BRIEF-Augusta re-affirms continuation of existing shareholder approved rights plan

March 28 (Reuters) - Augusta Resource Corp AZC.TO :

* Strategic review process generates strong interest

* Says nine interested parties, including a number of significant industry

players, have signed confidentiality agreements

* Says re-affirms the continuation of its existing shareholder approved rights

plan

* Says company will commence the process of site visits to its Rosemont copper

project next week

* Says expects that the site visits will take place largely over the next three

to four week period

* Says the strategic review process initiated by Augusta in response to the

unsolicited offer from HudBay Minerals Inc

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