TORONTO, ONTARIO -- (Marketwire) -- 11/30/12 -- HudBay Minerals Inc. (HBMFF.PK) ("Hudbay", the "company") (TSX: HBM)(NYSE: HBM) announced today that management will be attending the following investor conferences:

--  Bank of America Merrill Lynch Leveraged Finance Conference held in Boca
    Raton, Florida, at the Boca Raton Resort & Club. David Bryson, Senior
    Vice President and Chief Financial Officer will be speaking on Monday,
    December 3, 2012 at 3:20 p.m. ET.

--  Morgan Stanley Digging Deeper Conference, held in London, England, at
    the Morgan Stanley offices. David Bryson, Senior Vice President and
    Chief Financial Officer will be speaking on Thursday, December 6, 2012
    at 3 p.m. GMT.

--  Macquarie Global Metals & Mining Conference, held in New York, New York
    at the Sofitel, New York on Wednesday, December 12, 2012.

--  Desjardins 2012 Mines & Metals Day, held in Montreal, Quebec, at the
    Desjardins offices. David Bryson, Senior Vice President and Chief
    Financial Officer will be speaking on Thursday, December 13, 2012 at
    10:30 a.m. ET.

The presentations and webcasts (where applicable) will be available on Hudbay's website at www.hudbayminerals.com.

About Hudbay

Hudbay (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. Hudbay'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. Further information about Hudbay can be found on www.hudbayminerals.com.

Contacts:
HudBay Minerals Inc.
John Vincic
Vice President, Investor Relations and Corporate
Communications
(416) 362-0615
john.vincic@hudbayminerals.com

Source: HudBay Minerals Inc.