December 2, 2008 Media Advisory: HudBay Launches Special Web Site Section With Information on Friendly Business Combination With Lundin Mining TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Dec. 2, 2008) - HudBay Minerals Inc. (TSX:HBM) today launched a special section that details the proposed merger with Lundin Mining Corporation on its corporate web site. This section includes a webcast presentation by Allen J. Palmiere, CEO of HudBay, and offers timely and transparent information related to the proposed transaction. The site will be updated on a regular basis as new developments warrant. To visit the special web site, go to: www.hudbayminerals.com/lundin/index.php About HudBay Minerals Inc. HudBay is a leading base metals mining company with assets in North and Central America. The company is investing for the future in one of the most ambitious exploration programs in Canada, targeting its 400,000 hectare exploration territory in the Flin Flon Greenstone Belt. An integrated mining company, HudBay operates zinc and copper mines, concentrators and metal production facilities in northern Manitoba and Saskatchewan, a zinc oxide production facility in Ontario, the White Pine Copper Refinery in Michigan, and owns the Fenix nickel project in Guatemala. In addition to its primary products, the Company also produces gold, silver and zinc oxide. HudBay is a member of the S&P/TSX Composite Index and the S&P/TSX Global Mining Index. (HBM-G)

CONTACT INFORMATION: HudBay Minerals Inc. Annemarie Brissenden Manager, Investor Relations (416) 362-0615 Email: annemarie.brissenden@hudbayminerals.com Website: www.hudbayminerals.com INDUSTRY: Manufacturing and Production - Mining and Metals