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Hudbay Minerals, Canada's Hudbay Minerals, suspends Snow Lake operations because of wildfires

Hudbay Minerals, a Canadian mining company, announced on Wednesday that it has temporarily suspended its operations in Snow Lake (Manitoba) due to wildfires.

The company also said that exploration activities have been suspended in the Flin Flon region and Snow Lake area as efforts to mitigate fires are being undertaken.

The company believes that its infrastructure in Snow Lake and Flin Flon is not at risk.

Rob Carter, Hudbay Canada's Senior Vice President, said: "We will monitor the situation and ensure a safe return of full operations as quickly as it is recommended."

The company took these actions after the local authorities had issued an early evacuation warning for Snow Lake, Tuesday.

Hudbay Manitoba's operations produced 7,7 million pounds (7.2%) of the total company production in the first quarter 2025.

The wildfires that raged in Central and Western Canada prompted Manitoba to declare a state-of-emergency last week and urge thousands of people living in the northern and eastern areas of the province, to evacuate.

Fires have erupted across large areas of the western part of Canada's North due to unusually dry and hot conditions. Flames are devouring hundreds of thousands hectares (hectares) of bushland and forest that is as dry as tinder.

Wildfires in Alberta have also caused the temporary shut down of oil and gas production. Cenovus Energy has reduced its non-essential workers at its Foster Creek plant. (Reporting and editing by Anil D’Silva, Leroy Leo and Pooja Menon from Bengaluru)

(source: Reuters)