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Pat, Can I have some info on HudBay Minerals (HBM)? Thanks.

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A: HudBay Minerals Inc., $8.99, symbol HBM on Toronto (Shares outstanding: 237.3 million; Market cap: $2.1 billion; www.hudbayminerals.com), produces base and precious metals including copper, zinc, gold and silver. The company first sold shares to the public at $2.25 each and began trading on Toronto in December 2004. Before that, the company operated as Hudson Bay Mining & Smelting Co., Limited (HBM&S). That business explored for minerals and operated mines in and around Flin Flon, Manitoba, for over 80 years. HudBay produces most of its zinc and copper in northern Manitoba, where it owns the 777 mine. In 2015, it started full production of copper, gold and zinc at its Lalor and Reed projects, also in that province. In Peru, the company began production at its $1.7-billion Constancia copper mine in 2014. Constancia now produces 110,000 tonnes of copper per year. HudBay’s revenue and cash flow vary with commodity prices. Its revenue fell (along with gold prices) 41.9%, from $809 million in 2011 to…