SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13D

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Augusta Resource Corporation

Common Shares, no par value

050912

HudBay Minerals Inc.

Suite 2501, Dundee Place, 1 Adelaide Street E.,

Toronto, ON M5C 2V9

Attention: H. Maura Lendon,

Senior Vice President, Corporate Services and Chief Legal Officer

(416) 362-2335

with a copy to:

Mark L. Mandel, Esq.

White & Case LLP

1155 Avenue of the Americas

New York, NY 10036

(212) 819-8546

August 27, 2010

If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of §§240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the following box.  ¨

Note:  Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See §240.13d-7 for other parties to whom copies of this statement are to be sent.

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).

CUSIP No. 050912

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The class of equity securities to which this statement on Schedule 13D (the “Statement”) relates to is the common shares of Augusta Resource Corporation, a corporation existing under the laws of Canada (“Augusta” or the “Issuer”). The address of the principal executive offices of the Issuer is Suite 400, 837 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, V6C 3N6.

(a) This statement is being filed by HudBay Minerals Inc., a corporation continued under the laws of Canada. The principal business of HudBay is the discovery and mining of base metals.

(b) The address of the principal office of HudBay is Dundee Place, Suite 2501, 1 Adelaide Street East, Toronto, Ontario M5C 2V9, Canada.

(c) Set forth in Schedule I to this Schedule 13D is the name, residence or business address and present principal occupation or employment of each of HudBay’s executive officers and directors and the name, principal business and address of any corporation or other organization in which such employment is conducted.

(d) – (e) During the last five years, neither HudBay nor, to the knowledge of HudBay, any of the persons listed on Schedule I hereto, (i) has been convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors) or (ii) has been a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction as a result of which such person was or is subject to a judgment, decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activity subject to, federal or state securities laws or finding any violation with respect to such laws.

(f) Each person listed in Schedule I hereto is a citizen of Canada. Mr. Tom A. Goodman is also a citizen of the United States.

The Units purchased by HudBay were purchased with cash generated from operations in a private transaction. The aggregate cost of the Units was C$29,990,372. During the last 12-month period, HudBay acquired additional common shares of the Issuer, at the respective dates and price per share amounts as set forth below, for a total cash payment of C$8,371,864.35, minus commissions. These acquisitions were funded by working capital.

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The acquisition of the Shares and the Warrants was made to assist Augusta in the financing of the development of Augusta’s Rosemont copper mine project. HudBay will evaluate the investment in Augusta and may, among other things, increase or decrease its ownership and possibly pursue strategic initiatives with or in respect of Augusta depending on factors including market conditions, the business and prospects of Augusta and other alternatives available to HudBay from time to time. HudBay may also discuss such possibilities with Augusta’s directors, management, shareholders and other parties. Except as set forth herein, or as would occur upon completion of any of the actions discussed herein, HudBay has no present plan or proposal that would relate to or result in any of the matters set forth in subparagraphs (a)-(j) of Item 4 of Schedule 13D.

(a)-(b) On August 27, 2010, HudBay purchased 10,905,590 Units in accordance with the terms of the Subscription Agreement and is therefore deemed to be the beneficial owner of the Shares and Warrants that comprise such Units. The following information with respect to the ownership of the common shares by HudBay is provided as of August 27, 2010:

No director or executive officer of HudBay beneficially owns or is deemed to beneficially own any common shares of the Issuer as at August 27, 2010.

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(c) During the past 60 days, HudBay has not entered into any transaction in the common shares except as otherwise specified in Item 3 herein.

(d) No other person is known to have the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or any proceeds from the sale of, the common shares beneficially owned by HudBay.

(e) Not applicable.

The Confidentiality Agreement

HudBay and Augusta are parties to a confidentiality agreement dated March 1, 2010 (the “Confidentiality Agreement”) that, among other things, provides that both parties agree, subject to certain exceptions, to keep confidential all information received pursuant to the terms of the Confidentiality Agreement.

The Confidentiality Agreement also contains customary standstill provisions whereby both parties agree that for the following year they will not, and will cause their affiliates and representatives acting on their behalf and on behalf of their affiliates not to, among other things:

unless specifically requested to do so in writing in advance by the Chief Executive Officer or the Board of Directors of the other, or a third party has:

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Permission Letter

HudBay and Augusta are parties to a letter agreement dated July 22, 2010 (the “Permission Letter”). Under the Permission Letter, Augusta waived the standstill provisions in the Confidentiality Agreement with respect to certain limited acquisitions of common shares of Augusta by HudBay on the Toronto Stock Exchange or NYSE Amex exchange. The waiver provided by the Permission Letter commenced on the date of the Permission Letter and, as described below, terminated on August 27, 2010.

The Subscription Agreement

The Subscription Agreement provides for the sale to HudBay of 10,905,590 Units for a purchase price of C$2.75 per Unit. Each Unit will consist of one Share and one-half of one Warrant of Augusta. Each whole Warrant will entitle the holder to acquire one common share of Augusta at an exercise price of C$3.90 at any time during the 18 months following closing of the sale of the Units (subject to early expiry of the Warrants in certain circumstances). Pursuant to the Subscription Agreement, Augusta has granted to HudBay the right to participate in future equity financings that might be undertaken by Augusta in the 24 months following closing of the sale of the Units on a basis that would permit HudBay to maintain its then current percentage equity ownership of Augusta.

The Subscription Agreement provides that, notwithstanding the standstill provision contained in the Confidentiality Agreement, HudBay is permitted to purchase the Units pursuant to the Subscription Agreement and to exercise the Warrants received pursuant to the Subscription Agreement in accordance with the terms of such Warrants. Further, the limited waiver of the standstill provision provided by the Permission Letter was suspended upon the execution of the Subscription Agreement and terminated upon the issuance of the Units pursuant to the Subscription Agreement.

Other than the Confidentiality Agreement and the Subscription Agreement, there are no contracts, arrangements, understandings or relationships (legal or otherwise) among the persons named in Item 2 and between such persons and any persons with respect to any securities of Augusta, including, but not limited to, transfer or voting of any of the securities, finder’s fees, joint ventures, loan or option arrangements, puts or calls, guarantees or profits, division of profits or loss, or the giving or withholding of proxies.

The foregoing descriptions of the Confidentiality Agreement and the Subscription Agreement do not purport to be complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to such agreements and such agreements are incorporated by reference herein where references and descriptions of such agreements appear.

Exhibit

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Signature

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

Dated: August 27, 2010

HudBay Minerals Inc.

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Schedule I

Directors and Officers of HudBay

The following table sets forth the name and principal occupation of employment, if applicable, of each director and executive officer of HudBay Minerals Inc. Unless otherwise indicated, the business address of such persons is c/o HudBay Minerals Inc., Dundee Place, Suite 2501, 1 Adelaide Street East, Toronto, Ontario, M5C 2V9, Canada.

Directors

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Executive Officers

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