Hycroft Mining Drills New Best Hole Ever
Original announcement by jmn on
- Company
- Hycroft Mining Holding Corporation
- Ticker
- HYMC
- Exchange
- NASDAQ
- Region
- Nevada
- Primary commodity
- Gold
- Secondary commodities
- Silver
- Document categories
- Drill results
- Extracted
- 2026-10-13 22:47:26 UTC
Analysis by Minestarters Atlas
Atlas analysis published:
Minestarters Atlas analysis
Summary
Hycroft Mining has reported a record-breaking drill intercept at its Vortex project in Nevada. Hole H26D-6175A returned 19.6 meters at 30.49 g/t gold and 1,726.72 g/t silver, including a high-grade 1.7m sub-interval.
Reasoning: The intercept H26D-6175A represents a record-breaking gold and silver grade for the company, significantly extending the known footprint of the Vortex system.
Positive factors
- highest-grade intercept reported in the Company's history
- extends mineralization farther to the west and south
- visible gold present in the intercept
- silver-equivalent grade is more than 50% higher than previous best hole
Facts used in scoring: 4
Classification and evidence
Bonanza Interceptpositive
Exceptionally high-grade zone, well above the deposit-type norm.
Why it applies: The 1.7m interval at 347.07 g/t gold is exceptionally high grade.
Evidence · text
“347.07 g/t gold”
Step-Out Extensionpositive
Mineralization extended beyond the previously known limit.
Why it applies: The intercept extends the mineralization farther to the west and south of previously reported intercepts.
Evidence · text
“This intercept extends farther to the west and south of previously reported high-grade gold and silver intercepts”
Extracted facts
Stored fact records: 4. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.
Drill Results (4)
H26D-6175AVortex · goldGrade: 30.49Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 19.6 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- H26D-6175A
- Project
- Vortex
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- usa_nv
- Reported Region
- usa_nv
- Ticker
- HYMC
Geometry
- Grade
- 30.49
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 19.6 m
- From
- 416.5 m
- To
- 436.1 m
- Intercept Depth
- 416.5 m
Classification
- Program
- exploration
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- H26D-6175A:416.5-436.1
QA/QC
- QA/QC Methods
- standards
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-10-13T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Exceptional gold grade and width, representing the best hole in company history.
Positive factors
- highest gold grades ever reported at Hycroft
- visible gold present
Evidence · text
“Hole H26D-6175A: 19.6 meters at 30.49 g/t gold”
Tags used in scoring
No QA/QC Disclosurenegative
Release does not disclose QA/QC — lab certification, CP/QP sign-off and assay protocols cannot be checked from this document.
Why it applies: qaqc_disclosed is not true
Cut-off Undisclosednegative
High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing.
Why it applies: no cutoff_grade was stated
Nearology Playneutral
Value premise rests on proximity to a known deposit rather than own results.
Why it applies: proximity is offered as the value premise: "District Metals Commences Drilling at the Viken Property in Sweden Lavras Gold Approves Accelerated Drill Program on Exp"
H26D-6175AVortex · silverGrade: 1726.72Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 19.6 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- H26D-6175A
- Project
- Vortex
- Commodity
- silver
- Region
- usa_nv
- Reported Region
- usa_nv
- Ticker
- HYMC
Geometry
- Grade
- 1726.72
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 19.6 m
- From
- 416.5 m
- To
- 436.1 m
- Intercept Depth
- 416.5 m
Classification
- Program
- exploration
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- H26D-6175A:416.5-436.1
QA/QC
- QA/QC Methods
- standards
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-10-13T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Exceptional silver grade contributing to a record silver-equivalent intercept.
Positive factors
- highest silver grades ever drilled at Vortex
Evidence · text
“1,726.72 g/t silver”
Tags used in scoring
No QA/QC Disclosurenegative
Release does not disclose QA/QC — lab certification, CP/QP sign-off and assay protocols cannot be checked from this document.
Why it applies: qaqc_disclosed is not true
Cut-off Undisclosednegative
High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing.
Why it applies: no cutoff_grade was stated
Nearology Playneutral
Value premise rests on proximity to a known deposit rather than own results.
Why it applies: proximity is offered as the value premise: "District Metals Commences Drilling at the Viken Property in Sweden Lavras Gold Approves Accelerated Drill Program on Exp"
H26D-6175AVortex · goldGrade: 347.07Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 1.7 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- H26D-6175A
- Project
- Vortex
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- usa_nv
- Reported Region
- usa_nv
- Ticker
- HYMC
Geometry
- Grade
- 347.07
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 1.7 m
- From
- 433.2 m
- To
- 434.9 m
- Intercept Depth
- 433.2 m
Classification
- Program
- exploration
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- H26D-6175A:433.2-434.9
QA/QC
- QA/QC Methods
- standards
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-10-13T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Bonanza grade sub-interval within the main intercept.
Positive factors
- extremely high grade sub-interval
Evidence · table
“347.07”
Context: 1.7
Tags used in scoring
No QA/QC Disclosurenegative
Release does not disclose QA/QC — lab certification, CP/QP sign-off and assay protocols cannot be checked from this document.
Why it applies: qaqc_disclosed is not true
Cut-off Undisclosednegative
High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing.
Why it applies: no cutoff_grade was stated
Nearology Playneutral
Value premise rests on proximity to a known deposit rather than own results.
Why it applies: proximity is offered as the value premise: "District Metals Commences Drilling at the Viken Property in Sweden Lavras Gold Approves Accelerated Drill Program on Exp"
H26D-6175AVortex · silverGrade: 9526.36Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 1.7 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- H26D-6175A
- Project
- Vortex
- Commodity
- silver
- Region
- usa_nv
- Reported Region
- usa_nv
- Ticker
- HYMC
Geometry
- Grade
- 9526.36
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 1.7 m
- From
- 433.2 m
- To
- 434.9 m
- Intercept Depth
- 433.2 m
Classification
- Program
- exploration
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- H26D-6175A:433.2-434.9
QA/QC
- QA/QC Methods
- standards
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-10-13T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Exceptional silver grade in a high-grade sub-interval.
Positive factors
- extremely high grade sub-interval
Evidence · table
“9,526.36”
Context: 1.7
Tags used in scoring
No QA/QC Disclosurenegative
Release does not disclose QA/QC — lab certification, CP/QP sign-off and assay protocols cannot be checked from this document.
Why it applies: qaqc_disclosed is not true
Cut-off Undisclosednegative
High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing.
Why it applies: no cutoff_grade was stated
Nearology Playneutral
Value premise rests on proximity to a known deposit rather than own results.
Why it applies: proximity is offered as the value premise: "District Metals Commences Drilling at the Viken Property in Sweden Lavras Gold Approves Accelerated Drill Program on Exp"
How Atlas produces this analysis
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