Exhibit 99.5
LETTER OF CONSENT
I, Tim Schwartz, P. Geo., consent to the public filing by Hudbay Minerals Inc. (“Hudbay”) of the technical report entitled “Pre-Feasibility Study Technical Report, on the Lalor Deposit, Snow Lake, Manitoba, Canada” dated March 29, 2012 (the “Technical Report”), and to the use of extracts from, or a summary of, the Technical Report in Hudbay’s Annual Information Form dated March 30, 2012 (the “AIF”).
I also certify that I have read the AIF and that it fairly and accurately represents the information in the Technical Report that supports the AIF.
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By: | /s/ Tim Schwartz, P. Geo. |
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Name: | Tim Schwartz, P. Geo. |
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Dated: March 30, 2012