Hudbay Minerals Inc. (SEC Filing Page | XBRL Cloud Viewer | XBRL Instance)

Line	Label	Object Class	Period Type	Balance	Report ElementName
1	001 - Document - Document and Entity Information	Network	*	*	http://www.hudbayminerals.com/role/DocumentAndEntityInformation
2	Implied Table	Table	*	*	implied:Table
3	Document and Entity Information [Abstract]	Abstract			hbm:DocumentAndEntityInformationAbstract
4	Entity Registrant Name	Concept (Text/String)	For Period		dei:EntityRegistrantName
5	Entity Central Index Key	Concept (CIK Number)	For Period		dei:EntityCentralIndexKey
6	Trading Symbol	Concept (Text/String)	For Period		dei:TradingSymbol
7	Entity Current Reporting Status	Concept (Yes/No)	For Period		dei:EntityCurrentReportingStatus
8	Document Type	Concept (Submission Type)	For Period		dei:DocumentType
9	Document Period End Date	Concept (Date)	For Period		dei:DocumentPeriodEndDate
10	Current Fiscal Year End Date	Concept (Month/Day)	For Period		dei:CurrentFiscalYearEndDate
11	Document Fiscal Year Focus	Concept (Year)	For Period		dei:DocumentFiscalYearFocus
12	Document Fiscal Period Focus	Concept (Fiscal Period)	For Period		dei:DocumentFiscalPeriodFocus
13	Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding	Concept (Shares)	As Of		dei:EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding
14	Amendment Flag	Concept (Yes/No)	For Period		dei:AmendmentFlag
15	002 - Statement - Consolidated Balance Sheets	Network	*	*	http://www.hudbayminerals.com/role/BalanceSheet
16	Implied Table	Table	*	*	implied:Table
17	Statement of Financial Position	Abstract			ifrs-full:StatementOfFinancialPositionAbstract
18	Assets	Abstract			ifrs-full:AssetsAbstract
19	Current assets	Abstract			ifrs-full:CurrentAssetsAbstract
20	Cash and cash equivalents	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Debit	ifrs-full:CashAndCashEquivalents
21	Trade and other receivables	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Debit	ifrs-full:TradeAndOtherCurrentReceivables
22	Inventories	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Debit	ifrs-full:Inventories
23	Prepaid expenses and other current assets	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Debit	ifrs-full:CurrentPrepayments
24	Other financial assets	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Debit	ifrs-full:OtherCurrentFinancialAssets
25	Taxes receivable	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Debit	ifrs-full:CurrentTaxAssetsCurrent
26	Total Current assets	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Debit	ifrs-full:CurrentAssets
27	Receivables	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Debit	ifrs-full:NoncurrentReceivables
28	Inventories	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Debit	ifrs-full:NoncurrentInventories
29	Other financial assets	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Debit	ifrs-full:OtherNoncurrentFinancialAssets
30	Intangible assets - computer software	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Debit	ifrs-full:IntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwill
31	Property, plant and equipment	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Debit	ifrs-full:PropertyPlantAndEquipment
32	Deferred tax assets	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Debit	ifrs-full:DeferredTaxAssets
33	Total Assets	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Debit	ifrs-full:Assets
34	Liabilities	Abstract			ifrs-full:LiabilitiesAbstract
35	Current liabilities	Abstract			ifrs-full:CurrentLiabilitiesAbstract
36	Trade and other payables	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Credit	ifrs-full:TradeAndOtherCurrentPayables
37	Taxes payable	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Credit	ifrs-full:CurrentTaxLiabilitiesCurrent
38	Other liabilities	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Credit	ifrs-full:OtherCurrentNonfinancialLiabilities
39	Other financial liabilities	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Credit	ifrs-full:OtherCurrentFinancialLiabilities
40	Finance lease obligations	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Credit	ifrs-full:CurrentFinanceLeaseLiabilities
41	Long term debt	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Credit	ifrs-full:CurrentPortionOfLongtermBorrowings
42	Deferred revenue	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Credit	ifrs-full:DeferredIncomeClassifiedAsCurrent
43	Total Current liabilities	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Credit	ifrs-full:CurrentLiabilities
44	Other financial liabilities	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Credit	ifrs-full:OtherNoncurrentFinancialLiabilities
45	Finance lease obligations	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Credit	ifrs-full:NoncurrentFinanceLeaseLiabilities
46	Long term debt	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Credit	ifrs-full:LongtermBorrowings
47	Deferred revenue	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Credit	ifrs-full:DeferredIncomeClassifiedAsNoncurrent
48	Provisions	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Credit	ifrs-full:NoncurrentProvisions
49	Pension obligations	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Credit	hbm:DeficitSurplusInPlanNoncurrent
50	Other employee benefits	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Credit	ifrs-full:NoncurrentProvisionsForEmployeeBenefits
51	Deferred tax liabilities	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Credit	ifrs-full:DeferredTaxLiabilities
52	Total liabilities	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Credit	ifrs-full:Liabilities
53	Equity	Abstract			ifrs-full:EquityAbstract
54	Share capital	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Credit	ifrs-full:IssuedCapital
55	Reserves	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Credit	ifrs-full:OtherReserves
56	Retained earnings	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Credit	ifrs-full:RetainedEarnings
57	Total equity	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Credit	ifrs-full:Equity
58	Total liabilities and equity	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Credit	ifrs-full:EquityAndLiabilities
59	003 - Statement - Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows	Network	*	*	http://www.hudbayminerals.com/role/CashFlows
60	Implied Table	Table	*	*	implied:Table
61	Statement of Cash Flows	Abstract			ifrs-full:StatementOfCashFlowsAbstract
62	Cash generated from (used in) operating activities:	Abstract			ifrs-full:CashFlowsFromUsedInOperatingActivitiesAbstract
63	Profit for the year	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:ProfitLoss
64	Tax expense	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	ifrs-full:AdjustmentsForIncomeTaxExpense
65	Items not affecting cash:	Abstract			ifrs-full:AdjustmentsForReconcileProfitLossAbstract
66	Depreciation and amortization	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	ifrs-full:AdjustmentsForDepreciationAndAmortisationExpense
67	Share- based payment (recoveries) expenses	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	ifrs-full:AdjustmentsForSharebasedPayments
68	Net finance expense	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	ifrs-full:AdjustmentsForFinanceCosts
69	Change in fair value of derivatives	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:AdjustmentsForGainsLossesOnChangeInFairValueOfDerivatives
70	Amortization of deferred revenue	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	ifrs-full:AdjustmentsForIncreaseDecreaseInDeferredIncome
71	Change in taxes receivable/payable, net	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	hbm:AdjustmentsForIncreaseDecreaseInTaxesReceivablePayableNet
72	Unrealized (gain) on warrants	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	hbm:AdjustmentsForUnrealizedLossGainOnWarrants
73	(Gain) loss on investments	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	ifrs-full:AdjustmentsForFairValueGainsLosses
74	Pension and other employee benefit payments, net of accruals	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:IncreaseDecreaseThroughOtherChangesNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset
75	Asset impairment losses	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	ifrs-full:AdjustmentsForImpairmentLossReversalOfImpairmentLossRecognisedInProfitOrLoss
76	Other and foreign exchange	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	ifrs-full:OtherAdjustmentsForNoncashItems
77	Taxes paid	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:IncomeTaxesPaidRefundClassifiedAsOperatingActivities
78	Operating cash flow before change in non-cash working capital	Concept (Monetary)	For Period		ifrs-full:CashFlowsFromUsedInOperationsBeforeChangesInWorkingCapital
79	Change in non-cash working capital	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:IncreaseDecreaseInWorkingCapital
80	Net cash flows from (used in) operating activities	Concept (Monetary)	For Period		ifrs-full:CashFlowsFromUsedInOperatingActivities
81	Cash generated from (used in) investing activities:	Abstract			ifrs-full:CashFlowsFromUsedInInvestingActivitiesAbstract
82	Acquisition of property, plant and equipment	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:PurchaseOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentClassifiedAsInvestingActivities
83	Net sale (purchase) of investments	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:PurchaseOfFinancialInstrumentsClassifiedAsInvestingActivities
84	Acquisition of Mason	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:PurchaseOfInterestsInAssociates
85	Proceeds from disposition of property, plant and equipment	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	ifrs-full:ProceedsFromDisposalsOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwillInvestmentPropertyAndOtherNoncurrentAssets
86	Change in restricted cash	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	ifrs-full:CashFlowsFromUsedInDecreaseIncreaseInRestrictedCashAndCashEquivalents
87	Net interest received	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	ifrs-full:InterestReceivedClassifiedAsInvestingActivities
88	Net cash flows from (used in) investing activities	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	ifrs-full:CashFlowsFromUsedInInvestingActivities
89	Cash generated from (used in) financing activities:	Abstract			ifrs-full:CashFlowsFromUsedInFinancingActivitiesAbstract
90	Long term borrowing	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	ifrs-full:ProceedsFromBorrowingsClassifiedAsFinancingActivities
91	Principal repayments	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:RepaymentsOfBorrowingsClassifiedAsFinancingActivities
92	Interest paid on long-term debt	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:InterestPaidClassifiedAsFinancingActivities
93	Financing costs	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:PaymentsForDebtIssueCosts
94	Sale leaseback	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	hbm:ProceedsFromSaleLeaseback
95	Payment of finance lease	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:PaymentsOfFinanceLeaseLiabilitiesClassifiedAsFinancingActivities
96	Net proceeds from equity transactions	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	ifrs-full:ProceedsFromIssuingOtherEquityInstruments
97	Dividends paid	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:DividendsPaidClassifiedAsFinancingActivities
98	Net cash flows from (used in) financing activities	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	ifrs-full:CashFlowsFromUsedInFinancingActivities
99	Effect of movement in exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	ifrs-full:EffectOfExchangeRateChangesOnCashAndCashEquivalents
100	Net increase in cash and cash equivalents	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	ifrs-full:IncreaseDecreaseInCashAndCashEquivalents
101	Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of the year	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Debit	ifrs-full:CashAndCashEquivalents
102	Cash and cash equivalents, end of the year	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Debit	ifrs-full:CashAndCashEquivalents
103	004 - Statement - Consolidated Income Statements	Network	*	*	http://www.hudbayminerals.com/role/IncomeStatement
104	Implied Table	Table	*	*	implied:Table
105	Income Statement	Abstract			ifrs-full:IncomeStatementAbstract
106	Revenue	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:Revenue
107	Cost of sales	Abstract			hbm:CostOfSalesAbstract
108	Mine operating costs	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	hbm:MineOperatingCostsIncludedInCostOfSales
109	Depreciation and amortization	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	hbm:DepreciationAndAmortizationIncludedInCostOfSales
110	Cost of Sales	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	ifrs-full:CostOfSales
111	Gross profit	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:GrossProfit
112	Selling and administrative expenses	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	ifrs-full:SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpense
113	Exploration and evaluation expenses	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	ifrs-full:ExpenseArisingFromExplorationForAndEvaluationOfMineralResources
114	Other operating expenses (income)	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	ifrs-full:MiscellaneousOtherOperatingExpense
115	Asset impairment loss	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	ifrs-full:ImpairmentLoss
116	Results from operating activities	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:ProfitLossFromOperatingActivities
117	Finance income	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:FinanceIncome
118	Finance expenses	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	ifrs-full:FinanceCosts
119	Other finance (gain) losses	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:OtherFinanceIncome
120	Net finance expense	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:FinanceIncomeCost
121	Profit before tax	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:ProfitLossBeforeTax
122	Tax expense	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	ifrs-full:IncomeTaxExpenseContinuingOperations
123	Profit for the year	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:ProfitLoss
124	Earnings per share Basic and diluted	Concept (Share)	For Period		ifrs-full:BasicAndDilutedEarningsLossPerShare
125	Weighted average number of common shares outstanding (note 25):	Abstract			ifrs-full:WeightedAverageSharesAndAdjustedWeightedAverageSharesAbstract
126	Basic and Diluted	Concept (Shares)	For Period		ifrs-full:WeightedAverageShares
127	005 - Statement - Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive (Loss) Income	Network	*	*	http://www.hudbayminerals.com/role/ComprehensiveIncomeStatement
128	Implied Table	Table	*	*	implied:Table
129	Statement of Income and Comprehensive Income	Abstract			ifrs-full:StatementOfComprehensiveIncomeAbstract
130	Profit for the year	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:ProfitLoss
131	Other comprehensive (loss) income:	Abstract			ifrs-full:OtherComprehensiveIncomeAbstract
132	Item that will be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss:	Abstract			ifrs-full:ComponentsOfOtherComprehensiveIncomeThatWillBeReclassifiedToProfitOrLossNetOfTaxAbstract
133	Net exchange (loss) gain on translation of foreign currency balances	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:GainsLossesOnExchangeDifferencesOnTranslationNetOfTax
134	Total other comprehensive income that will be reclassified to profit or loss, net of tax	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:OtherComprehensiveIncomeThatWillBeReclassifiedToProfitOrLossNetOfTax
135	Items that will not be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss:	Abstract			ifrs-full:ComponentsOfOtherComprehensiveIncomeThatWillNotBeReclassifiedToProfitOrLossNetOfTaxAbstract
136	Remeasurement - actuarial gain	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:OtherComprehensiveIncomeBeforeTaxGainsLossesOnRevaluation
137	Tax effect	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	ifrs-full:IncomeTaxRelatingToComponentsOfOtherComprehensiveIncomeThatWillNotBeReclassifiedToProfitOrLoss
138	Total other comprehensive income that will not be reclassified to profit or loss, net of tax	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:OtherComprehensiveIncomeThatWillNotBeReclassifiedToProfitOrLossNetOfTax
139	Transferred to income statement:	Abstract			hbm:ComponentsOfOtherComprehensiveIncomeTransferredToIncomeStatementsAbstract
140	Wind up of subsidiaries	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	hbm:WindUpOfSubsidiariesTransferredToIncomeStatement
141	Other comprehensive (loss) income net of tax, for the year	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:OtherComprehensiveIncome
142	Total comprehensive income for the year	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:ComprehensiveIncome
143	006 - Statement - Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity	Network	*	*	http://www.hudbayminerals.com/role/StockholdersEquity
144	Statements [Table]	Table	*	*	hbm:StatementsTable
145	Components of equity [Axis]	Axis			ifrs-full:ComponentsOfEquityAxis
146	Equity components [Domain]	Member			ifrs-full:EquityMember
147	Retained earnings [Member]	Member			ifrs-full:RetainedEarningsMember
148	Remeasurement reserve [Member]	Member			ifrs-full:RevaluationSurplusMember
149	Available-for-sale reserve [Member]	Member			ifrs-full:ReserveOfGainsAndLossesOnRemeasuringAvailableforsaleFinancialAssetsMember
150	Foreign currency translation reserve [Member]	Member			ifrs-full:ReserveOfChangeInValueOfForeignCurrencyBasisSpreadsMember
151	Other capital reserves [Member]	Member			ifrs-full:OtherReservesMember
152	Share capital [Member]	Member			ifrs-full:IssuedCapitalMember
153	Statements [Line Items]	LineItems			hbm:StatementsLineItems
154	Beginning Balance	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Credit	ifrs-full:Equity
155	Profit (Loss)	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:ProfitLoss
156	Other comprehensive (loss) income:	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:OtherComprehensiveIncome
157	Total comprehensive (loss) income	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:ComprehensiveIncome
158	Contributions by and distributions to owners:	Abstract			ifrs-full:ChangesInEquityAbstract
159	Stock options exercised	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:IncreaseDecreaseThroughExerciseOfOptions
160	Equity issuance	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:IssueOfEquity
161	Share issue costs, net of tax	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	ifrs-full:ShareIssueRelatedCost
162	Warrants exercised	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:IncreaseDecreaseThroughExerciseOfWarrantsEquity
163	Dividends	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	ifrs-full:DividendsPaid
164	Total contributions by and distributions to owners	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:ChangesInEquity
165	Ending Balance	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Credit	ifrs-full:Equity
166	007 - Disclosure - Reporting entity	Network	*	*	http://www.hudbayminerals.com/role/NotesToFinancialStatementsDisclosureOfCorporateInformationExplanatoryTextBlock
167	Statements [Table]	Table	*	*	hbm:StatementsTable
168	Legal Entity [Axis]	Axis			dei:LegalEntityAxis
169	Entity [Domain]	Member			dei:EntityDomain
170	Statements [Line Items]	LineItems			hbm:StatementsLineItems
171	Reporting entity [Text Block]	Concept (Text Block (HTML))	For Period		hbm:DisclosureOfCorporateInformationExplanatory
172	008 - Disclosure - Basis of preparation	Network	*	*	http://www.hudbayminerals.com/role/NotesToFinancialStatementsDisclosureOfBasisOfPreparationOfFinancialStatementsExplanatoryTextBlock
173	Statements [Table]	Table	*	*	hbm:StatementsTable
174	Legal Entity [Axis]	Axis			dei:LegalEntityAxis
175	Entity [Domain]	Member			dei:EntityDomain
176	Statements [Line Items]	LineItems			hbm:StatementsLineItems
177	Basis of preparation [Text Block]	Concept (Text Block (HTML))	For Period		ifrs-full:DisclosureOfBasisOfPreparationOfFinancialStatementsExplanatory
178	009 - Disclosure - Significant accounting policies	Network	*	*	http://www.hudbayminerals.com/role/NotesToFinancialStatementsDisclosureOfSummaryOfSignificantAccountingPoliciesExplanatoryTextBlock
179	Statements [Table]	Table	*	*	hbm:StatementsTable
180	Legal Entity [Axis]	Axis			dei:LegalEntityAxis
181	Entity [Domain]	Member			dei:EntityDomain
182	Statements [Line Items]	LineItems			hbm:StatementsLineItems
183	Significant accounting policies [Text Block]	Concept (Text Block (HTML))	For Period		ifrs-full:DisclosureOfSummaryOfSignificantAccountingPoliciesExplanatory
184	010 - Disclosure - New standards	Network	*	*	http://www.hudbayminerals.com/role/NotesToFinancialStatementsDisclosureOfChangesInAccountingPoliciesExplanatoryTextBlock
185	Statements [Table]	Table	*	*	hbm:StatementsTable
186	Legal Entity [Axis]	Axis			dei:LegalEntityAxis
187	Entity [Domain]	Member			dei:EntityDomain
188	Statements [Line Items]	LineItems			hbm:StatementsLineItems
189	New standards [Text Block]	Concept (Text Block (HTML))	For Period		ifrs-full:DisclosureOfChangesInAccountingPoliciesExplanatory
190	011 - Disclosure - Acquisition of Mason	Network	*	*	http://www.hudbayminerals.com/role/AcquisitionOfMason
191	Implied Table	Table	*	*	implied:Table
192	Notes to Financial Statements [Abstract]	Abstract			hbm:NotesToFinancialStatementsAbstract
193	Acquisition of Mason	Concept (Text Block (HTML))	For Period		ifrs-full:DisclosureOfBusinessCombinationsExplanatory
194	012 - Disclosure - Revenue and expenses	Network	*	*	http://www.hudbayminerals.com/role/NotesToFinancialStatementsDisclosureOfRevenueAndExpensesExplanatoryTextBlock
195	Statements [Table]	Table	*	*	hbm:StatementsTable
196	Legal Entity [Axis]	Axis			dei:LegalEntityAxis
197	Entity [Domain]	Member			dei:EntityDomain
198	Statements [Line Items]	LineItems			hbm:StatementsLineItems
199	Revenue and expenses [Text Block]	Concept (Text Block (HTML))	For Period		hbm:DisclosureOfRevenueAndExpensesExplanatoryTextBlock
200	013 - Disclosure - Cash and cash equivalents	Network	*	*	http://www.hudbayminerals.com/role/NotesToFinancialStatementsDisclosureOfCashAndCashEquivalentsExplanatoryTextBlock
201	Statements [Table]	Table	*	*	hbm:StatementsTable
202	Legal Entity [Axis]	Axis			dei:LegalEntityAxis
203	Entity [Domain]	Member			dei:EntityDomain
204	Statements [Line Items]	LineItems			hbm:StatementsLineItems
205	Cash and cash equivalents [text block]	Concept (Text Block (HTML))	For Period		ifrs-full:DisclosureOfCashAndCashEquivalentsExplanatory
206	014 - Disclosure - Trade and other receivables	Network	*	*	http://www.hudbayminerals.com/role/NotesToFinancialStatementsDisclosureOfTradeAndOtherReceivablesExplanatoryTextBlock
207	Statements [Table]	Table	*	*	hbm:StatementsTable
208	Legal Entity [Axis]	Axis			dei:LegalEntityAxis
209	Entity [Domain]	Member			dei:EntityDomain
210	Statements [Line Items]	LineItems			hbm:StatementsLineItems
211	Trade and other receivables [text block]	Concept (Text Block (HTML))	For Period		ifrs-full:DisclosureOfTradeAndOtherReceivablesExplanatory
212	015 - Disclosure - Inventories	Network	*	*	http://www.hudbayminerals.com/role/NotesToFinancialStatementsDisclosureOfInventoriesExplanatoryTextBlock
213	Statements [Table]	Table	*	*	hbm:StatementsTable
214	Legal Entity [Axis]	Axis			dei:LegalEntityAxis
215	Entity [Domain]	Member			dei:EntityDomain
216	Statements [Line Items]	LineItems			hbm:StatementsLineItems
217	Inventories [text block]	Concept (Text Block (HTML))	For Period		ifrs-full:DisclosureOfInventoriesExplanatory
218	016 - Disclosure - Other financial assets	Network	*	*	http://www.hudbayminerals.com/role/NotesToFinancialStatementsDisclosureOfFinancialAssetsExplanatoryTextBlock
219	Statements [Table]	Table	*	*	hbm:StatementsTable
220	Legal Entity [Axis]	Axis			dei:LegalEntityAxis
221	Entity [Domain]	Member			dei:EntityDomain
222	Statements [Line Items]	LineItems			hbm:StatementsLineItems
223	Other financial assets [text block]	Concept (Text Block (HTML))	For Period		ifrs-full:DisclosureOfFinancialAssetsExplanatory
224	017 - Disclosure - Intangible assets - computer software	Network	*	*	http://www.hudbayminerals.com/role/NotesToFinancialStatementsDisclosureOfIntangibleAssetsExplanatoryTextBlock
225	Statements [Table]	Table	*	*	hbm:StatementsTable
226	Legal Entity [Axis]	Axis			dei:LegalEntityAxis
227	Entity [Domain]	Member			dei:EntityDomain
228	Statements [Line Items]	LineItems			hbm:StatementsLineItems
229	Intangible assets - computer software [text block]	Concept (Text Block (HTML))	For Period		ifrs-full:DisclosureOfIntangibleAssetsExplanatory
230	018 - Disclosure - Property, plant and equipment	Network	*	*	http://www.hudbayminerals.com/role/NotesToFinancialStatementsDisclosureOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentExplanatoryTextBlock
231	Statements [Table]	Table	*	*	hbm:StatementsTable
232	Legal Entity [Axis]	Axis			dei:LegalEntityAxis
233	Entity [Domain]	Member			dei:EntityDomain
234	Statements [Line Items]	LineItems			hbm:StatementsLineItems
235	Property, plant and equipment [text block]	Concept (Text Block (HTML))	For Period		ifrs-full:DisclosureOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentExplanatory
236	019 - Disclosure - Trade and other payables	Network	*	*	http://www.hudbayminerals.com/role/NotesToFinancialStatementsDisclosureOfTradeAndOtherPayablesExplanatoryTextBlock
237	Statements [Table]	Table	*	*	hbm:StatementsTable
238	Legal Entity [Axis]	Axis			dei:LegalEntityAxis
239	Entity [Domain]	Member			dei:EntityDomain
240	Statements [Line Items]	LineItems			hbm:StatementsLineItems
241	Trade and other payables [text block]	Concept (Text Block (HTML))	For Period		ifrs-full:DisclosureOfTradeAndOtherPayablesExplanatory
242	020 - Disclosure - Other liabilities	Network	*	*	http://www.hudbayminerals.com/role/NotesToFinancialStatementsDisclosureOfOtherLiabilitiesExplanatoryTextBlock
243	Statements [Table]	Table	*	*	hbm:StatementsTable
244	Legal Entity [Axis]	Axis			dei:LegalEntityAxis
245	Entity [Domain]	Member			dei:EntityDomain
246	Statements [Line Items]	LineItems			hbm:StatementsLineItems
247	Other liabilities [text block]	Concept (Text Block (HTML))	For Period		ifrs-full:DisclosureOfOtherLiabilitiesExplanatory
248	021 - Disclosure - Other financial liabilities	Network	*	*	http://www.hudbayminerals.com/role/NotesToFinancialStatementsDisclosureOfFinancialLiabilitiesExplanatoryTextBlock
249	Statements [Table]	Table	*	*	hbm:StatementsTable
250	Legal Entity [Axis]	Axis			dei:LegalEntityAxis
251	Entity [Domain]	Member			dei:EntityDomain
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