Hudbay Minerals Inc (HBM)

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HudBay Minerals Inc. (TSX:HBM) will hold its Annual
and Special meeting -
WINNIPEG, MANITOBA--(CCNMatthews - May 23, 2007) -

HudBay Minerals Inc.
(TSX:HBM) will hold its Annual and Special Meeting
of shareholders on Thursday, May 31, 2007.

The proposals to be put before shareholders at the meeting
will include:

- Election of the Board of Directors

- Appointment of auditors and authorization to fix
remuneration for the auditors

- Approval of an amended and restated Shareholder
Rights Plan (the"Plan")

In connection with the proposed Plan previously described
in the Company's management information circular, the
Company has made further minor amendments to the Plan
that strengthen certain key definitions and clarify
interpretative provisions.
Institutional Shareholder Services Canada has deemed
the proposed amended Plan as a "new generation" plan and
is supporting its ratification. A copy of the proposed
amended Plan can be found in the Investors section of
the Company's website at
http://www.hudbayminerals.com.

Shareholders may also contact
Kingsdale Shareholder Services
at 1-800-775-1986 for a copy of the amended Plan.

The meeting will take place at the TSX Broadcast &
Conference Centre, Gallery Room, 130 King Street West,
Toronto, Ontario with proceedings scheduled to begin
at 2:00 p.m. ET. Allen J. Palmiere, Chairman of
the Board of Directors, and Peter R. Jones, President
and Chief Executive Officer, will host the meeting.

For those unable to attend in person, the meeting will
be live webcast at
http://www.hudbayminerals.com
The proceedings will be presented with accompanying
slides, and will also be archived on the site.

Instructions for accessing the live webcast and
archived materials will be provided on the website.

About HudBay Minerals Inc.

HudBay Minerals Inc.
is an integrated mining company operating mines,
concentrators and a metal production facility in
northern Manitoba and Saskatchewan.
HudBay also owns a zinc oxide production facility
in Ontario, the White Pine copper refinery in Michigan
and the Balmat zinc mine operations in New York state.
HudBay is a member of the S&P/TSX Composite Index.

(HBM-G)


FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:

HudBay Minerals Inc.
Brad Woods
Director Investor Relations
[phone]

Email: [e-mail]
Website: www.hudbayminerals.com


Source: CCN Matthews (May 23, 2007 - 10:04 PM EDT)

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