Innovative company Hudbay to sponsor 4 forthcoming MEI conferences

Canada's Hudbay is one of the most progressive mining companies, not afraid to bring new innovations into its operations. It is a diversified mining company primarily producing copper concentrate (containing copper, gold and silver) and zinc metal. Directly and through its subsidiaries, Hudbay owns three polymetallic mines, three operating ore concentrators and a zinc production facility in northern Manitoba and Saskatchewan, Canada, and Cusco, Peru, and copper projects in Arizona and Nevada, USA.

In 2015 Hudbay purchased the Snow Lake Project in Manitoba, which included the New Britannia gold concentrator. In August this year gold production commenced at the New Britannia mill after refurbishment, commissioning and start-up activities were completed earlier in the summer. 

The construction of a new copper flotation facility was completed last month and consists of an innovative and first-of-its-kind flotation circuit based entirely on Jameson Cells. First production of copper concentrate was achieved last month and ramp-up of the copper circuit is now underway.

Peter Amelunxen, Vice-President of Technical Services at Hudbay told me that the idea for all-Jameson cells came about before MEI's Flotation '19 conference (see posting of 7 April 2020) but the conference gave them an opportunity to discuss results, share ideas, and build relationships with Prof. Graeme Jameson and the Glencore Technology team and "even the guys from other flotation companies, who also provide very good technology that I would consider for other applications that may be less appropriate to pneumatic cells.  That’s the value of the flotation conferences and why we sponsor the events!", Peter said.

In choosing to sponsor four of MEI's upcoming conferences, Physical Separation '22 and Sustainable Minerals '22 next year, and our, as yet not formally unannounced, Comminution '23 and Flotation'23, Peter said "It has been Hudbay's pleasure to sponsor MEI and we are proud to continue supporting your mission to foster the sharing of valuable scientific and technical knowledge in the minerals industry.  As you well know, it is more imperative than ever for our industry to adopt more efficient and more environmentally and socially sustainable methods and practices, and this can only be done quickly by bringing together the best and brightest minds in our field to promote the sharing of knowledge.  For Hudbay, sponsoring MEI's mission isn't just about improving the operation of our mines and concentrators. It's about good corporate citizenship and it is perfectly aligned with our own vision and ESG principles".

Thanks Peter and Hudbay Minerals, we greatly value your support and your confidence in us.