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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001493152-26-014812"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "HYMC"
cik: "0001718405"
company_name: "HYCROFT MINING HOLDING CORP"
filed_at: "2026-04-02T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T07:51:35.747983+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Hycroft hits 33.7 g/t Au & 2,890 g/t Ag at Vortex; Q1 cash ~$189M debt-free

## Summary
- Hole H25D-6083: 53.4m at 304.14 g/t Ag, 1.33 g/t Au; includes 0.9m at 2,890 g/t Ag, 33.70 g/t Au (67.26 g/t AuEq).
- Q1 2026 unrestricted cash ~$189M; company remains debt-free.
- Board-approved compensation actions resulted in ~$33.8M pre-tax expense, ~$19.4M cash used in Q1.
- Two additional core rigs arriving to expand exploration at Vortex and Brimstone.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001493152-26-014812
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: HYMC
- cik: 0001718405
- company_name: HYCROFT MINING HOLDING CORP
- filed_at: 2026-04-02T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1718405/000149315226014812/0001493152-26-014812-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1718405/000149315226014812/form8-k.htm

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