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Inventories
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021
Disclosure Of Inventories [Abstract]  
Inventories [Text Block]

8. Inventories

    Dec. 31, 2021     Dec. 31, 2020  
Current            
Stockpile $ 12,768   $ 13,906  
Work in progress   5,647     6,364  
Finished goods   78,958     72,923  
Materials and supplies   61,080     49,912  
    158,453     143,105  
Non-current            
Stockpile   34,156     16,704  
Materials and supplies   3,417     5,302  
    37,573     22,006  
  $ 196,026   $ 165,111  

The cost of inventories recognized as an expense, including depreciation, and included in cost of sales amounted to $1,069,309 for the year ended December 31, 2021 (year ended December 31, 2020 - $921,895).

During the year ended December 31, 2021, Hudbay recognized a recovery of $1,446 in cost of sales related to adjustments of the carrying value of Peru inventories to net realizable value (year ended December 31, 2020 - $2,302 net expense). Adjustments to the carrying value of inventories to net realizable value were related to changes in commodity prices.

Due to the upcoming closure of the Flin Flon operation, certain long term inventory supplies which are not expected to be utilized were written down and $5,445 was charged to mine operating costs for the year ended December 31, 2021 (note 5b).

Effective January 1, 2021, following a new NI 43-101 technical report for Peru, which reflects an updated mine plan with a new grade and ore tonnage profile, the Company changed its method of estimation of applying mining costs to stockpile and finished goods inventory. Prior to this change, mining costs were allocated using tonnes of ore mined. Starting January 1, 2021, Peru mining costs have been allocated to inventories using contained metal, incorporating tonnes of ore mined and expected mined grades. Since the change is in response to an updated life-of-mine plan, it is being treated in accordance with a change in estimate and will be applied prospectively. For the year ended December 31, 2021, as a result of the change in allocation, stockpile inventories have declined by $6,784 and finished goods inventories have increased by $756.