Related parties (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Statement [Line Items]

Disclosure of subsidiaries [Table Text Block]

				Beneficial
				ownership of
				ultimate controlling
				party (Hudbay
				Minerals Inc.)
			Entity's
Name	Jurisdiction	Business	Parent	2017	2016
HudBay Marketing & Sales Inc.	Canada	Marketing and sales	HMI	100%	100%
HudBay Peru Inc.	British Columbia	Holding company	HMI	100%	100%
HudBay Peru S.A.C.	Peru	Exploration/ development	Peru Inc.	100%	100%
HudBay (BVI) Inc.	British Virgin Islands	Precious metals sales	Peru Inc.	100%	100%
Hudbay Arizona Inc.	British Columbia	Holding company	HMI	100%	100%
Rosemont Copper Company 1	Arizona	Exploration/ development	HudBay Arizona (US) Holding Corporation	100%	100%

Disclosure of information about key management personnel [Table Text Block]

		2017		2016
Short-term employee benefits 1	$	8,654	$	8,470
Post-employment benefits		777		594
Long-term share-based awards		6,110		5,479
	$	15,541	$	14,543