HUDBAY ENTERS A NEW GOLDEN AGE WITH STARTUP OF GOLD MILL AT SNOW LAKE By Peter Kukielski, CEO and President of Hudbay Minerals
activities occurred in July and thanks
Hudbay reached a major milestone
and completing over a year of work
to the resilience and dedication of our
in Snow Lake this summer, ushering
during a pandemic, in June 2021
Manitoba staff, Hudbay’s first gold
in what we are hopeful will be a new
Hudbay completed the refurbishment
pour was achieved in mid-August,
golden age for Hudbay in the region
of our New Britannia mill, which
ahead of original schedule.
and for the province of Manitoba.
will process ore from our Lalor
After securing funding in May 2020
mine. Commissioning and startup
With Hudbay’s 777 mine in Flin Flon slated to close next June, the startup at New Britannia marks the start of Hudbay’s transition to make Lalor a primary gold operation in the province. During the first full six years of New Britannia's operation, annual gold production in Snow Lake is expected to increase to over 180,000 ounces. At the time of writing, New Britannia is the only facility producing gold in Manitoba. We are committed to Manitoba and after 90 years of operations, we are proud to be
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