Brimstone Silver Reaches Surface While Hycroft's Costed Plan Stays an Open Pit
Original announcement by cruxinvestor on
- Company
- Hycroft Mining Holding Corporation
- Ticker
- HYMC
- Exchange
- Unavailable
- Region
- Nevada
- Primary commodity
- Silver
- Secondary commodities
- Gold
- Document categories
- Drill results, Resource update
- Extracted
- 2026-08-21 15:23:06 UTC
Analysis by Minestarters Atlas
Minestarters Atlas analysis
Summary
Hycroft's Brimstone drilling confirmed high-grade silver continuity, with several intercepts reaching near-surface and one wide intercept of 82.7m at 87.52 g/t Ag. While the results support both open-pit and underground mining, current published economics only cover a conventional open-pit operation.
Reasoning: Significant high-grade silver intercepts at Brimstone extend the system up-dip toward the surface, increasing optionality for both open-pit and underground mining, though formal underground economics are not yet published.
Positive factors
- high-grade silver continuity confirmed
- mineralization moved closer to surface
- widest section intercept is exceptional
Negative factors
- mining method (open pit vs underground) remains unpriced/unresolved
- economic figures currently only reflect open-pit scenario
Facts used in scoring: 30
Classification and evidence
Bonanza Interceptpositive
Exceptionally high-grade zone, well above the deposit-type norm.
Why it applies: 4.4 m at 546.83 g/t silver is exceptionally high grade.
Evidence · text
“4.4 m at 546.83 g/t silver”
Step-Out Extensionpositive
Mineralization extended beyond the previously known limit.
Why it applies: Drilling expanded the up-dip portion of the Brimstone system.
Evidence · text
“Five holes expanded the up-dip portion of the Hycroft Mine”
Extracted facts
Stored fact records: 30. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.
Drill Results (30)
Fact 1silverGrade: 87.52Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 82.7 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Commodity
- silver
- Ticker
- HYMC
Geometry
- Grade
- 87.52
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 82.7 m
- From
- 122.2 m
Classification
- Group ID
- unknown:122.2-204.9
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-08-21T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: 82.7m at 87.52 g/t Ag is a very strong intercept for a silver system.
Positive factors
- exceptional grade and width
Evidence · text
“82.7 m of 87.52 grams per tonne (g/t) silver”
Fact 2goldGrade: 0.77Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 82.7 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Commodity
- gold
- Ticker
- HYMC
Geometry
- Grade
- 0.77
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 82.7 m
- From
- 122.2 m
Classification
- Group ID
- unknown:122.2-204.9
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-08-21T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Gold grade is secondary to the silver in this intercept.
Evidence · text
“82.7 m of ... 0.77 g/t gold”
Fact 3silverGrade: 108.19Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 19.4 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Commodity
- silver
- Ticker
- HYMC
Geometry
- Grade
- 108.19
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 19.4 m
- From
- 181.7 m
Classification
- Group ID
- unknown:181.7-201.1
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-08-21T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Strong high-grade silver sub-interval within the widest section.
Positive factors
- high-grade sub-interval
Evidence · text
“19.4 m at 108.19 g/t silver”
Fact 4goldGrade: 2.1Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 19.4 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Commodity
- gold
- Ticker
- HYMC
Geometry
- Grade
- 2.1
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 19.4 m
- From
- 181.7 m
Classification
- Group ID
- unknown:181.7-201.1
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-08-21T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: High-grade gold sub-interval.
Evidence · text
“2.10 g/t gold”
Fact 5silverGrade: 92.81Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 4.9 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Commodity
- silver
- Ticker
- HYMC
Geometry
- Grade
- 92.81
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 4.9 m
- From
- 71.2 m
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-08-21T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: High-grade shallow intercept.
Evidence · text
“4.9 m ran 92.81 g/t silver from 71.2 m depth”
Fact 6silverGrade: 41.96Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 15 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Commodity
- silver
- Ticker
- HYMC
Geometry
- Grade
- 41.96
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 15 m
- From
- 91 m
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-08-21T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Moderate grade intercept.
Evidence · text
“15.0 m ran 41.96 g/t silver”
Fact 7goldGrade: 0.7Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 15 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Commodity
- gold
- Ticker
- HYMC
Geometry
- Grade
- 0.7
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 15 m
- From
- 91 m
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-08-21T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Low grade gold.
Evidence · text
“0.70 g/t gold”
Fact 8silverGrade: 153Grade Unit: mIntercept: 153 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Commodity
- silver
- Ticker
- HYMC
Geometry
- Grade
- 153
- Grade Unit
- m
- Intercept
- 153 m
- From
- 0 m
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-08-21T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Wide mineralization from surface.
Evidence · text
“153.0 m at 9.87 g/t silver”
Fact 9goldGrade: 0.44Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 153 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Commodity
- gold
- Ticker
- HYMC
Geometry
- Grade
- 0.44
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 153 m
- From
- 0 m
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-08-21T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Low grade gold.
Evidence · text
“0.44 g/t gold”
Fact 10silverGrade: 142.2Grade Unit: mIntercept: 142.2 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Commodity
- silver
- Ticker
- HYMC
Geometry
- Grade
- 142.2
- Grade Unit
- m
- Intercept
- 142.2 m
- From
- 0 m
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-08-21T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Wide mineralization from surface.
Evidence · text
“142.2 m at 17.66 g/t silver”
Fact 11goldGrade: 0.37Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 142.2 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Commodity
- gold
- Ticker
- HYMC
Geometry
- Grade
- 0.37
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 142.2 m
- From
- 0 m
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-08-21T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Low grade gold.
Evidence · text
“0.37 g/t gold”
Fact 12silverGrade: 147.8Grade Unit: mIntercept: 147.8 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Commodity
- silver
- Ticker
- HYMC
Geometry
- Grade
- 147.8
- Grade Unit
- m
- Intercept
- 147.8 m
- From
- 29.3 m
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-08-21T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Significant width and grade.
Evidence · text
“147.8 m at 32.34 g/t silver”
Fact 13goldGrade: 0.44Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 147.8 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Commodity
- gold
- Ticker
- HYMC
Geometry
- Grade
- 0.44
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 147.8 m
- From
- 29.3 m
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-08-21T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Low grade gold.
Evidence · text
“0.44 g/t gold”
Fact 14silverGrade: 4.4Grade Unit: mIntercept: 4.4 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Commodity
- silver
- Ticker
- HYMC
Geometry
- Grade
- 4.4
- Grade Unit
- m
- Intercept
- 4.4 m
- From
- 50.6 m
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-08-21T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Extremely high grade silver sub-interval.
Positive factors
- bonanza intercept
Evidence · text
“4.4 m at 546.83 g/t silver”
Fact 15silverGrade: 149.4Grade Unit: mIntercept: 149.4 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Commodity
- silver
- Ticker
- HYMC
Geometry
- Grade
- 149.4
- Grade Unit
- m
- Intercept
- 149.4 m
- From
- 85.6 m
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-08-21T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Significant width and grade.
Evidence · text
“149.4 m at 33.32 g/t silver”
Fact 16goldGrade: 1.37Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 8.5 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Commodity
- gold
- Ticker
- HYMC
Geometry
- Grade
- 1.37
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 8.5 m
- From
- 100.2 m
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-08-21T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: High grade gold sub-interval.
Evidence · text
“8.5 m at 148.12 g/t silver and 1.37 g/t gold”
Fact 17silverGrade: 18Grade Unit: mIntercept: 18 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Commodity
- silver
- Ticker
- HYMC
Geometry
- Grade
- 18
- Grade Unit
- m
- Intercept
- 18 m
- From
- 645.9 m
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-08-21T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Deep stockwork zone consistent with feeder.
Evidence · text
“18-metre zone of stockwork veining, including 1.5 m at 120.00 g/t silver”
Fact 18silverGrade: 1.5Grade Unit: mIntercept: 1.5 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Commodity
- silver
- Ticker
- HYMC
Geometry
- Grade
- 1.5
- Grade Unit
- m
- Intercept
- 1.5 m
- From
- 645.9 m
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-08-21T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: High grade narrow intercept at depth.
Evidence · text
“1.5 m at 120.00 g/t silver”
Fact 19silverGrade: 2.7Grade Unit: mIntercept: 2.7 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Commodity
- silver
- Ticker
- HYMC
Geometry
- Grade
- 2.7
- Grade Unit
- m
- Intercept
- 2.7 m
- From
- 664.8 m
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-08-21T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Moderate grade intercept at depth.
Evidence · text
“2.7 m at 44.63 g/t silver”
Fact 20goldGrade: 0.1Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 2.7 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Commodity
- gold
- Ticker
- HYMC
Geometry
- Grade
- 0.1
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 2.7 m
- From
- 664.8 m
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-08-21T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Low grade gold.
Evidence · text
“0.10 g/t gold”
Fact 21goldGrade: 0.333Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 1530279000 mNeeds review: ungroundedView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Commodity
- gold
- Ticker
- HYMC
Geometry
- Grade
- 0.333
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 1530279000 m
Review
- Needs Review
- Yes
- Review Reason
- ungrounded
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-08-21T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Combined M&I resource grade.
Evidence · text
“combined, the measured and indicated resource is 1,530,279 thousand tonnes at 0.333 g/t gold”
Fact 22silverGrade: 11.42Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 1530279000 mNeeds review: ungroundedView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Commodity
- silver
- Ticker
- HYMC
Geometry
- Grade
- 11.42
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 1530279000 m
Review
- Needs Review
- Yes
- Review Reason
- ungrounded
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-08-21T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Combined M&I resource grade.
Evidence · text
“and 11.42 g/t silver”
Fact 23goldGrade: 0.303Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 516799000 mNeeds review: ungroundedView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Commodity
- gold
- Ticker
- HYMC
Geometry
- Grade
- 0.303
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 516799000 m
Review
- Needs Review
- Yes
- Review Reason
- ungrounded
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-08-21T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Inferred resource grade.
Evidence · text
“516,799 thousand tonnes at 0.303 g/t gold”
Fact 24silverGrade: 7.99Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 516799000 mNeeds review: ungroundedView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Commodity
- silver
- Ticker
- HYMC
Geometry
- Grade
- 7.99
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 516799000 m
Review
- Needs Review
- Yes
- Review Reason
- ungrounded
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-08-21T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Inferred resource grade.
Evidence · text
“and 7.99 g/t silver in the inferred category”
Fact 25goldGrade: 0.368Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 3198000 mNeeds review: ungroundedView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Commodity
- gold
- Ticker
- HYMC
Geometry
- Grade
- 0.368
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 3198000 m
Review
- Needs Review
- Yes
- Review Reason
- ungrounded
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-08-21T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Brimstone high-grade domain grade.
Evidence · text
“Brimstone holds 3,198 thousand tonnes at 0.368 g/t gold”
Fact 26silverGrade: 269.54Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 3198000 mNeeds review: ungroundedView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Commodity
- silver
- Ticker
- HYMC
Geometry
- Grade
- 269.54
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 3198000 m
Review
- Needs Review
- Yes
- Review Reason
- ungrounded
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-08-21T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Brimstone high-grade domain grade.
Evidence · text
“and 269.54 g/t silver in the measured and indicated categories”
Fact 27goldGrade: 0.543Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 14940000 mNeeds review: ungroundedView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Commodity
- gold
- Ticker
- HYMC
Geometry
- Grade
- 0.543
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 14940000 m
Review
- Needs Review
- Yes
- Review Reason
- ungrounded
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-08-21T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Vortex high-grade domain grade.
Evidence · text
“Vortex holds 14,940 thousand tonnes at 0.543 g/t gold”
Fact 28silverGrade: 130.14Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 14940000 mNeeds review: ungroundedView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Commodity
- silver
- Ticker
- HYMC
Geometry
- Grade
- 130.14
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 14940000 m
Review
- Needs Review
- Yes
- Review Reason
- ungrounded
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-08-21T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Vortex high-grade domain grade.
Evidence · text
“and 130.14 g/t silver”
Fact 29goldGrade: 0.512Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 18137000 mNeeds review: ungroundedView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Commodity
- gold
- Ticker
- HYMC
Geometry
- Grade
- 0.512
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 18137000 m
Review
- Needs Review
- Yes
- Review Reason
- ungrounded
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-08-21T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Combined high-grade domain grade.
Evidence · text
“and the 2 together hold 18,137 thousand tonnes at 0.512 g/t gold”
Fact 30silverGrade: 154.71Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 18137000 mNeeds review: ungroundedView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Commodity
- silver
- Ticker
- HYMC
Geometry
- Grade
- 154.71
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 18137000 m
Review
- Needs Review
- Yes
- Review Reason
- ungrounded
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-08-21T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Combined high-grade domain grade.
Evidence · text
“and 154.71 g/t silver”
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