Hudbay Extends Snow Lake Mine Life to 2043, Boosts Gold Reserves 38%
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Summary
Hudbay released an updated Snow Lake mine plan extending reserve mine life to 2043, increasing life-of-mine gold production 60% to 2.8 million ounces, and raising mineral reserves 38% to 2.0 million ounces of gold.
Key Events · Product Development and Regulatory · HBM
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Reserve Mine Life Extended to 2043
Snow Lake's proven and probable reserve mine life extended by two additional years to 2043, totaling six years added since the 2021 technical report.
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Life-of-Mine Gold Production Up 60%
Total life-of-mine gold production increased to 2.8 million ounces from 1.8 million ounces in the 2021 technical report; 2026-2030 average annual gold production raised 37% to 185,000 ounces.
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Mineral Reserves Grow 38%
Snow Lake mineral reserves increased to 27 million tonnes containing 2.0 million ounces of gold, including first reserve estimates for Talbot (2.7M tonnes, ~130k oz gold) and Rail (1.5M tonnes at 1.96% copper).
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Britannia Gold Project Adds 8.3M Tonnes Inferred
Inferred resources at the Britannia Gold Project expanded to 8.3 million tonnes, positioning the past-producing New Britannia mine as a potential new anchor deposit.
Analysis · HBM · Energy & Transportation
The updated Snow Lake mine plan materially extends the operation's life and gold profile. Reserve mine life now runs to 2043 — six years longer than the 2021 technical report, reflecting this two-year extension plus the four-year extension announced in March 2026. Life-of-mine gold production jumps 60% to 2.8 million ounces, and the five-year average annual gold production rises 37% to 185,000 ounces. Mineral reserves grew 38% to 27 million tonnes containing 2.0 million ounces of gold, with first reserve estimates for the Talbot and Rail satellite deposits. The Britannia Gold Project adds 8.3 million tonnes of inferred resources as a potential new anchor deposit. Five-year average gold cash costs of $821 per ounce and sustaining cash costs of $1,379 per ounce maintain strong margins. This is a meaningful de-risking of the Snow Lake asset and supports the company's gold diversification strategy alongside its copper growth pipeline.
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