---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001718405-21-000118"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "HYMC"
cik: "0001718405"
company_name: "HYCROFT MINING HOLDING CORP"
filed_at: "2021-12-16T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-28T00:35:47.743048+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Hycroft Mining: Chairman Davis resigns; CEO Garrett appointed Acting Chair; 2021 gold output at upper guidance end

## Summary
- Eugene Davis resigned as Chairman and director effective Dec. 14, 2021; no dispute cited.
- Diane R. Garrett, President & CEO, appointed Acting Non-Executive Chair; Thomas Weng named lead independent director.
- Jeffrey A. Stieber, SVP Finance & Treasurer, resigned Dec. 7, 2021; no disagreement.
- 2021 gold production expected at upper end of 45,000–55,000 oz guidance.
- Pre-feasibility study for milling and pressure oxidation on track for Q1 2022.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001718405-21-000118
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: HYMC
- cik: 0001718405
- company_name: HYCROFT MINING HOLDING CORP
- filed_at: 2021-12-16T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1718405/000171840521000118/0001718405-21-000118-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1718405/000171840521000118/hymc-20211207.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001718405-21-000118.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Eugene Davis resigned as Director and Chairperson at HYCROFT MINING HOLDING CORP.
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Director and Chairperson
  source text: On December 14, 2021, Eugene Davis notified the board of directors (the “Board”) of Hycroft Mining Holding Corporation (the “Company”) of his resignation as a director and Chairperson of the Board, effective immediately.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1718405/000171840521000118/0001718405-21-000118-index.htm
- Executive change
  Jeffrey A. Stieber resigned as Senior Vice President, Finance and Treasurer at HYCROFT MINING HOLDING CORP.
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Senior Vice President, Finance and Treasurer
  source text: Jeffrey A. Stieber, Senior Vice President, Finance and Treasurer resigned with his last day of employment on December 7, 2021.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1718405/000171840521000118/0001718405-21-000118-index.htm
- Executive change
  Diane R. Garrett was appointed as Acting Chairperson (non-executive) at HYCROFT MINING HOLDING CORP.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Acting Chairperson (non-executive)
  source text: On December 15, 2021, the Board appointed Diane R. Garrett, Ph.D., the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board, to serve as Acting Chairperson (non-executive) of the Board pending appointment of a non-temporary Chairperson.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1718405/000171840521000118/0001718405-21-000118-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.