35

0

16%

N/av5

N/av5

N/av5

10:1

0%

10%

90%

10:1

0%

73%

27%

6.1:1

29.8:1

9.5:1

3.1:1

N/av

N/av

N/av

N/av

N/av

N/av

17%

13%

5%

5%

9:1

0%

10%

90%

10:1

0%

64%

36%

N/av

N/av

N/av

N/av

N/av

N/av

15%

11%

6%

6%

10:0

0%

10%

90%

11:1

0%

58%

42%

N/av

N/av

N/av

N/av

N/av

N/av

12%

11%

7%

5%

8:0

0%

12%

88%

11:1

0%

50%

50%

8.9:1

23.5:1

11.3:1

7.2:1

20.0:1

12.8:1

Bene!ts 2014

Corporate

MBU

Full time

Part time

Full time

Part time

Life insurance

Yes

No

Yes

Health care

Disability and invalidity coverage

Parental leave

Retirement provision

Stock ownership

Other – Critical illness insurance

Other – Accidental death and dismemberment
insurance

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Management
only

Yes

Members of
9338 when
meeting
speci!ed
critieria

Members of
9338 when
meeting
speci!ed
critieria

No

No

No

No

No

No

Peru

ABU

Full time

Part time

Full time

Part time

Life insurance

Health care

Disability and invalidity coverage

Parental leave

Retirement provision

Stock ownership

Other – Critical illness insurance

Other – Accidental death and dismemberment
insurance

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

N/ap

N/ap

N/ap

N/ap

N/ap

N/ap

N/ap

N/ap

Yes

Yes

Yes

0

Yes (401k)

Yes

No

Yes

No

No

No

0

No

No

No

No

1. 

Updated to re"ect new G4-10 guidelines. Separated out to report employment type by region for 2014; therefore, data for the previous three years is not available (N/av) in
this format as only Hudbay totals were reported previously.

2. 

In the course of integrating Augusta and the Rosemont project into our activities, Hudbay evaluated each employee for the !t of their capabilities and career aspirations to
the Hudbay organization.  After a 90-day evaluation period, all but nine of the Augusta employees were hired as Hudbay employees. Transition packages were provided to
the Augusta employees that were not o#ered positions with Hudbay.  The hiring data shown for 2014 includes those Augusta employees that were hired by Hudbay.

3. 

Added to re"ect G4 reporting guidelines. As per G4-LA1 – Report total number and rate of new employee hires by age, gender and region. LA1 was not broken down into
these sub-sections in previous reporting years; therefore, data for the three previous years is not available (N/av).

4. 

Note that only full-time sta# receive this review.

5. 

A new software system was implemented in 2014, but a report for this detail is not yet available.

6. 

VP levels. Corporate data only.

SOCIETY

Total number of incidents of discrimination
(and actions taken) (HR3)

Employees trained in anti-corruption policies
(SO4)1

Number – management

Number – non-management

Percent of workforce

Employees that anti-corruption policies have
been communicated to

Number – management

Percentage

Number – non-management

Percentage

Governance body members that anti-corruption
policies have been communicated to

Canada2

Total members communicated to

Percent communicated to

Governance body members that received
training on anti-corruption

Canada2

Total members trained

Percent received training

Security practices (security personnel training)
(HR7)

Hudbay security personnel trained in Human
Rights policies and procedures

Number

Percentage

Contractor security personnel trained in Human
Rights policies and procedures

Number

Percentage

2014

2013

2012

2011

0

0

0

0

63

119

10%

412

22%

485

26%

10

10

100%

10

10

100%

15

100%

158

92%

122

241

23%

163

98

17%

115

70

13%

N/av – See above

N/av – See above

N/av – See above

N/av – See above

N/av

N/av

N/av

N/av

N/av

N/av

N/av

N/av

N/av

N/av

N/av

N/av

N/av

N/av

N/av

N/av

N/av

N/av

N/av – Not previously reported

N/av – Not previously reported

N/av – Not previously reported

N/av – Not previously reported

Value of !nes or sanctions for non-compliance
with laws and regulations (SO8)

Grievances about impacts on society (SO11)

Number !led through formal grievance
mechanisms

Number addressed during reporting period

Number resolved during reporting period

Number !led prior to the reporting period that
were resolved during the reporting period

Number of other concerns3

Number of other concerns resolved

Closure plans (MM10)

Identify total number of operations

Number of company operations that have closure
plans

Number of advanced development project
closure plans

2014

2013

2012

2011

$

3,352

$

1,277

$

900

$

400

78

78

67

32

N/ap

N/ap

8

10

1

110

110

103

N/av

704

689

109

62

N/av

N/av

6

4

7

3

N/av

11

N/av

100%

Percentage of total operations with closure plans

125%

100%

100%

Overall !nancial provision representing the
present value of future cash "ows relating to
estimated closure costs per Canadian generally
accepted accounting principles

$

185,395

$

141,566

$

157,675

$

146,082

1. 

Added to re"ect G4 reporting guidelines. SO4 was not broken down into these sub-sections in previous reporting years; therefore, data for the three previous years is not
available (N/av).

2. 

Governance bodies (Board of Directors) are only in Toronto, Canada and therefore other regions were excluded.

3. 

This line is the formal complaints from communities; allows transparency of concerns raised which are outside of the de!nition of “grievance”.

ENVIRONMENT

Direct energy consumption by primary energy
source (terajoules) (EN3)

Heavy oil

Propane

Natural gas

Diesel

Light oil

Gasoline

2014

2013

2012

2011

0

700

0

0

580

0

1,993

1,346

4

12

6

11

0

578

0

475

5

9

144

544

221

215

5

10

Total

Indirect energy consumption by primary energy
source (terajoules) (EN4)

2014

2,708

2013

1,943

2012

1,067

2011

 1,138

Total electricity consumed

3,322

3,048

3,127

3,392

Energy intensity (terajoules per kilotonne of
metal in concentrate) (EN5)

Energy saved (EN6)

Amount saved due to conservation/e$ciency
improvements

Total water withdrawal (000 cubic metres) (EN8)

Surface water

Ground water

Rainwater collected directly and stored by the
organization

Municipal water supplies

50.2

42.9

34.8

34.4

(1,038)

(798)

265

N/av

11,287

930

4,048

1

10,789

441

N/av

0.01

10,687

367

N/av

0.06

11,321

461

N/av

2

Total water withdrawal

16,265

11,230

11,054

 11,784

Total water discharged (000 cubic metres)
(EN22)1

To Flin Flon Creek/Ross Lake/Schist Lake

10,819

12,418

12,906

14,766

To Anderson Creek/Wekusko Lake

To Woosey Creek/Morgan Lake

Town of Snow Lake Sewer2

To ground

To Oswegatchie River in NY

To Stephenson Sewer

To land (irrigation using treated water in Peru)

To Chilloroya River (Peru)

3,939

1,184

8

1873

3,0134

N/ap

0

7375

4,180

1,123

N/ap

35

1,972

0

139

N/ap

Water treated (000 cubic metres)

19,888

19,867

Total direct and indirect greenhouse gas
emissions (kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent)

Direct carbon dioxide emissions (EN15)

Indirect carbon dioxide emissions (EN16)

Total

GHG intensity (EN18)

182.28

6.91

189.19

1.57

133.26

4.84

138.10

1.19

3,626

1,368

N/ap

N/ap

1,777

0

10

N/ap

19,687

71.52

4.60

76.12

0.63

3,698

1,491

N/ap

N/ap

3,109

N/av

N/ap

N/ap

23,070

71.37

14.89

86.26

0.66

GHG emission reductions (may be qualitative
only) (EN19)

(51.09)

 (61.98)

 10.15

 83.19

2014

2013

2012

2011

Emissions of ozone-depleting substances (kg)
(EN20)

NOx, SOx and other signi!cant air emissions (in
kilotonnes)3 (EN21)

Sulphur dioxide emissions

Particulate

NOx and VOCs

Total number of signi!cant spills (EN24)

Volume (m3)

Hazardous waste disposed of at external
facility (tonnes) (EN25)

Number of !nes or sanctions for
non-compliance with environmental laws and
regulations (EN29)

Land use (hectares) – Mineral tenure (controlled)

Manitoba

Saskatchewan

Ontario

Yukon

Nunavut

Total Canada

New York

Michigan

Arizona

Total USA

Chile

Colombia

Peru

0

0

0.17

0

12

102.98

0

0

0.16

0

5

3.8

HFO to
electric boiler
fully
implemented

Smelter
closed 

850.5

0

0

0.04

0

3

1.5

0.00

0.04

0.01

3

47.0

107

658.5

522.34

2,763

0

0

0

0

135,068.4

226,679.4

219,386.4

301,273.6

139,316.2

136,887.5

145,757.5

0.0

5,823.4

21.0

0.0

5,823.4

21.0

0.0

5,823.4

21.0

88,736.5

11,058.7

5,823.4

21.0

280,229.0

369,411.2

370,988.3

406,913.1

31,532.3

0.0

0.0

31,570.2

3,161.8

N/ap

31,590.4

3,141.1

N/ap

31,590.4

3,141.1

N/ap

31,532.3

34,732.0

34,731.5

34,731.5

1,531.0

0.0

0.0

1,531.0

5,210.8

1,531.0

5,210.8

1,531.0

N/ap

26,932.5

22,532.5

25,090.3

Total South/Central America

1,531.0

33,674.3

29,274.3

26,621.3

Total

313,292.3

437,817.5

434,994.1

468,266.0

2014

2013

2012

2011

Land use (hectares) – Surface tenure (disturbed)

Manitoba

Saskatchewan

Ontario

Yukon

Nunavut

Total Canada

New York

Michigan

Arizona

Total USA

Chile

Colombia

Peru

Total South/Central America

6,130.3

6,115.8

6,083.0

6,004.0

744.5

0.0

120.7

0.0

744.5

0.0

120.7

0.0

928.7

0.0

120.7

0.0

928.7

0.0

120.7

0.0

6,995.5

6,981.0

7,132.4

7,053.4

57.7

0.0

0.0

57.7

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

57.7

571.0

N/ap

628.7

0.0

0.0

57.7

550.3

N/ap

608.0

0.0

0.0

57.7

550.3

N/ap

608.0

0.0

N/ap

4,225.8

3,774.2

1,026.3

4,225.8

3,774.2

1,026.3

Total

7,053.2

11,835.5

11,514.6

8,687.7

Percent land used vs. controlled

2.3%

2.7%

2.6%

1.9%

Sites requiring biodiversity management plans (MM2)

Number of sites legally requiring plans

Number of sites with voluntary plans

Habitats (may be qualitative only) (EN13)

Protected

Restored

0

5

0

2

0

2

0

22.8

0

11.5

N/av

N/av

1. 

Water discharged from the Tom Valley exploration property is not reported.

2. 

In 2014, we were able to discharge our grey water from our Lalor construction camp located in the Town of Snow Lake directly to the town’s newly upgraded waste water
treatment plant.

3. 

Increase attributed to discharge at our Reed mine.

4. 

Increase attributed to an increase in precipitation for the reporting period in New York.

5. 

Increase attributed to change in water management and the end of construction at Constancia.

2014 Targets and
Achievements

Target

Achievement

Details

HEALTH AND SAFETY

Improve on our three-year average lost time accident
frequency of 0.31

Achieved

See Health and Safety.

Improve on our three-year average lost time accident
severity of 8.1

Achieved

See Health and Safety.

Improve on our three-year total recordable accident
frequency average of 5.3

Achieved

As of December 31, 2014, our three-year
average total recordable accident
frequency was 3.6.

COMMUNITY

Complete human rights implementation expansion
including establishing corporate standards for
stakeholder engagement and grievance/feedback
processes and updating our community investment
policy

Local employment/local market access – maintaining
our Peru programs into operations and expanding our
employment and procurement engagement activities
in Manitoba

ENVIRONMENT

Partially achieved

Completed stakeholder engagement and
grievance/feedback standards;
community investment policy has been
drafted and is being !nalized.

Achieved

See Local Hiring and Skills Development
and Local Purchasing.

Achieve a 1% reduction in GHG emissions in Manitoba Did not achieve

Identify a GHG baseline target for Peru

Did not achieve

Unusually cold temperatures increased
GHG emissions associated with increased
heating needs. See Energy Use and
Greenhouse Gas.

To be set once steady-state operations
are achieved in 2016.

 
 
 
 
 
 
Target

Achievement

Details

Achieve a 1% water reduction in Manitoba

Partially achieved

Identify a water reduction baseline target for Peru

Did not achieve

GOVERNANCE

Water reduction (0.4%) achieved but
o"set by contributions from Reed and
Lalor ramp-ups. See Water.

To be set once steady-state operations
are achieved in 2016.

Review and update our GRI materiality review and
integrate it with our corporate management system
approach

Achieved

In the fall, we undertook a combined
materiality and hazard and aspect review,
which is re#ected throughout the report.

Review and update our Human Rights Policy to ensure
it appropriately re#ects the UN Guiding Principles on
Business and Human Rights

Partially achieved

Updated policy will be submitted for
approval at the May 22, 2015 board
meeting.

Complete the implementation of the !rst phase of our
EHSC information management system

Achieved

See CSR Governance.

FINANCIAL EXCELLENCE/GROWTH TARGETS

Achieve commercial production from the Reed mine

Achieved

See Development.

Achieve commercial production from the main
production shaft at the Lalor mine

Achieved

See Development.

Achieve initial production from the Constancia project Achieved

See Development.

Increase contained metal in concentrate production
across all key metals

Did not achieve

See Operations.

 
 
 
 
2015 Targets

Hudbay’s corporate objectives are de!ned around a framework of:

•

Operational Excellence, which includes environment, health and safety performance and stakeholder

relationships

•

Financial Excellence, which includes access to capital

•

Growth, which includes renewing our project pipeline

•

Leadership, which includes employee communications and engagement

We have set key CSR targets and objectives to support key areas of our corporate objectives as described

below:

OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE/LEADERSHIP TARGETS

Health and Safety

We are striving for zero injuries through continuously reducing our rate and severity of injuries. Our key

targets toward this goal are to achieve performance in 2015 to:

•

Improve on our three-year average lost time injury frequency of 0.20

•

Improve on our three-year average lost time severity of 6.5

•

Improve on our three-year total recordable injury frequency average of 3.6

•

Implement a company de!nition and investigation standard for severe and high-potential safety and

environmental incidents

Community

•

Develop a company-wide introduction to human rights training program

•

Develop and implement a company-wide local employment and procurement standard

Environment

•

Achieve a 1% greenhouse gas emissions reduction in Manitoba

•

Achieve a 1% freshwater withdrawal reduction in Manitoba

Governance

•

Develop a skills matrix identifying key skills areas that need to be represented in the Board of Directors

membership

•

Amend Hudbay’s governance guidelines to re"ect the desire for increased board diversity

•

Implement at least one additional module at each Business Unit as the second phase of our EHSC

information system

FINANCIAL EXCELLENCE/GROWTH TARGETS

Economic

•

Achieve commercial production from the Constancia mine

•

Greater than 270% increase in copper production (contained metal in concentrate) over 2014

•

Advance permitting and technical work at the Rosemont project

GRI Index

The following tables present the GRI content index in line with the G4 guidelines, including GRI’s

G4 Mining and Metals Sector Supplement (MMSS). This report has been largely prepared in

accordance with the Core option guiding principles. We are working towards being fully in

accordance with the Core option in a future report.

STRATEGY AND ANALYSIS

General Standard Disclosures

Reporting Level

G4-1

Statement from the most senior decision-maker of the organization

Partial

G4-3

G4-4

G4-5

G4-6

Our Company > CEO Message
Business and Financial Review > Strategy

The name of the organization

Our Company

Primary brands, products and services

Our Company
Business and Financial Review
Business and Financial Review > Operations
CSR Approach > Supply Chain Stewardship

The location of the organization’s headquarters

Our Company

The number of countries where the organization operates, and
names of countries where either the organization has signi!cant
operations or that are speci!cally relevant to the sustainability
topics covered in the report

Our Company

Full

Full

Full

Full

General Standard Disclosures

Reporting Level

Full

Full

Full

Full

G4-7

The nature of ownership and legal form

G4-8

G4-9

G4-10

Our Company
Website – Our Business
Annual Information Form (AIF)

The markets served

CSR Approach > Supply Chain Stewardship

The scale of the organization

Our Company
CSR Performance

a. 

The total number of employees by employment contract and
gender

b. 

The total number of permanent employees by employment type
and gender

c. 

The total workforce by employees and supervised workers and by
gender

d. 

The total workforce by region and gender

e. 

Whether a substantial portion of the organization’s work is
performed by workers who are legally recognized as
self-employed, or by individuals other than employees or
supervised workers, including employees and supervised
employees of contractors

f. 

Any signi!cant variations in employment numbers

Our People > Our Workplace
CSR Performance

G4-11

The percentage of total employees covered by collective bargaining
agreements

Full

Our People > Our Workplace
CSR Performance

G4-12

The organization’s supply chain

CSR Approach > Supply Chain Stewardship

G4-13

Any signi!cant changes during the reporting period regarding the
organization’s size, structure, ownership, or its supply chain

Our Company
Our Company > CEO Message

Full

Full

COMMITMENTS TO EXTERNAL INITIATIVES

General Standard Disclosures

Reporting Level

G4-14

G4-15

G4-16

Whether and how the precautionary approach or principle is
addressed by the organization

CSR Performance > GRI Index
CSR Approach > CSR Governance

Externally developed economic, environmental and social charters,
principles, or other initiatives to which the organization subscribes
or which it endorses.

CSR Approach > CSR Governance

Full

Full

Memberships of associations and national or international advocacy
organizations

Full

CSR Approach > CSR Governance

IDENTIFIED MATERIAL ASPECTS AND BOUNDARIES

General Standard Disclosures

Reporting Level

G4-17

a. All entities included in the organization’s consolidated !nancial

Full

statements or equivalent documents

b. Whether any entity included in the organization’s consolidated
!nancial statements or equivalent documents is not covered by
the report

Our Company
CSR Performance > GRI Index
AIF

G4-18

a. The process for de!ning the report content and the aspect

Full

boundaries

b. How the organization has implemented the reporting principles

for de!ning report content

CSR Approach > Materiality
About This Report

G4-19

All the material aspects identi!ed in the process for de!ning report
content

Full

CSR Approach > Materiality

G4-20

Aspect boundary within the organization

CSR Approach > Materiality

G4-21

Aspect boundary outside the organization

CSR Approach > Materiality

Full

Full

General Standard Disclosures

Reporting Level

G4-22

G4-23

The e"ect of any restatements of information provided in previous
reports, and the reasons for such restatements

Full

CSR Performance

Signi!cant changes from previous reporting periods in the scope and
aspect boundaries

Full

CSR Performance

STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT

General Standard Disclosures

Reporting Level

G4-24

List of stakeholder groups engaged by the organization

Full

G4-25

G4-26

G4-27

CSR Approach > Stakeholder Engagement

The basis for identi!cation and selection of stakeholders with whom
to engage

Full

CSR Approach > Stakeholder Engagement

The organization’s approach to stakeholder engagement, including
frequency of engagement by type and by stakeholder group, and an
indication of whether any of the engagement was undertaken
speci!cally as part of the report preparation process

Full

CSR Approach > Stakeholder Engagement
Social Impact > Community Development
Social Impact > Community Relations

Key topics and concerns that have been raised through stakeholder
engagement, and how the organization has responded to those key
topics and concerns, including through its reporting. Report the
stakeholder groups that raised each of the key topics and concerns.

Partial

CSR Approach > Stakeholder Engagement
Social Impact > Community Development
Social Impact > Community Relations

REPORT PROFILE

General Standard Disclosures

G4-28

Reporting period for information provided

About This Report

G4-29

Date of most recent previous report

About This Report

Reporting Level

Full

Full

General Standard Disclosures

G4-30

Reporting cycle

CSR Performance > GRI Index

Reporting Level

Full

G4-31

Contact point for questions regarding the report or its contents

Full

Contact Us

GRI CONTENT INDEX

General Standard Disclosures

Reporting Level

G4-32

a. The “In accordance” option the organization has chosen

Full

b. The GRI Content Index for the chosen option

c. The reference to the external assurance report, if the report has

been externally assured

About This Report
CSR Performance > GRI Index

ASSURANCE

General Standard Disclosures

Reporting Level

G4-33

a. The organization’s policy and current practice with regard to

Full

seeking external assurance for the report

b. If not included in the assurance report accompanying the
sustainability report, the scope and basis of any external
assurance provided

c. The relationship between the organization and the assurance

providers

d. Whether the highest governance body or senior executives are

involved in seeking assurance for the organization’s sustainability
report

CSR Performance > GRI Index

GOVERNANCE

General Standard Disclosures

Reporting Level

G4-34

The governance structure of the organization, including committees
of the highest governance body

Full

CSR Approach > CSR Governance
Information Circular

General Standard Disclosures

Reporting Level

G4-37

Processes for consultation between stakeholders and the highest
governance body on economic, environmental and social topics

Full

Our Company > Business Conduct
Website – Governance

G4-38

The composition of the highest governance body and its committees

Full

G4-39

G4-40

G4-41

G4-44

G4-45

Our Company > Corporate Governance
Website – Governance
AIF

Whether the Chair of the highest governance body is also an
executive o#cer

Full

Our Company > Corporate Governance
Website – Governance
AIF

The nomination and selection processes for the highest governance
body and its committees, and the criteria used for nominating and
selecting highest governance body members

Full

Website – Governance

Processes for the highest governance body to ensure con$icts of
interest are avoided and managed

Full

Our Company > Corporate Governance
CSR Approach > CSR Governance
AIF

a. 

The processes for evaluation of the highest governance body’s
performance with respect to governance of economic,
environmental and social topics

Full

b. 

Actions taken in response to evaluation of the highest governance
body’s performance with respect to governance of economic,
environmental and social topics

Website – Governance

a. 

The highest governance body’s role in the identi!cation and
management of economic, environmental and social impacts, risks
and opportunities

Full

b. 

Whether stakeholder consultation is used to support the highest
governance body’s identi!cation and management of economic,
environmental and social impacts, risks and opportunities

Our Company > Corporate Governance
CSR Approach > CSR Governance

G4-47

The frequency of the highest governance body’s review of economic,
environmental and social impacts, risks and opportunities

Full

CSR Approach > CSR Governance

General Standard Disclosures

Reporting Level

G4-49

G4-51

G4-54

The process for communicating critical concerns to the highest
governance body

Our Company > Business Conduct

The remuneration policies for the highest governance body and
senior executives

2014 Management Information Circular

The ratio of the annual total compensation for the organization’s
highest-paid individual in each country of signi!cant operations to
the median annual total compensation for all employees in the same
country

CSR Performance

Full

Full

Full

ETHICS AND INTEGRITY

General Standard Disclosures

Reporting Level

G4-56

The organization’s values, principles, standards and norms of
behaviour

Full

Our Company > Business Conduct
CSR Approach
CSR Approach > CSR Governance
Website – About Us
Website – Code of Conduct

SPECIFIC STANDARD DISCLOSURES

ECONOMIC

Indicator

Aspect: Economic Performance

Reporting Level

G4-DMA

a. Why the aspect is material. Report the impacts that make this

Full

aspect material.

b. How the organization manages the material aspect or its impacts

c. The evaluation of the management approach

Our Company > CEO Message
Our Company > Corporate Governance
Business and Financial Review > Strategy
Business and Financial Review > Exploration
Business and Financial Review > Development
Business and Financial Review > Operations
Business and Financial Review > Financials
Social Impact > Economic Contributions

Indicator

Reporting Level

G4-EC1

Direct economic value generated and distributed

Full

Business and Financial Review > Strategy
Business and Financial Review > Exploration
Business and Financial Review > Development
Business and Financial Review > Operations
Business and Financial Review > Financials
Social Impact > Economic Contributions
CSR Performance

G4-EC2

Financial implications and other risks and opportunities for the
organization’s activities due to climate change

Link to CDP

G4-EC3

Coverage of the organization’s de!ned bene!t plan obligations

Full

AIF

Aspect: Market Presence

G4-DMA

a. 

Why the aspect is material. Report the impacts that make this
aspect material.

Full

b. 

How the organization manages the material aspect or its impacts

c. 

The evaluation of the management approach

Social Impact > Local Hiring and Skills Development

G4-EC6

Proportion of senior management hired from the local community at
signi!cant locations of operation

Partial

Social Impact > Local Hiring and Skills Development

Aspect: Indirect Economic Impacts

G4-DMA

a. 

Why the aspect is material. Report the impacts that make this
aspect material.

Full

b. 

How the organization manages the material aspect or its impacts

c. 

The evaluation of the management approach

Social Impact
Social Impact > Economic Contributions
Social Impact > Community Development
Social Impact > Local Hiring and Skills Development
Social Impact > Local Purchasing

G4-EC7

Development and impact of infrastructure investments and services
supported

Full

Social Impact > Economic Contributions
Social Impact > Community Development
Social Impact > Local Hiring and Skills Development
Social Impact > Local Purchasing

Indicator

G4-EC8

Reporting Level

Signi!cant indirect economic impacts, including the extent of
impacts

Full

Social Impact > Economic Contributions
Social Impact > Local Hiring and Skills Development
Social Impact > Local Purchasing

Aspect: Procurement Practices

G4-DMA

a. 

Why the aspect is material. Report the impacts that make this
aspect material.

Full

b. 

How the organization manages the material aspect or its impacts

c. 

The evaluation of the management approach

CSR Approach > Supply Chain Stewardship
Social Impact > Local Purchasing

G4-EC9

Proportion of spending on local suppliers at signi!cant locations of
operation

Full

CSR Approach > Supply Chain Stewardship

ENVIRONMENTAL

Indicator

Aspect: Water

Reporting Level

G4-DMA

a. Why the aspect is material. Report the impacts that make this

Full

aspect material.

b. How the organization manages the material aspect or its impacts

c. The evaluation of the management approach

Environmental Stewardship
Environmental Stewardship > Water

G4-EN8

Total water withdrawal by source

Full

Environmental Stewardship > Water
CSR Performance

Aspect: Biodiversity

G4-DMA

a. Why the aspect is material. Report the impacts that make this

Full

aspect material.

b. How the organization manages the material aspect or its impacts

c. The evaluation of the management approach

Environmental Stewardship
Environmental Stewardship > Land and Biodiversity

Indicator

Reporting Level

G4-EN13

Habitats protected or restored

Environmental Stewardship > Land and Biodiversity
CSR Performance

MM1

Amount of land disturbed or rehabilitated

Environmental Stewardship > Land and Biodiversity
CSR Performance

MM2

The number and percentage of total sites identi!ed as requiring
biodiversity management plans according to stated criteria, and the
number (percentage) of those sites with plans in place

CSR Performance

Aspect: E%uents and Waste

Full

Full

Full

G4-DMA

a. 

Why the aspect is material. Report the impacts that make this
aspect material.

Full

b. 

How the organization manages the material aspect or its impacts

c. 

The evaluation of the management approach

Environmental Stewardship
Environmental Stewardship > Waste and Tailings

G4-EN22

Total water discharge by quality and destination

Environmental Stewardship > Waste and Tailings
CSR Performance

G4-EN24

Total number and volume of signi!cant spills

CSR Performance

MM3

Total amounts of overburden, rock, tailings, and sludges and their
associated risks

CSR Performance

Aspect: Environmental Grievance Mechanisms

Full

Full

Full

G4-DMA

a. 

Why the aspect is material. Report the impacts that make this
aspect material.

Full

b. 

How the organization manages the material aspect or its impacts

c. 

The evaluation of the management approach

CSR Approach > Human Rights and Security
CSR Approach > Materiality
Social Impact > Community Relations

G4-EN34

Number of grievances about environmental impacts !led, addressed
and resolved through formal grievance mechanisms

Partial

Social Impact > Community Relations
CSR Performance

SOCIAL SUB-CATEGORY: LABOUR PRACTICES AND DECENT WORK

Indicator

Aspect: Employment

Reporting Level

G4-DMA

a. Why the aspect is material. Report the impacts that make this

Full

aspect material.

b. How the organization manages the material aspect or its impacts

c. The evaluation of the management approach

Our People
Our People > Our Workplace

G4-LA1

G4-LA2

Total number and rates of new employee hires and employee
turnover by age group, gender and region

Our People > Our Workplace
CSR Performance

Bene!ts provided to full-time employees that are not provided to
temporary or part-time employees, by signi!cant locations of
operation

Full

Full

CSR Performance

Aspect: Labour/Management Relations

G4-DMA

a. Why the aspect is material. Report the impacts that make this

Full

aspect material.

b. How the organization manages the material aspect or its impacts

c. The evaluation of the management approach

Our People
Our People > Our Workplace

G4-LA4

MM4

Minimum notice periods regarding operational changes, including
whether these are speci!ed in collective agreements

Full

Our People > Our Workplace

Number of strikes and lock-outs exceeding one week’s duration, by
country

Full

CSR Performance

Aspect: Occupational Health and Safety

G4-DMA

a. Why the aspect is material. Report the impacts that make this

Full

aspect material.

b. How the organization manages the material aspect or its impacts

c. The evaluation of the management approach

Our People
Our People > Health and Safety
Website – Our EHS Policy

Indicator

G4-LA5

G4-LA6

Reporting Level

Percentage of total workforce represented in formal joint
management–worker health and safety committees that help
monitor and advise on occupational health and safety programs

CSR Performance

Type of injury and rates of injury, occupational diseases, lost days
and absenteeism, and total number of work-related fatalities, by
region and by gender

Full

Full

Our People > Health and Safety
CSR Performance

SOCIAL SUB-CATEGORY: HUMAN RIGHTS

Indicator

Aspect: Security Practices

Reporting Level

G4-DMA

a. Why the aspect is material. Report the impacts that make this

Full

aspect material.

b. How the organization manages the material aspect or its impacts

c. The evaluation of the management approach

CSR Approach > CSR Governance
CSR Approach > Human Rights and Security

Total number of incidents of discrimination and corrective actions
taken

CSR Performance > GRI Index

Operations and suppliers identi!ed in which the right to exercise
freedom of association and collective bargaining may be violated or
at signi!cant risk

Full

Full

Our People > Our Workplace

Percentage of security personnel trained in the organization’s
human rights policies or procedures that are relevant to operations

Partial

CSR Approach > Human Rights and Security

G4-HR3

G4-HR4

G4-HR7

Indicator

Aspect: Indigenous Rights

Reporting Level

G4-DMA

a. 

Why the aspect is material. Report the impacts that make this
aspect material.

Full

b. 

How the organization manages the material aspect or its impacts

c. 

The evaluation of the management approach

CSR Approach > Human Rights and Security
CSR Approach > Stakeholder Engagement
Our People > Our Workplace
Social Impact > Local Hiring and Skills Development
Social Impact > Community Relations

G4-HR8

Total number of incidents of violations involving rights of
indigenous peoples and actions taken

Full

CSR Approach > Human Rights and Security

Aspect: Human Rights Grievance Mechanisms

G4-DMA

a. 

Why the aspect is material. Report the impacts that make this
aspect material.

Full

b. 

How the organization manages the material aspect or its impacts

c. 

The evaluation of the management approach

CSR Approach > Materiality
Social Impact > Community Relations

G4-HR12

Number of grievances about human rights impacts !led, addressed
and resolved through formal grievance mechanisms

Full

Social Impact > Community Relations
CSR Performance

SOCIAL SUB-CATEGORY: SOCIAL

Indicator

Aspect: Anti-Corruption

Reporting Level

G4-DMA

a. Why the aspect is material. Report the impacts that make this

Full

aspect material.

b. How the organization manages the material aspect or its impacts

c. The evaluation of the management approach

CSR Approach > Human Rights and Security

G4-SO4

Communication and training on anti-corruption policies and
procedures

Partial

CSR Performance

Indicator

Reporting Level

Aspect: Grievance Mechanisms for Impacts on Society

G4-DMA

a. 

Why the aspect is material. Report the impacts that make this
aspect material.

Partial

b. 

How the organization manages the material aspect or its impacts

c. 

The evaluation of the management approach

CSR Approach > Materiality
Social Impact > Community Relations

G4-SO11

Number of grievances about impacts on society !led, addressed and
resolved through formal grievance mechanisms

Full

Social Impact > Community Relations
CSR Performance

Resettlement

MM9

Closure Planning

Sites where resettlements took place, the number of households
resettled in each, and how their livelihoods were a"ected in the
process

Full

Social Impact > Resettlement and Land Use

MM10

Number and percentage of operations with closure plans

Full

Environmental Stewardship > Closure and Reclamation

About This Report

This year, for the !rst time, we are combining our annual report and our corporate social responsibility (CSR)

report. We plan to make this our model going forward. Social performance is as important as !nancial and

operating performance. We believe combining the reports presents a truly representative account of the

Company’s activities in 2014.

We published our Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations and Financial Condition

(http://www.hudbayminerals.com/!les/doc_!nancials/ANNUALMDA14-(1)_v001_x4wlfk.pdf), and the consolidated

!nancial statements (http://www.hudbayminerals.com/!les/doc_!nancials/ANNUALFIN14_v001_v5v8d5.pdf), for the

year ended December 31, 2014, on February 19, 2015. Copies are posted to our website. The Business and

Financial Review section of this report covers the content normally included in our annual report.

This is the 11th year that we have produced a CSR report, and our seventh report based on the Global

Reporting Initiative (GRI) Sustainability Reporting Guidelines. We transitioned to the new G4 standard in our

2013 report. This report contains standard disclosures from the GRI G4 guidelines, working toward the Core

option.

Our report covers all operating and project locations, as well as exploration activities managed by Hudbay

during the 2014 calendar year. CSR report content has been de!ned based on our materiality analysis and

aspects identi!cation process, which applied to all of Hudbay’s operating assets.

More information on the scope of our reporting is available in the CSR Performance section.

BASIS OF REPORTING

All !nancial information is presented in Canadian dollars except where otherwise noted. All operating data is
reported using the metric system unless otherwise noted. Some metrics are reported on both an absolute
basis and an intensity basis against kilotonnes of metal processed. Safety data frequency rates are measured

per 200,000 hours worked.

Quali!ed person

The technical and scienti!c information in this annual report related to the Constancia project has been

approved by Cashel Meagher, P. Geo, Hudbay’s Vice President, South America Business Unit. The technical

and scienti!c information related to all other sites and projects contained in this annual report has been

approved by Robert Carter, P. Eng, Hudbay’s Director, Technical Services. Messrs. Meagher and Carter are

quali!ed persons pursuant to NI 43-101. For a description of the key assumptions, parameters and methods

used to estimate mineral reserves and resources, as well as data veri!cation procedures and a general

discussion of the extent to which the estimates of scienti!c and technical information may be a"ected by any

known environmental, permitting, legal title, taxation, sociopolitical, marketing or other relevant factors,

please see the Technical Reports for Hudbay’s material properties as !led by Hudbay on SEDAR at

www.sedar.com (http://www.sedar.com).

Forward-looking information

This annual report contains “forward-looking statements” and “forward-looking information” (collectively,

“forward-looking information”) within the meaning of applicable Canadian and United States securities

legislation. All information contained in this annual report, other than statements of current and historical

fact, is forward-looking information. Often, but not always, forward-looking information can be identi!ed by

the use of words such as “plans”, “expects”, “budget”, “guidance”, “scheduled”, “estimates”, “forecasts”,

“strategy”, “target”, “intends”, “objective”, “goal”, “understands”, “anticipates” and “believes” (and variations

of these or similar words) and statements that certain actions, events or results “may”, “could”, “would”,

“should”, “might” “occur” or “be achieved” or “will be taken” (and variations of these or similar expressions).

All of the forward-looking information in this annual report is quali!ed by this cautionary note.

Forward-looking information includes, but is not limited to, production, cost and capital and exploration

expenditure guidance, production at Hudbay’s Constancia, 777, Lalor and Reed mines, processing at Hudbay’s

Constancia concentrator, Flin Flon concentrator, Snow Lake concentrator and Flin Flon zinc plant, anticipated

production from Hudbay’s projects and events that may a"ect Hudbay’s projects, including a strike action

that has been commenced by one union at our Manitoba operations, a potential work stoppage or labour

disruption at Hudbay’s Manitoba operations and the anticipated e"ect of external factors on revenue, such as

commodity prices, the potential to refurbish the recently acquired New Britannia mill and utilize it to process

ore from Hudbay’s Lalor mine, the expectation that Hudbay will no longer construct a new concentrator at

Lalor, the anticipated exploration and development expenditures and activities and the possible success of

such activities at Lalor and elsewhere, estimation of mineral reserves and resources, mine life projections,

timing and amount of estimated future production, reclamation costs, economic outlook, government

regulation of mining operations, and business and acquisition strategies. Forward-looking information is not,

and cannot be, a guarantee of future results or events. Forward-looking information is based on, among

other things, opinions, assumptions, estimates and analyses that, while considered reasonable by us at the

date the forward-looking information is provided, inherently are subject to signi!cant risks, uncertainties,
contingencies and other factors that may cause actual results and events to be materially di"erent from
those expressed or implied by the forward-looking information.

The material factors or assumptions that we identi!ed and were applied by us in drawing conclusions or

making forecasts or projections set out in the forward-looking information include, but are not limited to:

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the successful ramp-up of production and recoveries at Constancia;

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the success of mining, processing, exploration and development activities;

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the accuracy of geological, mining and metallurgical estimates;

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the costs of production;

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the ability to successfully negotiate new collective bargaining agreements for Hudbay’s Manitoba

operations;

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the availability and successful implementation of contingency plans for labour disruptions at Hudbay’s

Manitoba operations, including as a result of the strike action that has been commenced by one union;

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the supply and demand for metals Hudbay produces;

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no signi!cant and continuing adverse changes in !nancial markets, including commodity prices and foreign

exchange rates;

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the supply and availability of concentrate for Hudbay’s processing facilities;

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the supply and availability of third-party processing facilities for Hudbay’s concentrate;

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the supply and availability of all forms of energy and fuels at reasonable prices;

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the availability of transportation services at reasonable prices;

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no signi!cant unanticipated operational or technical di#culties;

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the execution of Hudbay’s business and growth strategies, including the success of its strategic investments

and initiatives;

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the availability of additional !nancing, if needed, under Hudbay’s credit facilities;

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the availability of !nancing for Hudbay’s exploration and development projects and activities;

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the ability to complete project targets on time and on budget and other events that may a"ect Hudbay’s

ability to develop its projects;

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the timing and receipt of various regulatory and governmental approvals;

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the availability of personnel for Hudbay’s exploration, development and operational projects and ongoing

employee relations;

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Hudbay’s ability to secure required land rights to complete its Constancia project;

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maintaining good relations with the communities in which Hudbay operates, including the communities

surrounding its Constancia and Rosemont projects and First Nations communities surrounding the

Company’s Lalor and Reed mines;

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no signi!cant unanticipated challenges with stakeholders at Hudbay’s various projects;

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no signi!cant unanticipated events or changes relating to regulatory, environmental, health and safety
matters;

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no contests over title to Hudbay’s properties, including as a result of rights or claimed rights of Aboriginal

peoples;

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the timing and possible outcome of pending litigation and no signi!cant unanticipated litigation;

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certain tax matters, including, but not limited to, current tax laws and regulations and the refund of certain

value added taxes from the Canadian and Peruvian governments; and

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no signi!cant and continuing adverse changes in general economic conditions or conditions in the !nancial

markets.

The risks, uncertainties, contingencies and other factors that may cause actual results to di"er materially

from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking information may include, but are not limited to, the

failure to successfully re-negotiate the recently expired collective bargaining agreements with one or more

unions at Hudbay’s Manitoba operations, the timing and nature of any labour disruptions at the Company’s

Manitoba operations (including as a result of the strike action that has been commenced by one union or as a

result of additional strike actions that may be commenced by one or more unions), risks associated with the

Company’s contingency plans for labour disruptions at Hudbay’s operations, risks generally associated with

the mining industry, such as economic factors (including future commodity prices, currency $uctuations,

energy prices and general cost escalation), uncertainties related to the development and operation of

Hudbay’s projects (including risks associated with the commissioning and ramp-up of the Constancia project

and risks associated with the permitting of the Rosemont project), dependence on key personnel and

employee and union relations, risks related to political or social unrest or change and those in respect of

Aboriginal and community relations, rights and title claims, operational risks and hazards, including

unanticipated environmental, industrial and geological events and developments and the inability to insure

against all risks, failure of plant, equipment, processes, transportation and other infrastructure to operate as

anticipated, compliance with government and environmental regulations, including permitting requirements

and anti-bribery legislation, depletion of Hudbay’s reserves, volatile !nancial markets that may a"ect

Hudbay’s ability to obtain !nancing on acceptable terms, the failure to obtain required approvals or

clearances from government authorities on a timely basis, uncertainties related to the geology, continuity,

grade and estimates of mineral reserves and resources, and the potential for variations in grade and recovery

rates, uncertain costs of reclamation activities, Hudbay’s ability to comply with Hudbay’s pension and other

post-retirement obligations, Hudbay’s ability to abide by the covenants in Hudbay’s debt instruments or other

material contracts, tax refunds, hedging transactions, as well as the risks discussed under the heading “Risk

Factors” in Hudbay’s recent Annual Information Form.

Should one or more risk, uncertainty, contingency or other factor materialize or should any factor or

assumption prove incorrect, actual results could vary materially from those expressed or implied in the

forward-looking information. Accordingly, you should not place undue reliance on forward-looking

information. Hudbay does not assume any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking information

after the date of this annual report or to explain any material di"erence between subsequent actual events

and any forward-looking information, except as required by applicable law.

Note to United States investors

This annual report has been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the securities laws in e"ect in

Canada, which may di"er materially from the requirements of United States securities laws applicable to US

issuers. Information concerning our mineral properties has been prepared in accordance with the

requirements of Canadian securities laws, which di"er in material respects from the requirements of the

Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) set forth in Industry Guide 7. Under the SEC’s Industry Guide

7, mineralization may not be classi!ed as a “reserve” unless the determination has been made that the

mineralization could be economically and legally produced or extracted at the time of the reserve

determination, and the SEC does not recognize the reporting of mineral deposits which do not meet the SEC

Industry Guide 7 de!nition of “Reserve”. In accordance with National Instrument 43-101 – Standards of

Disclosure for Mineral Projects (“NI 43-101”) of the Canadian Securities Administrators, the terms “mineral

reserve”, “proven mineral reserve”, “probable mineral reserve”, “mineral resource”, “measured mineral

resource”, “indicated mineral resource” and “inferred mineral resource” are de!ned in the Canadian Institute

of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (the “CIM”) De!nition Standards for Mineral Resources and Mineral

Reserves adopted by the CIM Council on December 11, 2005. While the terms “mineral resource”, “measured

mineral resource”, “indicated mineral resource” and “inferred mineral resource” are recognized and required

by NI 43-101, the SEC does not recognize them. You are cautioned that, except for that portion of mineral

resources classi!ed as mineral reserves, mineral resources do not have demonstrated economic value.

Inferred mineral resources have a high degree of uncertainty as to their existence and as to whether they can

be economically or legally mined. It cannot be assumed that all or any part of an inferred mineral resource will

ever be upgraded to a higher category. Therefore, you are cautioned not to assume that all or any part of an

inferred mineral resource exists, that it can be economically or legally mined, or that it will ever be upgraded

to a higher category. Likewise, you are cautioned not to assume that all or any part of measured or indicated

mineral resources will ever be upgraded into mineral reserves. You should consider closely the disclosure on

the mining industry technical terms in Schedule A “Glossary of Mining Terms” of our AIF.

Contact Us

We invite your comments and questions about this report.

For investor relations matters, please contact Jackie Allison, Director, Investor Relations, 416 814-4387,

jacqueline.allison@hudbayminerals.com.

For CSR matters, please contact David Clarry, Vice President, Corporate Social Responsibility, 416 362-7364,

david.clarry@hudbayminerals.com.

Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders

May 22, 2015, 10:00 a.m. ET

Toronto, Ontario

Glossary

Accident frequency – number of injuries (recordable or lost time) multiplied by 200,000, divided by total

hours worked

Biodiversity – short for “biological diversity”; the variety of living organisms, genetic diversity and habitat

diversity that creates and sustains variation in the environment

Community investment – voluntary investment of funds in the broader community, including for physical

infrastructure and social programs

Con!ict-free minerals – mineral production that does not contribute to serious human rights abuses in

regions of armed con!ict (drawing on the de"nitions provided in the Dodd–Frank Act)

Contractor – one who agrees to perform work or supply items at a certain price or rate

Dodd–Frank – refers to the Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, which requires

entities involved in the commercial development of oil, gas and minerals to provide information in annual

reports about the type and total amount of payments made to governments (Section 1504), and also

identi"es requirements for tracking con!ict minerals in product supply chains (Section 1502)

Donations – contributions to charities

Employee – a person directly employed by Hudbay and/or its subsidiaries

G4 indicators – performance indicators contained in the G4 guidelines of the Global Reporting Initiative. The

G4 guidelines – Core option provide the framework for this report.

GHG emissions – greenhouse gas emissions

Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) – an independent institution whose mission is to develop and disseminate

globally applicable sustainability reporting guidelines. For more information, visit www.globalreporting.org

(http://www.globalreporting.org).

Grant in lieu – an amount paid instead of property taxes

Lost time accident (LTA) – a work-related injury that causes the injured person to be unable to return to work

on his/her next scheduled workday after the day of the injury, because he/she is un"t to perform any duties

MAC – Mining Association of Canada

Material information – a fact or a change to the Company that could reasonably be expected to have a

signi"cant e#ect on the market price or value of the securities of the Company

n/ap – not applicable

n/av – not available

Restricted work – a work-related injury where a licensed health care provider or the employer recommends

that the employee not perform one or more of the routine functions of the job or not work the full workday

that the employee would have otherwise worked

Tailings – the "ne waste rock that remains after separating the valuable minerals from the ore during mining

and processing of mineral resources. Tailings may contain trace quantities of metals found in the host ore, as

well as added compounds used to extract the minerals.

TSM – Towards Sustainable Mining – an initiative of the Mining Association of Canada