HudBay Minerals to Present at Upcoming Investor Conferences

TORONTO, ONTARIO -- (Marketwire) -- 11/28/11 -- HudBay Minerals Inc. ('HudBay', the 'company') (TSX: HBM)(NYSE: HBM) announced today that management will be presenting at the following investor conferences:

--  Scotia Capital Mining Conference 2011, held in Toronto, Ontario at Le
    Royal Meridien King Edward Hotel. David Garofalo, President and Chief
    Executive Officer, will be speaking on Wednesday, November 30, 2011,
    from 9:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. ET.

--  John Tumazos Very Independent Research Metals & Mining Conference, held
    in Boston, Massachusetts at the Boston Harbor Hotel. David Bryson,
    Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will be speaking on
    Wednesday, November 30, 2011, from 1 p.m. to 1:40 p.m. ET.

--  Macquarie's Global Metals & Mining Conference, held in New York, New
    York at the Hotel Sofitel New York. David Garofalo, President and Chief
    Executive Officer, will be speaking on Wednesday, December 7, 2011, from
    9:10 a.m. to 9:40 a.m. ET.

--  Desjardins Securities Mines & Metals Day, held in Montreal, Quebec at Le
    Windsor. David Bryson, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial
    Officer, will be speaking on Thursday, December 8, 2011 at 9:45 a.m. ET.

The presentations and webcasts (where applicable) will be available in the Investor Relations section of HudBay's website at www.hudbayminerals.com on the Presentations page.

HudBay Minerals Inc.

HudBay Minerals Inc. (TSX: HBM)(NYSE: HBM) is a Canadian integrated mining company with assets in North and South America principally focused on the discovery, production and marketing of base and precious metals. The company's objective is to maximize shareholder value through efficient operations, organic growth and accretive acquisitions, while maintaining its financial strength. A member of the S&P/TSX Composite Index and the S&P/TSX Global Mining Index, HudBay is committed to high standards of corporate governance and sustainability.

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Contacts:

HudBay Minerals Inc.

John Vincic

Vice President, Investor Relations and Corporate

Communications

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